Ranulf "The Viscount" DE BRIQUESSART
(-Abt 1089)
Margaret GOZ
Thorold/Turold OF LINCOLN Earl of Mercia
(Abt 1040-1079)
Alvarissa (?) MALET
Ranulf LE MESCHIN 3d Earl of Chester
(1070-1129)
Lucy THOROLDSDOTTIR of Bolingbroke
(1074-Abt 1136)

Ranulf DE GERNON 4th Earl of Chester
(Bef 1100-1153)

 

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1. Maud FITZ ROBERT

Ranulf DE GERNON 4th Earl of Chester

  • Born: Bef 1100, Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France
  • Marriage (1): Maud FITZ ROBERT about 1141
  • Died: 16 Dec 1153
  • Buried: St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England

  General Notes:

Ranulph de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester was born before 1100 at Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France. He was the son of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Lucy (?). He married Maud fitz Robert, daughter of Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon, circa 1141.
He died on 16 December 1153, supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, of Nottingham.1 He was buried at St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England.
He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] circa 1129.
He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Chester [E., 1121] circa 1129.
He held the office of Constable of Lincoln in 1136, by King Stephen.
He fought in the Battle of Lincoln on 2 February 1141, against King Stephen.
On 29 August 1146 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, he was seized at court by King Stephen, in return for his part in the Battle of Lincoln.
Child of Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and Maud fitz Robert

Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester+2 b. c 1147, d. 30 Jun 1181

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulf_de_Gernon,_4th_Earl_of_Chester


Ranulf married Maud FITZ ROBERT, daughter of Robert FITZROY 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel (Sybil) FITZHAMON, about 1141. (Maud FITZ ROBERT died on 29 Jul 1189.)


J. Ferran 27/08/2024


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