Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy

M, (23 August 963 - 28 August 1026)
Father-Biological*Richard I the Fearless , Duke of Normandy b. 933, d. 20 Nov 996
Mother-Biological*Gunnor of Crêpon b. 936, d. 1027 or 1031
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Last Edited=12 Aug 2022
     Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy was born on 23 August 963 at Normandy, France.1,2 He was the son of Richard I the Fearless , Duke of Normandy and Gunnor of Crêpon. Richard succeeded his father as the Duke of Normandy in 996.1,3,4

Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy married Judith of Brittany, daughter of Conan I le Tort ~ Duc de Bretagne et Comte de Rennes and Ermengarde d'Anjou, in 1000.5,6,1,3,2,7,8

Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy married Esthith of Denmark, daughter of King Sweyn Forkbeard and Sigrid, in 1017.

Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy married Papia of Envermeu in 1024.4 Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy died on 28 August 1026 at Fécamp, Normandy, France, at age 63.5,6,2,7,9,8

Children of Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy and Judith of Brittany

Child of Richard II the Good , Duke of Normandy and Papia of Envermeu

Citations

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  3. Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times. N.p.: manuscript, 2008.
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  6. Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.
  7. Von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R.. "The Descent of Queen Philippa, Wife of King Edward III of England From the Royal Hungarian House of Arpád", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XCVI (April 1942).
  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.
  9. Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families. London: Vintage Books, 1989.