Richard I "The Fearless 
Richard I "The was born in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. Richard I "The's father was William I "Long Sword" and his mother was Sprote De Bretagne. His paternal grandparents were Duke Of Normandy Rollo and Poppa De Bayeux; his maternal grandfather was Count Of Senlis Hubert. He had a half-brother named Count Of Ivry. He died in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France.General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> " Duke Of Normandy
Richard I, byname RICHARD THE FEARLESS, French RICHARD SANS PEUR (b. c. 932--d. 996), duke of Normandy (942-996), son of William I Longsword.
Louis IV of France took the boy-duke into his protective custody, apparently intent upon reuniting Normandy to the crown's domains; but in 945 Louis was captured by the Normans, and Richard was returned to his people. Richard withstood further Carolingian attempts to subdue his duchy and, in 987, was instrumental in securing the French crown for his brother-in-law, the Robertian Hugh Capet
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- b.> 0783
- b.~ 0800 in Maer, Norway
- b.~ 0765
- b.~ 0840
- b.~ 0790 in Jutland d.~ 0850
- b.~ 0812 in Maer, Norway
- b.~ 0870 in Maer, Norway d.Bet 927 and 932
- b.~ 0848
- b.~ 0900 in Normandie, France d.17 Dec 943
- b.~ 0872 in Bayeux, Normandy, France
- b.28 Aug 933 in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.20 Nov 966 in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
- b.~ 0885
- b.~ 0911 in Bretagne, France d.< 0940
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They had a daughter named Daughter Of.
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They had a son named Godfrey.
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They had three sons and four daughters, named Robert Of, Richard II "The, I, Beatrice Of, Aelfgifu Of, Hawise Of and Matilda Of.
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Children
Richard II "The Good
Richard II "The was born about 0962 in Normandy, France. He died on August 28th, 1027 in Fécamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France.
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