Alan the Black
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
- ^ a b K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, "Alan Rufus (d. 1093)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004), retrieved 28 February 2016.