II of Normandy
Richard "The Good" of Normandy, Male circa 1 Jan 959 - 28 Aug 1026
Born, Rouen, Normandy, France.
Died, Fecamp, France.
Married to Judith of Brittany. Married to Poppa d' Envermeu. Father of Fressendis of Normandy, III of Normandy, Robert of Normandy, Adeliza of Normandy, Mauger de St. Clair and Judith de Normandy. Son of Richard of Normandy and Gunnor (Unknown). Brother of Robert d' Evreux, Mauger de Corbeil, Beatrice de Normandy and Emma of Normandy. Half-brother of Godfrey FitzRichard, William Heimois & d' Eu, Muriella de Normandy, Hawise of Normandy and Pappia of Normandy.
d I the Fearless. He held his own against a peasant insurrection, helped Robert II of France against the duchy of Burgundy, and repelled an English attack on the Cotentin Peninsula that was led by the Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred II the Unready. He also pursued a reform of the Norman monasteries. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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