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Ranulph de Meschines, 1st Earl of Chester, Vicomte de Bayeux

Male Abt 1055 - 1129  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name Ranulph de Meschines 
    Suffix 1st Earl of Chester, Vicomte de Bayeux 
    Born Abt 1055 
    Gender Male 
    History Ranulph was the son of Ranulph de Meschines, vicomte de Bayeux, and Margaret Le Goz d\'Avranches. He became the largest landholder in Lindsey through his marriage to Lucia of Alkborough, the probable daughter of Turold of Bucknall, sheriff of Lincoln. They had a son and daughter who would have progeny.

    On 28 September 1106 at the battle of Tinchebray against Robert Curthose, duke of Normandy, Ranulph was commander of the first wing fighting for King Henry I.

    He succeeded his first cousin, Richard d\'Avranches, in the earldom of Chester in 1121. He held extensive lands in Cumberland, which he surrendered to Henry I upon receiving the earldom of Chester.   [1
    Died 1128/1129 
    Person ID I2600  Ellie Wood Keith
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018 

    Father Ranulph de Meschines, Vicomte de Bayeux,   d. Aft Mar 1089 
    Mother Margaret D'Avranches,   b. Abt 1049, Avranches, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1679  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy (Lucia of Alkborough) De Bolingbroke,   b. Abt 1080, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1138, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Alice (Adeliza) of Chester,   b. Abt 1101
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2018 
    Family ID F1678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Genealogics, Leo Van de Pas, http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00027600&tree=LEO.