Richard II of NORMANDY

963 - 1026  (63 years)

• Name	Richard II of NORMANDY
  Birth	23 Aug 963  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 1026  [1]
  Person ID	I28065	Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Richard I of NORMANDY,   b. 28 Aug 933   d. 20 Nov 996 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Gunnor UNKNOWN,   b. Between 936 and 950   d. 5 Jan 1030/31 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F10475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith of BRITTANY,   b. 982   d. 1017 (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1000
  Children	1. DUKE the Magnificent Robert,   b. 22 Jun 1000   d. Jul 1035 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F10474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2018

  
  

• Notes

  From Wikipedia: He was known as "Richard the Good." "Richard attempted to improve relations with England through his sister Emma of Normandy's marriage to King Ethelred. This marriage was significant in that it later gave his grandson, William the Conqueror, the basis of his claim to the throne of England. The improved relations proved to be beneficial to Ethelred when in 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard invaded England. Emma with her two sons Edward and Alfred fled to Normandy followed shortly thereafter by her husband king Ethelred. Soon after the death of Ethelred, Cnut, King of England, forced Emma to marry him while Richard was forced to recognize the new regime as his sister was again Queen. Richard had contacts with Scandinavian Vikings throughout his reign. He employed Viking mercenaries and concluded a treaty with Sweyn Forkbeard who was en route to England."

  
  

• Sources

  [S013738] Wikipedia.