Richer | |
Nationality: | French |
Appointed: | 1089 |
Term Start: | 1089 |
Term End: | 1107 |
Richer was bishop of Verdun from 1089 to 1107. Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, who decided to join the First Crusade ceded the County of Verdun to Richer in 1095. Richer soon granted the county to Godfrey's brother, Baldwin, but Baldwin also joined the crusade.