Richard II, Duke of Normandy

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Richard II, Duke of Normandy was an early 11th-century Norman ruler who strengthened the duchy’s power and laid groundwork for its later influence in England and Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman ruler ⓘ
duke ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alliance Duchy of Brittany ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
Richard the Good ⓘ
birthDate circa 963 ⓘ
capitalOfRule Rouen ⓘ
child Alice of Normandy ⓘ
Eleanor of Normandy ⓘ
Mauger, Archbishop of Rouen ⓘ
Papia of Normandy ⓘ
Richard III, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
William of Eu ⓘ
conflict Kingdom of England ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
country Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
deathDate 28 August 1026 ⓘ
deathPlace Normandy ⓘ
dynasty Norman dynasty ⓘ
linked to: House of Normandy
era early 11th century ⓘ
ethnicity Norman ⓘ
father Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
language Old Norman ⓘ
mother Gunnor of Normandy ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Normandy ⓘ
notableFor laying groundwork for Norman influence in England ⓘ
maintaining relative internal stability in Normandy ⓘ
patronage of monasteries and church reform ⓘ
strengthening ducal authority in Normandy ⓘ
policy encouraged Christianization of Norman elite ⓘ
supported monastic foundations in Normandy ⓘ
predecessor Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
reignEnd 1026 ⓘ
reignStart 996 ⓘ
relationToWilliamTheConqueror grandfather ⓘ
relative William the Conqueror ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Judith of Brittany ⓘ
Papia of Envermeu ⓘ
successor Richard III, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Robert I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
titleHeldFrom 996 ⓘ
titleHeldTo 1026 ⓘ

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Emma of Normandy → sibling → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
House of Normandy → member → Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Herleva of Falaise → fatherInLaw → Richard II, Duke of Normandy (through Robert I) ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Robert I, Duke of Normandy → father → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Abbey of Fécamp → patron → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Abbey of Fécamp → burialPlaceOf → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard I, Duke of Normandy → child → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard I, Duke of Normandy → successor → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Gunnor → motherOf → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard II, Duke of Normandy → alsoKnownAs → Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Robert the Magnificent → father → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Judith of Brittany → spouse → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Christianization of Normandy → hasKeyFigure → Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Richard III of Normandy → father → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Richard III of Normandy → predecessor → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Alice of Normandy → father → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Alice of Normandy → relative → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Adela of Normandy → notableRelative → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Norman Church → supportedBy → Duke Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany → ally → Richard II, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Alan III, Duke of Brittany → ally → Duke Richard II of Normandy ⓘ
linked to: Richard II, Duke of Normandy