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Male Duke Richard III (Curthose) De Normandy Click to view Duke Richard III (Curthose) De Normandy in the family tree

Richard III, known as Curthose, was born in 1000 in Normandy,France.1   Curthose's father was Duke Richard II (The Good) De Normandy and his mother was Judith Berengar Of Brittany.  His paternal grandparents were Duke Richard I (Sans Peur - The Fearless) De Normandy and Princess Gunnora Haraldsdoittir Of Denmark; his maternal grandparents were Duke Conan I (The Crooked) Berengar Of Brittany, Count Of Rennes and Ermengarde De Anjou. He had three brothers and four sisters, named William-Nicholas, The Young, The Devil, Frasenda, Margaret, Judith Adelaide and Emme.  He was the oldest of the eight children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named William, Mauger and Papia.  He died  due to Poisoned at the age of 28 on August 6th, 1028 in Poisoned.1 


Curthose's family with Princess Adela Capet Of France

‌Curthose and Adela were married in a religious ceremony on January 2nd, 1027.  They had two daughters named Alix and Helena.

1 World Family Tree Vol. 58, Ed. 1 @ Date of Import: Apr 24, 2001
2 Brderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1822
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Further sources/citations:
France in the Middle Ages 987-1460 - From Hugh Capet to Joan of @ xix, Ancestry.com 23288.GED, World Family Tree Vol. 58, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1454, Date of Import: Apr 24, 2001

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