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Richard le Goz (died 1082 or after), was a Norman nobleman and supporter of William the Conqueror in the Norman conquest of England.
Richard was the son of Thurstan'Le Goz', Vicomte d'Avranche and grandson of Ansfre Le Goz' William II, Duke of Normandy, bestowed on him the title of Viscount of Avranches sometime before 1046. Richard may also have been Lord of Creully and entrusted with the castle of Saint-James-de-Beuvron, built by William in 1067 shortly after the war against the Bretons of 1064-66.
Richard provided 60 ships to support William's 1066 invasion of England but is not among those known to have been present at the Battle of Hastings. Between 1070 and 1079, Richard was involved in a ruling between Raoul Tesson and the Abbey of Fontenay. Around 1076 he was one of the judges who pronounced an award against Robert Bertram.
Marriage and Issue
Richard and Emma had five known children:
- Hugh d’Avranches, Earl of Chester and Viscount of Avranches
- Helisende, married to William II, Count of Eu
- Gilbert d'Avranches, Lord of Marcey
- Margaret, married to Ranulf de Briquessart. Their son was Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester
- Judith, married to Richer de l'Aigle (died in the Battle of Saint-Suzanne).
Death
Richard le Goz died in 1082 and was succeeded by his son Hugh as Viscount of Avranches.
Lineage Issues
Richard was married to Emma who is believed to have been the daughter of Herluin de Conteville and Herleva (mistress of Robert I of Normandy and mother of William the Conqueror), and hence a sister of Robert, Count of Mortain and Odo, Bishop of Bayeux.
There is no evidence of the parentage of Emma, the above is an apotheosis and should be used with caution.
References
- Howard - Kenneth. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22 (Vol 10). Berkeley.
- Johns, Susan M. (2003). Noblewomen, Aristocracy and Power in the Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Realm (Gender in History). Manchester University Press.
- Power, Daniel (2007). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.
Notes
- ^ Johns 2003, p. 55.
- Power 2007, p. 497.