Richard I of Normandy married her to legitimize their children: Richard was known to have had several other mistresses and had children with many of them. Known children are: "The Little Duke", a Victorian juvenile novel by Charlotte Mary Yonge, is a fictionalized account of Richard's boyhood and early struggles. Richard I of Normandy Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: "Richard Sans-Peur"; Old Norse: "Jarl Richart"), was the Count of Rouen or Jarl of Rouen from 942 to 996. Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the ""De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae
The Merry Monarch (musical) served as the understudy for star Marie Jansen. It may have run longer, but Wilson was anxious to bring out his next play "The Lion Tamer", which immediately followed. The stage manager for the production was Richard Barker, and costume designs were by Percy Anderson. Scenery was by Homer Emmons, Henry E. Hoyt, and Plaisted, and the orchestra conducted by Signore A. De Novellis The Merry Monarch (musical) The Merry Monarch is an 1890 comic opera that debuted at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. It is an English adaptation of L'étoile by J. Cheever Goodwin, with new music