Richard I (28 August 933 - 20 November 996), also known as Richard the fearless (French, Richard Sans-Peur), was the Count of Rouen from 942 to 996.
However, this use of the word may have been in the context of Richard\'s renowned leadership in war, and not as a reference to a title of nobility.
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Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the "De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum" (Latin, "On the Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of Normandy"), called him a Dux.
Richard I (28 August 933 - 20 November 996), also known as Richard the fearless (French, Richard Sans-Peur), was the Count of Rouen from 942 to 996