Richard, count of Évreux

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 13 December 1067.

The date is given by père Anselme (2:478), by Bauduin (p. 332), and by Baldwin.

Place of Death: unknown.

Place of Burial: Abbaye Saint-Wandrille de Fontenelle.

The place is given by père Anselme (2:478) and by Bauduin (p. 328).

Relationships

Father: Robert (died 1037), archbishop of Rouen and count of Évreux.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:477), by Bauduin, and by Baldwin.

Mother: Herleve.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:477), by Bauduin (p. 328), and by Baldwin.

Spouse: Godehilde.

This relationship is given by père Anselme (2:478, 6:73), by Bauduin (p. 332), and by Baldwin. Pére Anselme calls her Helene and gives Richard a second wife named Godehilde.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Most information below comes from Baldwin.)

Guillaume (died between 18 and 20 April 1118), count of Évreux.

Agnès married Simon I de Montfort-l’Amaury.

Godehilde. Nun at Saint-Saveur, Évreux.

References

Anselme de Sainte-Marie. Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne, de la Maison du Roy et des Anciens Barons du Royaume. 9 Volumes (Paris: 1726-1733).

Baldwin, Stewart. “Richard, count of Évreux” in The Henry Project.

Bauduin, Pierrre. La première Normandie (X^e - XI^e siècles) (2004).