Richard I, Duke of Normandy

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Richard I, Duke of Normandy was a 10th-century Norman ruler who consolidated and expanded the power of the Norman duchy in northern France and laid the foundations for its future prominence in European politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman ruler ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
noble ⓘ
ally Capetian dynasty ⓘ
Hugh Capet ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Richard Sans-Peur ⓘ
Richard the Fearless ⓘ
linked to: Richard I Drengot
birthCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
birthDate 933 ⓘ
birthPlace Fécamp ⓘ
birthRegion Normandy ⓘ
burialPlace Fécamp Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Fécamp
capitalOfRule Rouen ⓘ
child Emma of Normandy ⓘ
Hedwig of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Alice of Normandy

Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Robert, Archbishop of Rouen ⓘ
conflict Carolingian kings of West Francia ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfRule Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 996 ⓘ
deathPlace Fécamp ⓘ
deathRegion Normandy ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Viking ⓘ
father William I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Norman ⓘ
mother Sprota ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
notableFor consolidating the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
expanding Norman power in northern France ⓘ
laying foundations for Norman influence in European politics ⓘ
patronage Fécamp Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Abbey of Fécamp
positionHeld Duke of Normandy ⓘ
predecessor William I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
regionOfActivity northern France ⓘ
reignEnd 996 ⓘ
reignStart 942 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Gunnor ⓘ
successor Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emma of Normandy → father → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard I of Normandy ⓘ
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Matilda of Flanders → child → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
William Longsword → successor → Richard I of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
William Longsword → child → Richard I of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Adeliza of Normandy → sibling → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Cecilia of Normandy → sibling → Richard of Normandy, Duke of Bernay ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Constance of Normandy → sibling → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Abbey of Fécamp → foundedBy → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Abbey of Fécamp → burialPlaceOf → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Adela of Normandy → sibling → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Gunnor → spouse → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard II, Duke of Normandy → predecessor → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard II, Duke of Normandy → father → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Christianization of Normandy → hasKeyFigure → Richard I of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Alfred Atheling → grandfather → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of Val-ès-Dunes → helpedSecureTitle → Duke of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Adela of Normandy → notableRelative → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Adela of Flanders → child → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Matilda of Normandy → relative → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Matilda of Normandy → sibling → Richard of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Norman Church → supportedBy → Duke Richard I of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard I, Duke of Normandy
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany → fatherInLaw → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Alan III, Duke of Brittany → maternalGrandfather → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ