Richard II the Good ( fr. Richard le Bon ; August 23, 963 - August 28, 1026 ) - 4th Duke of Normandy , son of Richard I the Fearless and Gunnor de Crepon. [1]
| Richard II the Good | |||||||
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| fr Richard le bon | |||||||
 Richard II (one of the statues of the monument to the 6 dukes of Normandy in the square in Falez ). | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Richard I the Fearless | ||||||
| Successor | Richard III | ||||||
| Birth | August 23, 963 Normandy | ||||||
| Death | August 28, 1026 (63 years) Fecan , Normandy | ||||||
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| Rod | Norman | ||||||
| Father | Richard I the Fearless | ||||||
| Mother | Gunnor de crepon | ||||||
| Spouse | 1st: Judith the Breton 2nd: Estride / Margarita mistress: poppa from Envermeu | ||||||
| Children | From 1st marriage: sons: Richard III , Robert II the Devil , Guillaume daughters: Eleanor , Alice , Matilda bastards: sons: Mozher, Guillaume | ||||||
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Under Richard II, Normandy’s close relationship with England began : Richard’s sister was married to Ethelred , the king of England, who, being banished by the Danes , was hiding in Normandy [2] .
Marriage and Children
The tombstone of the dukes of Normandy, Richard I and Richard II, in Fékane Abbey .
- 1st wife: from about 996 Judith ( 982 - 16 June 1017 ), daughter of Conan I Curve , Duke of Brittany .
- Richard III (c. 997 - August 6, 1027 ), 5th Duke of Normandy since 1026 .
- Robert II the Devil (circa 999 - June 22, 1035 ), 6th Duke of Normandy since 1027 .
- Guillaume , a monk in Fekane .
- Eleanor (about 1002 - after 1032 ); husband: from April 1031 Baudouin (Balduin) IV The Bearded (circa 980 - 30 May 1035 ), Count of Flanders .
- Adelaide (about 1003 - after July 7, 1037 ); husband: until September 1, 1016 Reno I (about 990 - September 3, 1057 ), count of Burgundy from 1026.
- Matilda (died 1033 ).
- 2nd wife: since about 1017 (divorced around 1018 ) [3] Estrid / Margaret , daughter of Sven I the Forkbeard , king of Denmark.
- extramarital affairs: Popp from Envermeu .
- Moger (died 1055 ), Archbishop of Rouen in 1037-1055 .
- Guillaume (died after 1052 ), Count d'Arc.
Notes
- ↑ Richard I the Fearless // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Karinsky D.D. Normandy // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Date of marriage and divorce are not indicated in official documents. But they can be calculated on the basis of the message of Adam of Bremen , as well as the date of the second marriage of Estrid Danish.