Richard I of Normandy 
Richard I of was born about 0935 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France. Richard I of's father was William I of Normandy and his mother was Espriota De Bretagne St. Liz. His paternal grandparents were Hrolf "The Viking" and Duchess of Normandy; his maternal grandparents were Herbert II Caroling de Vermandois and Liegarde (Hildebrande) of Neustria. He had a sister named Adela of. He had two half-brothers named Bethel Duke of the and Torf. He died in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France.General Notes
As a child, Richard was held hostage by Louis IV at his court at Laon.
The Norman chroniclers depict Richard as a near perfect specimen: tall, well built, handsome; he had a long beard; he was a devout patron of the Church; he was compassionate to widows and orphans; and he had a healthy sense of fair play, generously buying back Norman captives who had been taken during his skirmishes. (from Queen Emma and the Vikings by Harriet O'Brien)
SOURCES:
www.aragon10.free-online.co.uk/charlemagne.htm
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.BET 760 AND 778 in Oppland, Norway d.~ 0790
- b.~ 0788 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.~ 0830
- b.BET 780 AND 785 in Trondheim, Norway d.> 0850
- b.BET 830 AND 832 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.BET 889 AND 894 in More, Scotland
- b.BET 784 AND 790 in Jutland and Vestfold, Norway d.0850
- b.BET 804 AND 812 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 787 AND 800 in Jutland, Denmark d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 846 AND 870 in Denmark d.~ 0932 in probably Normandy, France
- b.~ 0823 d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 834 AND 850 in Maer, Nord Trondelad, Norway d.0892 in Orkney Isles, Scotland
- b.BET 885 AND 900 in Normandy, France d.17 DEC 942 in Normandy, France (murdered by Arnulf of Flanders)
- b.~ 0797 in Vermandois, Neustria d.17 APR 818 in St. Ambropsius, Milan, Italy
- b.BET 817 AND 818 in Vermandois, Normandy d.> 0850
- b.BET 795 AND 797 in France d.15 JUN 835
- b.BET 847 AND 875 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France d.BET 886 AND 893
- b.~ 0754 d.~ 0836
- b.BET 812 AND 820 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.BET 857 AND 858 in Italy
- b.BET 785 AND 792 d.> 0820
- b.~ 0872 d.~ 0938 in Normandy, France
- d.0877
- b.BET 855 AND 880 in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France d.UNKNOWN
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- b.~ 0935 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France d.20 NOV 996 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0797 in Vermandois, Neustria d.17 APR 818 in St. Ambropsius, Milan, Italy
- b.BET 817 AND 818 in Vermandois, Normandy d.> 0850
- b.BET 795 AND 797 in France d.15 JUN 835
- b.BET 840 AND 850 in Picardie, France d.BEF 6 NOV 907 in Murdered
- b.~ 0754 d.~ 0836
- b.BET 812 AND 820 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.BET 857 AND 858 in Italy
- b.BET 785 AND 792 d.> 0820
- b.0884 in Picardie, France d.23 FEB 942/43 in St. Quintin
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- b.BET 840 AND 862 in Anjou, France d.0902
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- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne, Indre-Et-Loire, Provence, France d.~ 0972
- b.BET 770 AND 789 in Wormgau, France d.> 0834
- b.~ 0820 in France d.25 AUG 866 in Anjou, France
- b.BET 785 AND 795 d.> 0834
- b.AFT 15 SEP 866 in Neustria or Bourgogne, France d.15 JUN 923 in Killed in battle near Soissons, France
- b.0766 in Upper Alsace, France d.0836
- b.BET 810 AND 819 in Tours, Indre-Et-Loire, France d.0866
- b.0769 in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France d.0837
- b.BET 887 AND 897 in Bretagne, Normandy d.AFT MAR 930/31 in France
- b.2 APR 742 in Ingolheim d.28 JAN 813/14 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Preussen
- b.16 APR 778 in Casseuil-sur-Garonne, France (today's Gironde, France) d.20 JUN 840 in Ingelheim
- b.BET 757 AND 758 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Preussen d.BET 30 APR 782 AND 783 in Thoinville, Moselle, France
- b.BET 866 AND 880 in Picardie, France d.< 0890
- b.BET 752 AND 757 in Belgium d.3 OCT 818 in Angers
- b.0778 in Hesbaye, Liege, Belgium d.3 OCT 818 in Angers, France
- b.~ 0758 d.UNKNOWN
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‌Richard I of and Cunnora or were married in a religious ceremony after 0968 in Normandy. They had four sons and four daughters, named Richard II of, Mauger De, Robert I, Robert, Maud of, Hawise of, Beatrix of and Emma of.
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Children
Richard II of Normandy
Richard II of was born in 0959 in Normandy, France. He died at the age of 67 on August 26th, 1026 in Fecamp, Normandy, France.
Mauger De St. Clair
Mauger De was born about 0968 in St. Clair-sur-Elle, Manche, Normandy, France. He died in Corbeil, Maine, France.
Robert I de Evereux
Robert I was born about 0975 in Evreux, Normandy. He died in 1037 in Nicea, Turkey.
Emma of Normandy
Emma of was born about 0987 in Normandy, France. She died in England. She was buried about 1093 in reburied aroung St. Swithin's shrine after original church demolished.
They had a son named Geoffrey.
They had a son named Guillaume I d'Hiemois et.
They had a daughter named Fredistina or Fredesende of.
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Children
Fredistina or Fredesende of Normandy
Fredistina or Fredesende of was born about 0994 in Normandy, France.
They had a daughter named Muriella of.
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Children
Muriella of Normandy
Muriella of was born about 0970 in Rouen, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy. She died before 1020.
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