Richard Le Forte

• Preferred Name: Richard Le Forte^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Alternate Name: Richard Le Forte
  
• Gender: M
  
• Death: in Normandy, France at LATI: N8.928 LONG: E0.5326
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir
  
• Birth: ABT 1020 in Normandy, France at LATI: N8.928 LONG: E0.5326
  
• FSID: LH2W-2FJ
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Sir Richard Le Forte fought at the Battle of Hastings along side his son Adam Fortescue and William the Conqueror.
  
  It is believed he went back to France after the Battle leaving his son Adam to start the Fortescue family line.
  
  === 1016 ===
  1016
  
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  Sir Richard Le Fort of Normandy1
  
  M, b. circa 1016
  
  Charts Descendants of Richard Le Fort
  
  Last Edited 20 Sep 2006
  
  Birth* Sir Richard Le Fort of Normandy was born circa 1016 in Contentin, Normandy, France.
  
  Note* Was a contemporary of William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy,a Norman knight and a cupbearer to William when he landed in England in 1066.The legend is that with his shield Sir Richard saved the Duke from blows in battle. He was thenceforward known as Richard le Fort-Escu (Strong Shield). Further alterations to the surname included Fortescu, then Fortescue.
  
  Sir Richard Fortescu returned to Normandy after the Conquest, leaving his son, Sir Adam, who also fought at the Battle of Hastings in England, to settle in South Devon. on 14 October 1066.
  
  Family
  
  Children
  
  * Sir Adam Fortescue of Modbury+ b. c 1042
  * William Le Fort b. c 1044
  * Robert Le Fort b. c 1046

1. Adam Fortescue, b. ABT 1042 in Normandy, France     d. in Devonshire, England

1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Richard Le Fort - birth-name: Richard Le Fort
   Author: Ancestry Family Trees, Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
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2. Title: Sir Richard De La Fort
   Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Richard-De-La-Fort/6000000004647435575;
   
3. Title: A History of the Family of Fortescue and all of its Branches
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/stream/historyoffamilyo00cler/historyoffamilyo00cler_djvu.txt;