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May 16, 2024 · Richard Richard I The Fearless, Sans Peur, Duc de Normandie de Normandie (Normandie) aka Normandy (28 Aug 933 - 20 Nov 996)
Richard I of Normandy (933–996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur ), was the "Duke of Normandy" from 942 to 996. Richard made Normandy into a feudal society where he owned all the land. His followers held on to the lands given them by remaining loyal to him. He made Normandy a much stronger a power in western France.
Sep 23, 2011 · Chateau-Gaillard is the very place where these romanticized stories meet History. For this fortress was dreamed of, skillfully designed and built by the fiery Richard I of England, feudal Duke of Normandy, better known as Richard the Lionheart. This nickname was given in recognition of his bravery in the Crusades.
Richard I of Normandy (28 August 933 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French, Sans Peur), was the Duke of Normandy from 942 to 996. [1] [dubious – discuss] Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write his De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum (Latin, On the Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of Normandy), called him a dux, but this use of the ...
Emma of Normandy (c.985-1052) wife of two kings of England. Hawise of Normandy , wife of Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany ; Maud of Normandy, wife of Odo II of Blois , Count of Blois, Champagne and Chartres ; Mistresses. Richard was known to have had several mistresses and produced childen with many of them. Known children are:
Nov 1, 2017 · Introduction: The reign of Richard the Fearless, duke of Normandy, did not begin auspiciously. When his father, William Longsword (r. 928×933–942), was murdered in 942, Richard was a minor, and his lands were contested between Hugh the Great, duke of the Franks, and the West Frankish king Louis IV.
Mar 2, 2023 · He was named the Duke of Aquitaine in 1172 at the age of 12; by 1189, with the death of his father Henry II, Richard ruled Normandy and England as well. Richard broke an alliance with Philip II of ...
