Richard II "The Good" de Normandy
- Born: Abt 996, Normandy
- Marriage (1): Judith de Bretagne about 1000 528,851
- Marriage (2): Adèle Capet Princess des Francs 160
- Died: Aug 1027, Fécamp, Normandie about age 31 528
 Another name for Richard was Richard II "le Bon" de Normandy.
Information about this person:
• Background Information. 732
Richard "the good," fourth duke of Normandy reigned during a time of prosperity for Normandy. His first wife was Judith, daughter of Geoffrey, Earl of Brittany. They had three sons, Richard, who was heir to his father and 5th Duke of Normandy, Robert "le Diable," the sixth Duke of Normandy and Willaim. Richard died in 1026 and by his third wife, Papia, he had a son named Mauger, who became the Archbishop of Rouen between 1037 and 1056. Richard, the second son, was the father of William the Conquer by his mistress, Arletta or Herleva. The youngest son, William became a monk at Fècamp.
~The Peshale Family, 870-1913, pg. 40
• Dates & Events. 174
Richard II was the first of his family to be unambiguously referred to as duke of Normandy, a title that is also often given anachronistically to his three predecessors.
Richard married Judith de Bretagne, daughter of Conan "le Tort" Duc de Bretagne Comte de Rennes and Ermangarde de d’Anjou, about 1000 528,174.,851 (Judith de Bretagne was born about 982 in France 528 and died on 28 Jun 1017 in France 851.)
Richard next married Adèle Capet Princess des Francs, daughter of Robert "le Pieux" Capet Roi des Francs and Constance de Toulouse.160 (Adèle Capet Princess des Francs was born in 1009 in France 157 and died on 8 Jan 1079 in Flanders 529.)
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