 Duke Richard II Normandy, son of Duke Richard I de Normandy and Gunhild Haraldsdottir. Adoption parents: Duke Richard I de Normandy and Gunhild Haraldsdottir of Denmark Adoption parents: Duke Richard I de Normandy and Gunhild Haraldsdottir of Denmark Nickname: The Good, also known as: Duke of Normandy, born 963 at Normandy, France, died Aug 28, 1026 at Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, France, 62 or 63 years Duke of Normandy from 996 to 1026. Married/ Related to:  Princess Judith Brittany, daughter of Conan Le Tort I Duke of Bretagne and Ermengarde D'Anjou. Adoption parents: N.N. and Duchesse Ermengarde D'Anjou Born 966 at Brittany, France, died 1017 at Normandy, France, 50 or 51 years Children: 3. William Poincius Duke of NormandyBorn 993 at Normandy, France, died Jan 26, 1057/1058, approximately 64 years 6. Duke Robert III NormandyNickname: The Devil, also known as: Duke of Normandy, born 999 at Normandy,France, died Jul 22, 1035 at Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey, 35 or 36 years, buried at Nicaea,Bithynia,Turkey. Occupation: 6th Duke of Normandy (1028-1035) The Magnificent, The Devil, Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035. Robert I, by name ROBERT The MAGNIFICENT, or The DEVIL, French ROBERT le MAGNIFIQUE, or le DIABLE (d. July 1035, Nicaea), duke of Normandy (1027-35), the younger son of Richard II of Normandy and the father, by his mistress Arlette, of William the Conqueror of England. On the death of his father (1026/27), Robert contested the duchy with his elder brother Richard III, legally the heir, until the latter's opportune death a few years later. A strong ruler, Robert succeeded in exacting the obedience of his vassals. On the death of Robert II the Pious, king of France (1031), a crisis arose over the succession to the French throne.The Duke gave his support to Henry I against the party favouring his younger brother; in reward for his services he demanded and received the Vexin Français, a territory not far north of Paris. A patron of the monastic reform movement, he died while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97] 7. William Poincius Duke of NormandyBorn 993 at Normandy, France, died Jan 26, 1057/1058, approximately 64 years 8. Robert The Devil II Duke of NormandyBorn 999 at Normandy, France, died Jul 2, 1035 at Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey, 35 or 36 years Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035. 11. William Poincius Duke of NormandyBorn 993 at Normandy, France, died Jan 26, 1057/1058, approximately 64 years 12. Robert The Devil II Duke of NormandyBorn 999 at Normandy, France, died Jul 2, 1035 at Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey, 35 or 36 years Duke of Normandy from 1027 to 1035. | |||
Adopted child: Duke Robert III Normandy | |||