Emma of Paris (d. 968)
Emma of Paris (d. 968)
Duchess of Normandy. Died on March 19, 968; daughter of Hedwig (c. 915–965), and Hugh the Great also known as Hugh the White (c. 895–956), count of Paris and duke of Burgundy; sister of Hugh Capet (939–996), duke of France (r. 956–996), king of France (r. 987–996), first of the Capetian kings, who married Adelaide of Poitou (c. 950–c. 1004); married Richard I the Fearless (d. 996), duke of Normandy (r. 942–996). Richard the Fearless' second wife was Gunnor of Denmark (d. 1031), mother of Emma of Normandy (c. 985–1052).
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