Spouse(s) Godechildis Name Richard, of Died 1067 | Mother Harleve of Rouen Noble family House of Normandy | |
Father Robert II, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux Buried Fontenelle Abbey, Monastery of Saint-Wandrille | ||
Richard, Count of Évreux (died 1067) was a powerful member of the Norman aristocracy during the early and later reign of William, Duke of Normandy.
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Life
Richard was the eldest son of Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Herleva. Richard, son of the Archbishop Robert, donated a mill at Evreux to the abbey of Jumièges by charter dated [26 Mar 1038/14 Apr 1039]. He is mentioned in a charter of King William I confirming Richard as having been a benefactor to that abbey. Richard and his wife, Godechildis, founded Saint-Sauveur d´Evreux. He, as Count of Evreux, donated the church of Gravigny to Sainte-Trinité de Rouen, dated [1052/66]. Richard donated the tithe of a town to the abbey of Saint-Taurin.
Some scholars 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. William contributed 80 ships to the invasion of England in 1066 as Count of Évreux. Richard died in 1067.
Family
Richard married after 1040, Godechildis, widow of Roger de Conches who is also known as Roger I of Tosny.
Richard and Godechildis had the following issue: