Gunnor of Denmark (d. 1031)

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Gunnor of Denmark (d. 1031)

Duchess of Normandy. Name variations: Gunnor of Crêpon; Gunnora of Crepon; sometimes referred to as Gunhilda. Birth date unknown; died in 1031; second wife of Richard I the Fearless (d. 996), duke of Normandy (r. 942–996); children: Richard II (d. 1027), duke of Normandy (r. 996–1027); Robert, archbishop of Rouen (d. 1037); Mauger, earl of Corbeil; Emma of Normandy (c. 985–1052); Hawise of Normandy (d. 1034, who married Geoffrey I, duke of Brittany); Maud of Normandy (d. 1017, who married Odo I, count of Blois, Champagne, and Chartres). Richard I the Fearless' first wife was Emma of Paris (d. 968).