Richard I 3rd Duke of Normandy

     Richard I 3rd Duke of Normandy was born in 933 at Fecampe, France. He was the son of William I 2nd Duke of Normandy and (?) Sprota of Senlis. Richard I 3rd Duke of Normandy married Duchess Gunnor of Crepon (Denmark). Richard I 3rd Duke of Normandy married Emma in 960.¹ Richard I 3rd Duke of Normandy died on 20 November 996 at Fecampe, France.
     When in 942 William was murdered at the instigation of Count Arnulf of Flanders, his son Richard, still a minor, succeeded him.He was powerless to stop Louis IV when he seized Normandy, and Louis took charge of Richard, keeping him confined during his youth at Laon. He was able to escape with help.
The Normans under Richard were able to re-establish their autonomy and from 947 Richard governed in relative peace. In 965 he swore allegiance to the Carolingian king Lothar [son of Louis IV] at Gisors. Richard's official marriage was to Emma, daughter of Hugh The Great; they had no children, but by his common-law wife Gunnor, a Dane, he had many. Richard II, son of Gunnor and Richard I, succeeded his father in 996, another son Robert was archbishop of Rouen from 989 to 1037 and Emma their daughter became queen of England on her marriage to Aethelread.¹