Richard III was the eldest son of Richard II of Normandy. Around 1026, Richard was sent by his father in command of a large army to rescue his brother-in-law, Reginald, later Count of Burgundy, by attacking bishop and count Hugh of Chalon, who had captured and imprisoned Reginald in Chalon-sur-Saône. When Richard II died in August 1026, his ...

Richard of York was born on 22 September 1411, the son of Richard, Earl of Cambridge (1385–1415), and his wife Anne Mortimer (1388–1411). Both his parents were descended from King Edward III of England (1312–1377): his father was son of Edmund, 1st Duke of York (founder of the House of York), fourth surviving son of Edward III, whereas his mother Anne Mortimer …

Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Rikard), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996. Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the "De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum" (Latin, "On the Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of Normandy"), …

Sep 30, 2022 · Richard III (997 - 1027) was the eldest son of Richard II, who died in 1027, and left the Duchy of Normandy to his eldest son. Although the eldest son, Richard died mysteriously soon after his father, leaving the duchy to his younger brother Robert I, sixth duke of Normandy and direct ancestor of the present-day British royal family.

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In the Middle Ages, the duke of Normandy was the ruler of the Duchy of Normandy in north-western France.The duchy arose out of a grant of land to the Viking leader Rollo by the French king Charles III in 911. In 924 and again in 933, Normandy was expanded by royal grant. Rollo's male-line descendants continued to rule it until 1135.

Duke of Norfolk is a title in the peerage of England.The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the county of Norfolk.The current duke is Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk.The dukes have historically been Roman Catholic, a state of affairs known as recusancy in England.. All past and present dukes have been descended …

Richard of Chichester (1197 – 3 April 1253), also known as Richard de Wych, is a saint (canonized 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester.. In Chichester Cathedral a shrine dedicated to Richard had become a richly decorated centre of pilgrimage.In 1538, during the reign of Henry VIII, the shrine was plundered and destroyed by order of Thomas Cromwell. ...

Life. Hugh was the eldest son of Duke Odo II and Marie, daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne.. The rule of Hugh III marked the ending of a period of relative peace in the duchy of Burgundy. Hugh was a belligerent man and soon was involved in conflicts against King Louis VII of France over their borders. When Philip Augustus succeeded Louis in 1180, Hugh seized the …

Richard I of Normandy (933–996), Duke of Normandy; Richard II, Duke of Normandy (died 1026), son of Richard I of Normandy; Richard I of Capua (died 1078), ... Richard G. Graves, retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood; Richard H. Truly (born 1937), US Navy fighter pilot, engineer, ...