Richard, Count of Évreux (c.1015–1067) was a powerful Norman nobleman during the reign of
William Duke of Normandy.
Life
Richard was the eldest son of
Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and
Count of Évreux
The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in Normandy. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetians as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title i ...
and Herleva. Richard donated a mill at Evreux to the abbey of Jumièges by charter dated
6 Mar 1038/14 Apr 1039 In a charter of King William I, Richard is confirmed as having been a benefactor to that abbey. Richard and his wife, Godechildis, founded Saint-Sauveur d´Evreux. As Count of Evreux, he donated the church of Gravigny to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen, dated
052/66 Richard donated the tithe of a town to the abbey of Saint-Taurin.
Some report him as taking part in the battle of Hastings on 14 Oct 1066, but it is unlikely due to his advanced age and death the next year. His son, William, was one of the few known
companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
[George Edward Cokayne, ''The complete peerage; or, a history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times'', Volume XII, Part 1, ed. Geoffrey H. White (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1953), Appendix L, pp. 47-8] William contributed 80 ships to the invasion of England in 1066, appearing as Count of Évreux. Richard died in 1067.
Family
Richard married, after 1040, Godehildis (or Adelaide) Ramon, the widow of
Roger I of Tosny
Roger I of Tosny or Roger of Hispania (died c. 1040) was a Norman nobleman of the House of Tosny who took part in the Reconquista of Iberia.
Career
Roger was the son of Raoul I of Tosny, seigneur de Conches. In 1013, Roger and his father Raoul ...
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Richard and Godehildis had the following issue:
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William d'Evreux (
† 1118), succeeded his father as Count of Évreux.
*Godehildis d'Evreux, nun at St. Sauveur, Évreux.
*Agnes d'Evreux, married
Simon I de Montfort
Simon I de Montfort ( 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, in the Duchy of Normandy, and became its lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about away ...
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1067 deaths
Counts of Évreux
Year of birth unknown
House of Normandy