Richard I of NORMANDY

Male 933 - 996  (63 years)


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  • Name Richard I of NORMANDY 
    Born 28 Aug 933  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Nov 996  [1
    Person ID I28067  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father William I Longsword of NORMANDY,   b. Abt 893,   d. 17 Dec 942  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Sprota UNKNOWN 
    Married 935  [1
    Family ID F10476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gunnor UNKNOWN,   b. Between 936 and 950,   d. 5 Jan 1030/31  (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Richard II of NORMANDY,   b. 23 Aug 963,   d. 28 Aug 1026  (Age 63 years)
     2. Emma of Normandy,   b. Abt 985,   d. 6 Mar 1051/52  (Age ~ 67 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F10475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He was known as "Richard the Fearless."

      From Wikipedia: "Richard either introduced feudalism into Normandy or he greatly expanded it. By the end of his reign, most important Norman landholders held their lands in feudal tenure.:

  • Sources 
    1. [S013738] Wikipedia.