Duke Richard III Of Normandy NORMAN 
Richard III Of Normandy was born in 0997. Richard III Of Normandy's father was Duke Richard II "The Good" Of Normandy and his mother was Princess Judith Of Brittany. His paternal grandparents were Duke/Duke Richard I "The FearLess" Of Normandy and Duchess Gunnora Of Normandy DE CREPON OF DENMARK; his maternal grandparents were Duke Conan I "The Crooked" Of Brittany LE TORT and Douchess Ermengarde Of Brittany OF ANJOU. He had two brothers and a sister, named Richard III, Robert I "The Magnificent" "The Devil" and Judith. He had a half-brother named William Ponce.General Notes
in 1136, Gruffydd ap Rhys, under attack in Gower, hurried intoNorth wales to obtain assistance from his brothers-in-law. Hiswife, meanwhile, "Like an Amazon and a second Penthesilea",Commanded his followers in the south. She was slain in battle byMaurice of London, Lord of Kidwelly. Morgan, one of her youthfulsons, perished with her, and the second, Maelgwn, was takenprisoner. But Owain and Cadwaladr, sons of Gruffydd Ap Cynan,now came down from the north, destroyed Aberstwith Castle, andin the second week of Oct. they fought along with Gruffydd ApRhys a great battle near Aberteivi(Cardigan), in which thry wona decided victory over Stephen, constable of Aberteivi and "Allthe Flemings, all the marchers, and all the French from Aberneddto Aberteivi"
Daughter of the royal house of Gwynedd and the royal house ofthe Scandinavians of Dublin.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.0900 d.0942
- b.0933 in Normandy, France d.0996 in Poisoned by the Count of Flanders
- b.0911
- b.0962
- b.0906
- b.0946 d.1031
- b.0997
- b.0910
- b.0937 d.0992
- b.0915 in Bretagne, France
- b.0982 d.1017
- b.0904 d.0958
- b.0930 in Anjou, France d.0986 in Battle
- b.0913 d.0952
- b.0952
- b.0916
- b.0934 d.0985
- b.0914 d.0967
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They had a daughter named Helen.
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