Richard II "The Good" Duke of Normandy 
Richard II "The Good" Duke of was born about 0959 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. Richard II "The Good" Duke of's father was Richard I "The Fearless" Duke of Normandy and his mother was Gunnora (Gundra) de Crepon. His maternal grandparents were Herbastus Forester of Arque and Gunnhild Olafsdottir. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Robert Archbishop of, Geoffrey (Godfrey) d', Mauger Count de, Beatrice de and Emma of. He was the oldest of the six children. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Godfrey FitzRichard Count of, William Hieme Count d', Muriella de, Hawise of and Pappia of. He died on August 28th, 1026 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France.General Notes
Richard II, byname RICHARD The GOOD, French RICHARD le BON (d. 1026/27), duke of Normandy (996-1026/27), son of Richard I the Fearless. He held his own against a peasant insurrection, helped Robert II of France against the duchy of Burgundy, and repelled an English attack on the Cotentin Peninsula that was led by the Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred II the Unready. He also pursued a reform of the Norman monasteries. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.28 Aug 0933 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.20 Nov 0996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.~ 0959 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.28 Aug 1026 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
- b.0911 in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0942 in Arque, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.1031 in France
- b.0923 in Sweden
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‌Richard II "The Good" Duke of were married in a religious ceremony about 1000 in 2nd husband 1st wife. He had two biological sons named Richard III Duke of and Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of.
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Children
Richard III Duke of Normandy
Richard III Duke of was born about 0997 in Normandy, France. He died in Possibly poisoned after subduing revolt by brother Robert.
Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of Normandy
Robert I "The Magnificent" Duke of was born about 0999 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. He died on July 2nd, 1035 in Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey (on pilgrimage to Jerusalem).
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