Richard II 'The Good' of Normandy ²⁰⁹⁰

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Duke of Normandy Richard II also known as Richard II "The Good" Duke of Normandy. Son of Richard I Duke of Normandy, also know as Richard I (The Fearless) Duke of Normandy. Richard II Duke Of Normandy was born Abt. 958 in Normandy, France. Died 28 August 1026 Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, France. Richard II ruled from 996-1026 Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, France.Richard II Duke Of Normandy married Judith Conansdght Of Bretagne , they had 3 children: Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy , Eleanora of Normandy, Alisia of Normandy.

LifeSketch
Richard III was the eldest son of Richard II of Normandy. Around 1020, Richard was sent by his father in command of a large army to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald, later Count of Burgundy, by attacking bishop and count Hugh of Chalon, who had captured and imprisoned Reginald. "Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families," Douglas Richardson (2013): "JUDITH OF BRITTANY,
married before 1008 (as his 1st wife) RICHARD II, Duke of Normandy, 996-1026, son and heir of Richard I, Count (or Prince) of the Normans, by his 2nd wife, Gunnor. They had three sons, Richard (III) [Duke of Normandy], Robert (I) Duke of Normandy], and Guillaume (monk at Fécamp), and three daughters, Adélaïde (wife of Renaud, Count of Burgundy), ___ (wife of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders), and Mathilde. His wife, Judith, died 28 June 1017, and was buried in Bernal Abbey. He married (2nd) probably soon after 1017 PAPIA ___. They had two sons, Mauger [Archbishop of Rouen] and Guillaume [Count of Argues]. RICHARD II, Duke of Normandy, died at Fécamp 23 August 1026. Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de ha France 10 (1874): 175 (Ex Chronico S. Michaelis: "MVIII [A.D. 1008]. Obiit Gaufredus Dux Britanniæ filius Conani filii Juhelli Berengarii, dum pergeret Romam causa ocationis. Hujus sororem Judith duxit secundus Ricardus Dux Normannorum: et ipse Gaufredus duxit Havidem sororem prædicti Richardi, ex qua genuit duos filios Alanum et Eudonem, qui ei succcessit, partito Ducatu Britanniæ."), 322 (Ex Diversis Chronicis et Gestis: "Anno Dom. MXVII [1017]. Obiit Juditha Comitissa."), 323 (Ex Diversis Chronicis et Gestis: "Anno Dom. MXXVI. Obiit Richardus II, Dux Normannorum."). Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 23, (1894): 420 (Ex Obituario Gemmeticensi: "28 Jun. [Obiit] Judith comitissa."), 421 (Ex Obituario Gemmeticensi: "23 Aug. [Obiit] Ricardus comes IL"), 579 (Notæ Monasterii Montis Sancti Michaelis: "28 Jun. [Obiit] Judita, comitissa Normanniæ."), 579 (Notæ Monasterii Montis Sancti Michaelis: "23 Aug. [Obiit] Richardus II, comes Normannorum."). Rene Poupardin, "Généalogies angevines du XIe Siècle," in Mélanges d'Archéologie et d'Histoire 20 (1900): 199-208. Halphen & Poupardin Chroniques des Comtes d'Anjou et des Seigneurs d'Amboise (1913): 247-250 (Genealogiæ Comitum Andegavensium). David Douglas, "Some Problems of Early Norman Chronology," in English Hist. Rev. 65 (1950): 289-303. Schwennicke Europäische Stammtafeln 2 (1984): 75 (sub Brittany), 79 (sub Normandy). Winter Descs. of Charlemagne (800-1400) (1987): X.7, X1.12-X1.15. Thierry Stasser, "`Mathilde, File du Comte Richard': Essai d'identification," in Annales de Normandie 40 (1990), 49-64. Van Houts Normans in Europe (2000). Tanner Fams., Friends, & Allies (2004): 306 (Normandy ped). Children of Judith of Brittany, by Duke Richard II: i. RICHARD III, Duke of Normandy, 1026-1027, son and heir. By an unknown mistress, he had one illegitimate son, Nicholas [Abbot of Saint-Ouen], and one illegitimate daughter, ___ (wife of Ranulph, Vicomte of Bessin). RICHARD III, Duke of Normandy, died 5 (or 6) August 1027. Recueil des Historiens des Gaules et de la France 23 (1894): 379 (E Directorio Monasterii Sancti Audoeni Rotomagensis, Ex Calendario: "26 Febr. Obiit Nicholas abbas."), 385 ("Selon cheu qui est contenu es croniques des Normans, Richart li tiers, duc de Normendie, fix du secont Richart duc, out un fix appelé Nichole, qui fu moine à Fescampe, et après fu abbe de l'abaie de Saint-Ouen de Rouen"), 387 (Extrait des Chroniques de Saint-Ouen de Rouen: Nicholas, Abbot of Saint-Ouen, Rouen styled "son of Duke Richard III" [Nichole, fix au tiers due Richart de Normendie]), 420 (Ex Obituario Gemmeticensi: "5 Aug. [Obiit] Ricardus comes tertius."), 579 (Nom Monasterii Montis Sancti Michaelis: "6 Aug. Richardus comes tertius Normannorum."). English Hist. Rev. 65 (1950): 289-303. Douglas William the Conqueror (1977): 93 ("At the beginning of Duke William's reign the vicomte of the Bessin was Rannulf, who was the son of a vicomte named Anschitil. He married a daughter of Duke Richard III and was among the defeated rebels at Val-es-Dunes. None the less, the office continued in the family, for he was succeeded by another Rannulf (II) who was established When Richard II died in August 1026, his eldest son, Richard III became Duke of Normandy. Shortly after his reign began his brother Robert, discontented with his province of Hiemois on the border of Normandy, revolted against his brother. He laid siege to the town of Falaise, but was soon brought to heel by Richard who captured him, then released him on his oath of fealty. No sooner had Richard disbanded his army and returned to Rouen, when he died suddenly (some say suspiciously). The duchy passed to his younger brother Robert I. In January 1027 he was married to Adela, of a noble lineage. She is usually identified with Adela, a younger daughter of King Robert II of France, who married to Baldwin V, Count of Flanders after Richard's death on 6 August 1027. Richard's marriage to Adela was childless. By an unknown woman, he had two children: Alice, who married Ranulph, Viscount of Bayeux Nicholas, monk at Fecamp, Abbot of Saint-Ouen, Rouen (died 26 Feb 1092)

Robert I of Normandy (22 June 1000 \endash July 1035), also known as Robert the Magnificent and by other names, was a Norman noble of the House of Normandy who ruled as duke of Normandy from 1027 until his death in 1035. He was the son of Duke Richard II; the brother of Duke Richard III, against whom he unsuccessfully revolted; and the father of Duke William who became the first Norman king of England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066. During his reign, Robert quarrelled with the church\emdash including his uncle Robert, archbishop of Rouen\emdash and meddled in the disorder in Flanders. He was finally reconciled with his uncle and the church, restoring some property and undertaking a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, during which he died.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Clan: House of Normandy,,. ²⁰⁹²

Richard married Judith DE BRETAGNE Duchesse Consort of Normandy in 1000 in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Manche, Normandy, France.²⁰⁹² (Judith DE BRETAGNE Duchesse Consort of Normandy was born on 21 March 982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France ²⁰⁹⁰, christened after 21 March 982 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France,²⁰⁹⁰ died on 28 June 1017 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France ²⁰⁹⁰ and was buried after 28 June 1017 in Bernay, Eure, Normandy, France ²⁰⁹⁰.)

Richard next married Papia D'ENVERMEU. (Papia D'ENVERMEU was born about 997 in , , Normandy, France,²⁰⁹² died in 1048 in Caux, Hérault, Occitanie, France ²⁰⁹² and was buried in 1048 in Caux, Hérault, Occitanie, France ²⁰⁹².)