Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameJudith de Bretagne
Birth982
Death1017
Spouses
Birth23 Aug 963, Normandie, Royaume de France
Death28 Aug 1027, Normandie, Royaume de France
OccupationDuc De Normandie (Duke Of Normandy)
Notes for Judith de Bretagne
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_of_BrittanyJudith of Brittany was the daughter of
Conan I, Duke of Brittany and the mother of
Robert the Magnificent.
She was the first wife of
Richard the Good, Duke of Normandy, whom she married in 996. They had six children:
1. Richard the Third, succeeded his father in the dukedom;
2. Robert, who succeeded his elder brother;
3. William, called William of Normandy, who became a monk in the Abbey of
Fécamp, and died very young in 1025;
4. Alice, married to
Renauld, earl of Burgundy;
5. Eleanor, to
Baldwin, earl of Flanders;
The duchess Judith died in 1017 and was buried in the abbey of Bernay, which she had founded.