Richard of Normandy (963-1026) 963--1026 (man)
Name: Richard of Normandy
Prefix: King
Given Name: Richard of Normandy
Suffix: II
Nickname: The Good
Name: Richard de Normandie
Given Name: Richard de Normandie
Suffix: II
Name: Richard Duke of Normandy
Prefix: King
Given Name: Richard Duke of Normandy
Suffix: II
Nickname: The Good
Sex: M
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Change Date: 22 OCT 2008
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Byname RICHARD THE GOOD, French RICHARD LE BON, duke of Normandy(996-1026/27), son of Richard I the Fearless. He held his own againsta peasant insurrection, helped Robert II of France against the duchyof Burgundy, and repelled an English attack on the Cotentin Peninsulathat was led by the Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred II the Unready. He alsopursued a reform of the Norman monasteries.
Birth: 23 AUG 963 in Normandie, France
Death: 3 SEP 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France
Event: 4th Duke of Normandy TLE | |
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