Alan the Black

This article is about the second lord of Richmond. For the first earl, his nephew, also called Alan the Black, see Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond.

Alan the Black (Latin: Alanus Niger, French: Alain le Noir; died 1098) was the second lord of the Honour of Richmond from 1093 until his death. He was a younger son of Odo, Count of Penthièvre. He succeeded his elder brother, Alan Rufus, at Richmond. There is no record of him being in England prior to 1093.[1]

Alan and his elder brother had affairs with the nun Gunnhild of Wilton Abbey, a daughter of King Harold II. There is no record of Alan having any wife or children. He was succeeded at Richmond by another brother, Stephen, Count of Tréguier.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, "Alan Rufus (d. 1093)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004), retrieved 28 February 2016.
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