 Alan already held some property in Rouen, the capital of Normandy, and was lord of Richemont in Upper Normandy before September 1066.In 1066 or 1067, William of Normandy assented to the gift by Alan Comes (i.e.Alan Rufus) to St-Ouen de Rouen of the church of Saint-Sauveur without Rouen, and of the nearby church of Sainte Croix des Pelletiers, which had been his gift to Alan.