Count of Normandy Richard I^{[1, 2, 3]}

933 - 996  (63 years)

• Name	, Richard
  Prefix	Count of Normandy
  Suffix	I
  Nickname	The Fearless
  Born	28 Aug 933	Fecamp, S-Infr, Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  AFN	9HMD-VF
  _FSFTID	9SP5-KRW
  _UID	8412F470FBCBA245897ECE3446693B1FB90E
  _UID	A4C5CCC0C4C33547888FE0D80F21AAE6874F
  Died	20 Nov 996	, Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
  Buried	, Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
  Person ID	I7851	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	22 May 2017

  
  

  Father	de Normandie, Jarl of Normandy William,   b. Abt 893, Bayeux, Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ,   d. 17 Dec 942, Picquigny, Somme, Picardie, France  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	de Bretagne, Sprote,   b. Abt 878/911, Bretagne or, Brittany, , France
  Family ID	F9647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	First Concubine,   b. Abt 935, , , Normandy, France   [3]
  Married	not married
  _UID	20DA81A18C3A744393239544E30B3208506A
  Children	+ 1. De Normandie, Count Of Eu Geoffrey,   b. Abt 953, , , Normandy, France
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Unknown [Concubine 2],   b. Abt 937, of, , Normandy, France   [3]
  Married	not married
  _UID	959FD67D7DBE8F479E0A0BAB790AB20B3609
  Children	1. Hieme, Guillaume,   b. Abt 955, , , Normandy, France ,   d. Bef 4 Jan 1039  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Unknown [Concubine 3],   b. Abt 939, of, , Normandy, France   [3]
  Married	not married
  _UID	F4EE51ED4340034EB5F7C494206FA9EC1C59
  Children	1. De Normandie,   b. Abt 956, of, , Normandy, France
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Unknown [Concubine 4],   b. Abt 940, of, , Normandy, France   [3]
  Married	not married
  _UID	0F995581DACA64439F614894070763869CF3
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Princess of France Emma,   b. 943, , , , France ,   d. 19 Mar 968  (Age 25 years)  [3]
  Married	956	, , , France
  _UID	8C2AFB584E71F848953FA4F173F53831425D
  Children	+ 1. De Normandie, Emma (Eadburh),   b. Abt 826, of, , England
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F9974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 6	Countess of Normandy Gunnor,   b. Abt 936, of, , Normandy, France ,   d. 1031, , , , France  (Age ~ 95 years)  [1, 2, 3]
  Married	Aft 962	, , , France
  _UID	82336D745AE1B64EA84718007C0AFAA6021D
  Children	+ 1. De Normandie, queen consort of England, Denmark and Norway Emma,   d. 1052 + 2. De Normandie, Archbishop of Rouen Robert,   b. 950, Evreux, Normandie (Région), France ,   d. 1037  (Age 87 years)   3. De Normandie, Robert,   b. Abt 961, , , Normandy, France ,   d. Abt 963  (Age ~ 2 years) + 4. de Normandie, Duke of Normandy Richard II,   b. 963, Normandie, France ,   d. 23 Aug 1026/1027, Fecamp, Normandie, France  (Age 64 years) + 5. De Normandie, Count Of MORTAIN Mauger,   b. Abt 967, , , Normandy, France   6. De Normandie,   b. Abt 969, , , Normandy, France   7. De Normandie,   b. Abt 972, , , Normandy, France   8. De Normandie, Countess of Blois Mahaud,   b. Abt 974, , , Normandy, France ,   d. Bef 1017  (Age ~ 42 years)   9. De Normandie, Duchess of Bretagne Havoise,   b. Abt 977, , , Normandy, France ,   d. 21 Feb 1034  (Age ~ 57 years)   10. De Normandie, Viscountess of Turenne Beatrix,   b. Abt 980, , , Normandy, France + 11. De Normandie, Queen of England Emma,   b. Abt 982, , , Normandy, France ,   d. 6 Mar 1052, Winchester, Hampshire, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F3259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard I of Normandy (c.935 - November 20, 996) was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996. He was called Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur). He was born to William I of Normandy, Duke of Normandy, and Sprota. His date of birth is unknown, but he was still a boy when his father died in 942. His mother was a Breton concubine captured in war and bound to William by a Danish marriage. After William died, Sprota became the wife of Esperleng, a wealthy miller. Richard was still a boy when his father died, and so he was powerless to stop Louis IV of France when he seized Normandy. Richard escaped from his prison at Laon, allied himself with Norman and Viking leaders, drove Louis out of Rouen, and took back Normandy by 947. He was first married to Emma of Paris (Duchess of Normandy) in 960. She died after 966, with no issue. According to Robert of Torigny, not long after Emma's death, Duke Richard went out hunting and stopped at the house of a local forester. He became enamoured of the forester's wife, Seinfreda, but she being a virtuous woman, suggested he court her unmarried sister, Gunnor, instead. Gunnor became his bride, and her family rose to prominence. Her brother, Herefast de Crepon, was involved in a controversial trial involving the Cathars. She was, like Richard, of Norse descent, being a Dane by blood. Richard finally married her to legitimate their children: " Richard II, Duke of Normandy (The Good), " Robert, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux, died 1037. " Mauger, Earl of Corbeil, died after 1033. " Robert Danus, died between 985/989. " Emma of Normandy, died 1052. " Hawise of Normandy, wife of Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany. " Maud of Normandy, wife of Odo II of Blois, Count of Blois, Champagne and Chartres. Richard was known to have had several mistresses and produced childen with many of them. Known children are: " Geoffrey, Count of Brionne, (b. ca. 970) " Hawise (b. ca. 978), d. 21 Feb 1034. m. Geoffrey of Brittany, Duke of Brittany, (ca. 997), son of Conan I of Brittany, Duke of Brittany, "le Tort", and Ermengarde of Anjou. " William d'Eu, Count d'Eu, (b. ca. 985). He died in Fecamp, France on November 20, 996 of natural causes. !Colonial and Revolutionary Lineages of America (973 D2ah) Vol. 2 He had at least three other concubines and wife Emma, Dutchess of Normandy. SURNAME: Also shown as Normandy GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Richard I Duke of DEATH: Also shown as Died 996

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] GEDCOM File : GED royal92.ged, Denis R. Reid, 20 Nov 1992. [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative. [S353] Adam gedcom from AQ (Reliability: 0).