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- Byname:
- Richard The Good
- French:
- Richard Le Bon
- Died:
- 1026/27
- Notable Family Members:
- father Richard I
- son Robert I
- son Richard III
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Richard II
Richard II, statue in Falaise, France.
Richard II
duke of Normandy
Also known as: Richard le Bon, Richard the Good
Richard II (died 1026/27) was the duke of Normandy (996β1026/27), son of Richard I the Fearless. He 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.
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