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Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Rikard), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996. Dudo of Saint-Quentin , whom Richard commissioned to write the " De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum " (Latin, " On the Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of ...
- Richard II of Normandy
Richard was the eldest surviving son and heir of Richard the...
- William Longsword
William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old...
- Emma of Paris
Emma of Paris (943 – 19 March 968), was a duchess consort of...
- William I, Count of Eu
William rebelled against his half-brother Richard II, Duke...
- Maud of Normandy
Maud of Normandy (died 1006) was the daughter of Richard I...
- Gunnor
Gunnor or Gunnora (c. 950 – c. 1031) was Duchess of Normandy...
- Geoffrey, Count of Eu
The county of Eu was an appanage created for Geoffrey by his...
- Richard II of Normandy
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.
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Siege of Acre. Battle of Arsuf. Battle of Jaffa. Battle of Gisors. Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion ( Norman French: Quor de Lion) [1] [2] or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, [3] [4] [5] was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199.
Richard either introduced feudalism into Normandy or he greatly expanded it. By the end of his reign, the most important Norman landholders held their lands in feudal tenure. Richard I, also known as Richard the Fearless, was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996.
Richard I of Normandy the Fearless, 932-996, Count of Rouen 942-996 Richard II, Duke of Normandy, the Good, d. 1026, Duke of Normandy 996-1026 Richard III, Duke of Normandy, 998-1027, Duke of Normandy 1026-1027 Nicolas of Normandy (illegitimate), 1027-1092, Abbot of Saint-Ouen 1042-1092
The 1064–1065 war between Brittany and Normandy (the Breton-Norman War) was sparked after Duke William supported the rebellion against Conan II led by Rivallon I of Dol. In 1065, before his invasion of Anglo-Saxon England , William of Normandy warned his rivals in Brittany and Anjou to abstain from any attacks on his duchy, on the grounds ...
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanctioned by the papal bull Laudabiliter. [1] At the time, Gaelic Ireland was made up of several kingdoms ...
