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TOPOGRAPHY THE HONOUR AND CASTLE OF RICHMOND. The great honour subsequently known as the honour of Richmond may be said to date from the time when William the Conqueror gave an extensive district in Yorkshire—some if not all of which had belonged to Edwin Earl of Mercia—to his kinsman and supporter Alan Rufus of Britanny in return for his services at the Conquest.
After Alan’s death in 1093, Richmond Castle and its estates passed in turn to two of his younger brothers, Alan Niger, ‘The Black’, and Stephen. By 1136 it was held by Stephen’s son, also Alan (II) Niger (c.1100–1146), who was the first to style himself Earl of Richmond.
When Alan Penthièvre of Brittany 1st Earl of Richmond was born in 1100, in Denain, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, his father, Etienne de Penthièvre Count of Treguier, 3rd Lord of Richmond, was 35 and his mother, Hawise Guincamp Countess of Guingamp, was 36. He married Bertha Duchess of Brittany in 1139, in Poitou, France.
25 de oct. de 2022 · Alan Rufus or Alain le Roux ("Alan the Red"; c. 1040-1089), was was a relative and companion of William the Conqueror in the Norman Conquest and especially during Harrying of the North, in which he built Richmond Castle. He was the second son of Eudes, Comte de Penthièvre, by Agnes, daughter of Alain Cagnart, Comte de Cornouaille.
Alan de Brittany, Duke of Brittany. b. Bef 1100 York, Yorkshire, England. d. 30 Mar 1146
Alan `the Red' (1st Earl) of RICHMOND. aka Alain (RUFUS) le ROUX; certainly fought at Hastings with Wm the Conqueror, commanding the left-side corps; (as Earl of Richmond he is considered 12th Wealthiest Person ever)
The title Earl of Richmond had been held by Alan's uncle Alan 'The Red, who had died heireless. Additionally, Stephen recognized Alan as Earl of Cornwall , in recognition of his other uncle Brian who had formerly possessed Cornwall, but was deprived of it by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester after the Battle of Lincoln (1141) .
