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