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Gunnor de Crêpon, Duchess of Normandy
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Gunnor de Crêpon, Duchess of Normandy 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 936, Normandy, France 5
- Marriage: Richard I "The Fearless" , 3rd Duke of Normandy in 962 in France 1 2 3 4 5
- Died: 1031, France at age 95 2 5
 General Notes:
She was living with her sister Seinfreda, the wife of a local forester, when Richard passed by hunting. He is said to have approached Seinfreda with amorous intentions, but the lady rejected his advance, suggesting that her unmarried sister Gunnor might prove more receptive. They became lovers, Gunnor first acting as his mistress and eventually marrying him.
Gunnor married Richard I "The Fearless" , 3rd Duke of Normandy, son of William I "Longsword" , 2nd Duke of Normandy and Sprota, in 962 in France.1 2 3 4 5 (Richard I "The Fearless" , 3rd Duke of Normandy was born on 28 Aug 933 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France 2 5 and died on 20 Nov 996 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France 2 5.)
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Sources
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Garner, Lorraine Ann "Lori" (P.O. Box 577, Bayview, ID 83803 Her sources included, but may not be limited to: Burke's Landed Gentry, Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, Burke's Peerage of American Presidents, Debrett's Peerage, Oxford histories & "numerous othe r reference works" very good to excellent, although she has a tendency to follow Burke's). Surety: 3
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Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996 usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc). Surety: 3
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Marlyn Lewis, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell (08 Oct 1997). Surety: 3
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Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America bef 1760 (7th ed Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore 1992 Same ref source as earlier ed, "Ancestral Roots of 60 Colonists who Came to New England 1623-1650" ed 1-6 good to very good), line 235 p 201. Surety: 3
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G675.ged. Surety: 3