Hawise was the daughter of
Richard I of Normandy and
Gunnor, and was sister of
Richard II "the Good", Duke of Normandy as well as
Robert,
Archbishop of Rouen, Count of
Evreux.
Duchess of Brittany Hawise and her two sisters all formed important dynastic alliances.
Emma of Normandy was twice Queen consort of England marrying firstly
Æthelred the Unready and secondly
Cnut the Great. This double alliance between Normandy and Brittany, probably designed to safeguard both families, certainly functioned as such regarding Brittany. In 1010 her regency and the reign of her young son Alan III was seriously challenged by the peasant revolts that had spread from Normandy into Brittany. Alan, encouraged by his mother, led the nobles to quash the rebellion. Hawise died on 21 February 1034. ==Issue==