RI

Richard II the Good

d. 1026

Vitals

Died
1026

Family

Parents
RI
Richard I the Fearless
GF
Gunnor (the Fearless)
d. 1031
Siblings
RA
Robert Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux
HO
Havise of Normandy
d. 1034
Spouse
JO
Judith of Brittany
d. 1017
Children
RI
Robert I the Magnificent
d. 1035
Children
AO
Adelaide of Normandy

About

Richard II 'the Good' (d.1026), Duke of Normandy, made the duchy a European power: he married his sister Emma to two successive kings of England; Æthelred the Unready and Cnut; sheltered the exiled English princes, and lent his fleet and sister to the politics of the northern world, while at home founding the great abbeys of Fécamp and Mont-Saint-Michel's reform. Grandfather of the Conqueror, he is our ancestor several times over.

Research notes

✓ DOCUMENTED (web-confirmed 25 Jul 2026): RICHARD II 'THE GOOD', DUKE OF NORMANDY (r.996-1026); m. Judith of Brittany. Father of Robert I (our line) and grandfather of the Conqueror. Son of Richard I. Direct ancestor. Added 25 Jul 2026.

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