II of Normandy
Richard "The Good" of Normandy, Male 1 January 959 - 28 August 1026
Born, Rouen, Normandy, France.
Died, Fecamp, France.
Married to Judith of Brittany Married to Poppa d' Envermeu. Father of Mauger de St. Clair and Adeliza of Normandy and Robert of Normandy and III of Normandy and Fressendis of Normandy and Judith de Normandy. Son of Richard of Normandy and Gunnor (Unknown). Brother of Emma of Normandy and Beatrice de Normandy and Robert d' Evreux and Mauger de Corbeil. Half-brother of Muriella de Normandy and Hawise of Normandy and William Heimois & d' Eu and Pappia of Normandy and Godfrey FitzRichard.
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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