Clayton - Person Sheet
Clayton - Person Sheet
Namede NORMANDIE, Sir Richard I 
, 29G Grandfather
, 29G GrandfatherBirth Date28 Aug 933
Birth PlaceFecamp, Seine-Maritime, France
OccupationDuke of Normandy
Death Date20 Nov 996 Age: 63
Death PlaceFecamp, Seine-Maritime, France
FlagsNobility
Fatherde NORMANDIE, Sir Guillaume (893-943)
Motherde BRETAGNE, Sprote (~901-)
Misc. Notes
Richard I, 3rd Duke of Normandy (943-996), reigned fifty-five years. 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.
He married (1) Emma, daughter of Hugh Magnus, the Great, Count of Paris, no issue; (2) Lady Gonnor de Crepon (Gummora) of Denmark.
He married (1) Emma, daughter of Hugh Magnus, the Great, Count of Paris, no issue; (2) Lady Gonnor de Crepon (Gummora) of Denmark.
Spouses
1de CREPON, Duchess Gonnor , 29G Grandmother
, 29G GrandmotherBirth Date936
Birth PlaceRouen, Haute-Normandie, France
OccupationDuchess of Normandy
Death Date5 Jan 1031 Age: 95
Death PlaceNormandie, France
Misc. Notes
The names of Gunnora de Crepon's parents are unknown, but Robert of Torigni wrote that her father was a forester from the Pays de Caux and according to Dudo of Saint-Quentin she was of noble Danish origin.
Gunnora was probably born c. 950. Her family held sway in western
Normandy and Gunnora herself was said to be very wealthy. Her marriage to Richard I was of great political importance, both to her husband and her progeny. Her brother, Herfast de Crepon, was progenitor of a great Norman family.Her sisters and nieces married some of the most important nobles in Normandy.
Gunnora was probably born c. 950. Her family held sway in western
Normandy and Gunnora herself was said to be very wealthy. Her marriage to Richard I was of great political importance, both to her husband and her progeny. Her brother, Herfast de Crepon, was progenitor of a great Norman family.Her sisters and nieces married some of the most important nobles in Normandy.
Marr Date962
Marr PlaceFrance