Rouen duck Rouen duck The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck raised primarily for decoration, exhibition or as general purpose ducks, since they are not prolific egg layers. Rouen ducks are frequently used for meat. The breed originated in France sometime before the 19th century. The plumage coloring of both the Rouen drake and the Rouen duck are nearly identical to that of the Mallard drake and Mallard duck. The Mallard color pattern is referred to as gray. Males have green heads, white collars, black tail coverts and dark, ashy brown tail feathers, a gray body, and a deep claret
Robert II (archbishop of Rouen) In a catalog of books in the Cathedral of Rouen created during the twelfth century, a reference was found to a particular book, the "Benedictionarius Roberti archiepiscopi", which was given to the church of Rouen by Archbishop Robert of Normandy. Since that time it became the property of the city of Rouen, where it is preserved (No. 27) as the "Benedictional of Æthelgar", possibly for the prayers it contained at the end for the coronation of the Anglo-Saxon kings and queens. Robert married Herlevea, and they had the following children: <br> Robert II (archbishop of Rouen) Robert II or "Robert