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Mar 20, 2023 · Birthplace: Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France. Death: August 28, 1026 (63) Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (2Z98-FR4) Place of Burial: Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France. Immediate Family: Son of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy and Gunnor, Duchess of Normandy.
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Richard II (died 28 August 1026), called the Good (French: Le Bon), was the duke of Normandy from 996 until 1026.
Nov 20, 2021 · Richard I of Normandy (born 28 August 933, in Fécamp Normandy, France died November 20, 996, in Fécamp) was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996; he is considered the first to actually have held that title. Birth. He was born to William I of Normandy, ruler of Normandy, and his wife, Sprota.
- August 28, 933
- Fécamp, Normandie, France
- Fécamp, Normandie, France
Richard, despite two marriages, to Anne and Isabelle of France, had no children, and was overthrown in 1399 by his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke (Henry IV). For information about the the royal family in the reign of Richard II, see his family tree (pdf file, 76KB).
Richard II, known as Richard The Good, (in French, "le Bon"), was the son and heir of Richard I the Fearless and the Duchess Gunnora. Succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 996. Richard held his own against a peasant insurrection, and helped Robert II of France against the duchy of Burgundy.
Grand-father of William the Conqueror through his second son Robert II "The Devil" of Normandy, Richard II of Normandy (b. 23 Aug 963 in Normandy, France - 28 Aug 1027, in Normandy), called the Good, was the eldest son of Richard I and Gunnora of Crepon. He succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 996.
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Richard II of Normandy. Duke of Normandy, 996-1026. Successor to his father Richard I in 996, Richard II was the first of his family to be unambiguously referred to as duke of Normandy, a title that is also often given anachronistically to his three predecessors.
