Gunnor

Gunnor
Gunnor confirming a charter of the abbey of the Mount-Saint-Michel, 12th century (from archive of the abbey). Here she attested using her title of countess.[1]
Duchess consort of Normandy
Tenure989–996
Bornc. 936 - 950
Not known
Diedc. 1031- Aged approximately 80 to 95.
Normandy, France
SpouseRichard I, Duke of Normandy
IssueRichard II
Robert II, Archbishop of Rouen, Count of Evreux
Mauger, Count of Corbeil
Robert Danus
Emma, Queen of England
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
Maud, Countess of Blois

Gunnor or Gunnora (c. 950[2]c. 1031) was Duchess of Normandy by marriage to Richard I of Normandy,[a][4][5] having previously been his long-time mistress. She functioned as regent of Normandy during the absence of her spouse, as well as the adviser to him and later to his successor, their son Richard II.

  1. ^ David Crouch, The Image of Aristocracy in Britain, 1000-1300 (London: Routledge, 1992), p. 57
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NE40n was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ van Houts, Elisabeth (2019). Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300. Oxford University Press. p. 79.
  4. ^ Farrer, William; Clay, Charles Travis, eds. (2013). Early Yorkshire Charters: Volume 8, The Honour of Warenne. Vol. 8. Cambridge University Press. p. 42.
  5. ^ Chibnall, Marjorie. "England and Normandy, 1042-1137". In Luscombe, David; Riley-Smith, Jonathan (eds.). The New Cambridge Medieval History. Vol. 4, C.1024–c.1198, Part 2. Cambridge University Press. p. 196.


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