Richard de Normandie, Duke de Normandie
1001 - 1027 (26 years)-
Name Richard de Normandie Title Duke de Normandie Suffix III Birth 1001 Normandie, France 
[1] Christening Normandie, France Gender Male Death 6 Aug 1027 Normandie, France [1] Burial Normandie, France Person ID I7395 footsteps Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father Richard Normandie, Duke De Normandie , b. 23 Aug 963, Normandie, France d. 28 Aug 1026, Normandie, France (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Mother Judith de Bretagne, Duchesse De Normandie , b. 21 Mar 982, Bretagne, France d. 16 Jun 1017, Normandie, France (Age 35 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1000 Normandie, France Family ID F5057 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adele Capet, b. Abt 1009 d. 8 Jan 1079 (Age 70 years) Marriage 1027 Children + 1. Alix de Normandie, b. 14 Oct 1021, Calvados, France d. 3 Aug 1098, Normandie, France (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5062 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Notes
Richard III (997 - 1027) was the eldest son of Richard II, who died in 1 0 2 7 . B e fore succeeding his father, perhaps about 1020, he had been sent b y h i s f a t her in command of a large army, to attack bishop/count Hugh of C h a l o n i n order to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald, later Count of B u r g u n dy, who the count/bishop had captured and imprisoned. He was betro t h e d t o A dela, countess of Corbie (1009-June 5, 1063), second daughter o f R o b e r t II of France and Constance of Arles, but they never married. A ft e r h i s f ather's death, he ruled the Duchy of Normandy only briefly, d i e i n g m ysteriously, perhaps by poison, soon after his father. The duchy p a s s e d t o his younger brother Robert I. Adela later married Baldwin V, C o u n t o f F landers. By unknown women, he had two known children: Alice/Al i x o f N o r mandy who married Ranulf, Viscount of Bayeux. Nicolas, the Lay A b b o t o f R ouen (b? - d. 27 Feb 1092). He helped his cousin, Duke William I I t h e C o n queror with the contribution of 15 ships and 100 soldiers for t h e i n v a sion of England in 1066.
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Sources - [S189] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- [S189] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts.