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Duke Richard "The Fearless" of NORMANDY (b. 28 Aug 933, d. 20 Nov 996)

Duke Richard "The Fearless" of NORMANDY (son of Guillaume I 'Longsword', 2nd Duc de Normandie) was born 28 Aug 933 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France, and died 20 Nov 996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France. He married Gunnora de Crépon.

Notes for Duke Richard "The Fearless" of NORMANDY:
Richard I, 3rd Duc de Normandie was born on 28 August 933 in Fecamp, Normandy, France.3 He was the son of Guillaume I 'Longsword', 2nd Duc de Normandie and Sprote de Bretagne.1,2 He married, firstly, Emma de Paris, daughter of Hugues of Neustria, Comte de Paris and Hedwig von Sachsen, in 960. He married, secondly, Gonnor de Crepon, daughter of unknown de Crepon, in 962. He died on 20 November 996 at age 63 in Fecamp, France. Richard I, 3rd Duc de Normandie also went by the nick-name of Richard 'the Fearless'.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duc de Normandie on 17 December 942

More About Duke Richard "The Fearless" of NORMANDY:
Date born 2: 28 Aug 933
Died 2: 20 Nov 996

Children of Duke Richard "The Fearless" of NORMANDY and Gunnora de Crépon are:

+Archbishop Count Robert d'Evreux, b. 965, d. 1037, Nicea Turkey.
+RichardII, 4th Duc de Normandie, b. 963, d. 1027.