vicomte de Bayeaux Ranulf De Briquessart

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• Name: Ranulf the Viscount
• Reference Number: 11591

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Also called Ralph de Meschines.4,5 Ranulph II, vicomte de Bayeaux was born circa 1042 at Normandy, France. He was the son of Ranulph I, Vicomte du Bessin and Alix de Normandie.3 Ranulph II, vicomte de Bayeaux was regarded as an adult in 1066.6 He married Margaret d' Avranches, daughter of Richard le Goz, vicomte d' Avranches and Emma de Conteville, after 1066 at England. Ranulph II, vicomte de Bayeaux was living in April 1089.6 He was was commander of the Royal Forces in 1124 at Normandy, France. He died in 1128/29 at Chester, Cheshire, England. Ranulph II, vicomte de Bayeaux was buried in St. Werburg's, Chester, England.

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Ranulf — Margaret D' Avranches. Margaret (daughter of Richard Le Goz and Emma De Conteville) was born Abt 1046; died Abt 1136. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ranulf de Briquessart
• Reference Number: 9915

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Ranulph "le Meschin", 4th Earl of Chester also called "de Briquessart" from the commune of Livry where the earthworks of his castle are still visible, also called Ranulph "the Young" from the Latin "Mischinus" and also called Randal was born circa 1068. He was the son of Ranulph II, vicomte de Bayeaux and Margaret d' Avranches.

Ranulph first married Maud de Vere, daughter of Aubrey de Vere I and Beatrice de Ghisnes, circa 1089. He then married Lucy "the Countess" of Lincoln, daughter of Turold of Bucknell, Sheriff of Lincoln and N. N. Malet, circa 1098. Ranulph was her 3rd husband.

Ranulphwas the successor of Richard, 3rd Earl of Chester; Viscount of Avranches. He was granted the title Earl of Chester following the death, without issue, of his cousin Richard, the son of his uncle, Hugh d'Avranches, on 26 November 1119. He was 4th Earl of Chester at England between 1121 and 1129 and Viscount of Avranches at Normandy, France, between 1121 and 1129.

He was commander of the Royal Forces in 1124 at Normandy, France. Viscount of Bayeaux at Normandy, France, in 1129. He was the predecessor of Ranulph de Gernon, 5th Earl of Chester, Viscount of Avranches.

Ranulphwas buried in Abbey of St. Werburg's, Chester, England. He died circa 1129.


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Buried:
Chester Abbey

Ranulf — Lucy of Bolingbroke. Lucy (daughter of Thorold of Lincoln) was born Abt 1066; died Abt 1138. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 3845

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• Reference Number: 8612

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• Name: Ranulf le Meschin
• Reference Number: 3800

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Ranulph de Gernon, 5th Earl of Chester son of Ranulph "le Meschin", 4th Earl of Chester and Countess Lucy of Lincoln. He was born before 1100 at Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France.

Ranulph was the successor of Ranulph "le Meschin", 4th Earl of Chester, Viscount of Avranches. He was Viscount of Avranches at Normandy, France, between 1129 and 1153 and 5th Earl of Chester at England between 1129 and 16 December 1153.

Ranulph was one of the 5 Earls who witnessed the Charter to Salisbury granted at the Northampton Council of Henry I on 8 September 1131 at Northampton, England. He was made Constable of Lincoln by King Stephen in 1136.

He married Maud of Gloucester, daughter of Robert fitz Roy de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon, circa 1141 at Gloucestershire, England.

King Stephen laid siege to Lincoln castle. Supporters of Maud defeat the besiegers and Stephen is captured. On 2 February 1140/41 at the Battle of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Ranulph took part in the Battle of Lincoln against King Stephen, who was taken prisoner there, on 2 February 1140/41. He distinguished himself as a soldier both on the side of the Empress Maud and of that of King Stephen, with the greatest impartiality. He was seized at court by King Stephen, who he previously had fought against on 29 August 1146 at Northampton, England.

He was granted the city and castle of Chester by King Stephen, probably after the pacification in 1151. He was the predecessor of Hugh de Kevelioc, 6th Earl of Chester.

Ranulph died on 16 December 1153 at England. He died, under excommunication, supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.

He was a witness where Lord of Nottingham William Peverel the Younger supposedly, "as men said," the one who poisoned Ranulf de Gernham, Earl of Chester, on 16 December 1153. He was buried in St. Werburg's, Chester, England.


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Birth:
Guernon castle

Buried:
St. Werburg's

Died:
Succumbed to poisoning

Ranulph married Maud Fitzrobert Abt 1141, Gloucestershire, England. Maud (daughter of Robert Fitzroy and Mabel Fitzhamon) was born Abt 1124; died 29 Jul 1189. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 9916

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• Reference Number: 9917

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• Name: Adeliza de Meschines
• Reference Number: 16057

Alice married Richard Fitzgilbert De Clare 1116. Richard (son of Gilbert Fitz Richard and Alice De Claremont) was born , Clare, Suffolk, England; died 15 Apr 1136, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 3846

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• Reference Number: 3844

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• Reference Number: 37263

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Hugh de Kevelioc, 6th Earl of Chester married Bertred, daughter of Simon, Earl of Evereux, in Normandy.

Hugh was a witness where Countess of Huntindon, Maud de Meschines daughter and in her issue co-heir of Hugh de Kevilioc, Earl of Chester. Hugh was the successor of Ranulph de Gernon, 5th Earl of Chester; Viscount of Avranches. He was born in 1147 at Kevelioc, Merionethshire, Wales. He was the son of Ranulph de Gernon, 5th Earl of Chester and Maud of Gloucester. Hugh was Viscount of Avranches at Normandy, France, between 1153 and 1181 and 6th Earl of Chester at England between 1153 and 1181.

Hugh associated with N. N. (?) circa 1167 either first wife or a mistress?He married Bertrade de Montfort, daughter of Simon III de Montfort, comte de Évreux and Maud, in 1169 at Montfort, Normandy, France.

The Great Rebellion: Henry II versus his heir, Henry "the Young King", his two older brothers, the Earl of Leicester, the King of Scots, the King of France, and the Count of Flanders.

Hugh joined in the rebellion of the Earl of Leicester and the King of Scots against King Henry II, and in support of the monarch's son, Prince Henry, and taken prisoner, along with the Earl, at Alnwick in 1172/73. He was deprived of his earldom between July 1174 and January 1177. He rebelled against the king yet again, and was again pardoned and restored to his lands in 1176/77. He was restored to his earldom in January 1177. He died in 1181 at midsummer, Leek, Staffordshire, England, at age 34 years.

Hugh was the predecessor of Ranulph de Blundevil, 7th Earl of Chester; Viscount of Avranches.


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Hugh married (Unknown) France. [Group Sheet]

Hugh — Bertrade De Montfort. (daughter of Simon De Montfort, III) [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 16042

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Roger de Clare was a son of Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare and Alice de Gernon. He succeeded to the earldom when his brother Gilbert died without issue. In 1164 he assisted with the Constitutions of Clarendon. From his munificence to the Church and his numerous acts of piety, Roger was called the "Good Earl of Hertford".

He married (c. 1150) Maud de St. Hilary (1132-24 December 1193), daughter of James de St. Hilary and Aveline. Together they had seven children:

Mabel de Clare, d. 1204, m. (c. 1175), Nigel de Mowbray.
Richard de Clare, b. c. 1153, Tonbridge Castle, Kent, England, d. 28 November 1217, 3rd Earl of Hertford
James de Clare
Eveline (Aveline) de Clare, d. 4 June 1225, m. [1] (c. 1204), Geoffrey IV Fitz Piers (Fitz Peter), 1st Earl of Essex. m. [2] Sir William Munchensy, (b. c. 1184), son of Warin de Munchensy and Agnes Fitz John.
Roger de Clare, d. 1241, Middleton, Norfolk, England.
John de Clare
Henry de Clare

There is a first school, Roger de Clare School, in the village of Puckeridge, Hertfordshire, named after Roger de Clare.

Roger — Maud De St. Hilary. Maud (daughter of James De St. Hilary and Aveline) was born 1132; died 24 Dec 1193. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 16058

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• Name: Adelize de Tonbridge
• Reference Number: 16059

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• Reference Number: 16060

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• Reference Number: 16061