Richard I, Duke of Normandy

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Norman ruler duke human medieval ruler noble

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Richard of Normandy 4
Richard I of Normandy 3
Richard of Normandy, Duke of Bernay 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norman ruler ⓘ
duke ⓘ
human ⓘ
medieval ruler ⓘ
noble ⓘ
ally Capetian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hugh Capet NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Richard Sans-Peur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard the Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 933 ⓘ
birthPlace Fécamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthRegion Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace Fécamp Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalOfRule Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ
child Emma of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hedwig of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard II, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robert, Archbishop of Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Carolingian kings of West Francia ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfRule Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathCountry Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 996 ⓘ
deathPlace Fécamp NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathRegion Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
era 10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Viking ⓘ
father William I, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
languageSpoken Old Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ
mother Sprota NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor consolidating the Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
expanding Norman power in northern France ⓘ
laying foundations for Norman influence in European politics ⓘ
patronage Fécamp Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor William I, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfActivity northern France ⓘ
reignEnd 996 ⓘ
reignStart 942 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spouse Gunnor NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor Richard II, Duke of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Abbey of Fécamp → burialPlaceOf → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Matilda of Flanders → child → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Normandy
William Longsword → child → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard I of Normandy
Emma of Normandy → father → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Abbey of Fécamp → foundedBy → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
medieval Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
subject surface form: Duchy of Normandy
this entity surface form: Richard I of Normandy
Duchy of Normandy → notableRuler → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
Adela of Normandy → sibling → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Normandy
Adeliza of Normandy → sibling → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Normandy
Cecilia of Normandy → sibling → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Normandy, Duke of Bernay
Constance of Normandy → sibling → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard of Normandy
William Longsword → successor → Richard I, Duke of Normandy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Richard I of Normandy