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Richard II of Normandy - Definition and Overview

Richard II of Normandy, also known as Richard The Good, and French Richard Le Bonduke of Normandy (c963–1027), was the son of Richard I the Fearless.

Richard II held his own against a peasant insurrection, helped Robert II of France against the duchy of Burgundy, and repelled an English attack on the Cotentin Peninsula that was led by the Anglo-Saxon King Ethelred II the Unready. He also pursued a reform of the Norman monasteries.

Father of Robert_the_Magnificent.

Preceded by:
Richard I
Duke of Normandy Succeeded by:
Richard III
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