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Male Richard Plantagenet Duke of Bernay Click to view Richard Plantagenet Duke of Bernay in the family tree Click to view Richard Plantagenet Duke of Bernay in the family tree

Richard was born about 1055.  Richard's father was King William I “the Conqueror” Plantagenet, of England and his mother was Matilda of Flanders.  His paternal grandparents were Robert I of Normandy, 6th Duc de Normandie and Arlette (Herleve) Falaise; his maternal grandparents were Baldwin V ("the Pious") of Flanders and Princess Adele of France. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Robert, Rufus, Henry, Adeliza, Cecilia, Adela, Agatha and Constance.  He was the second oldest of the nine children.  He died in 1081.