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Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester 1147–1181 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1147

Birth Location: Of, Merionethshire, , Wales

Death Date: 30 June 1181

Death Location: Leek,,Staffordshire,England

Father: Ranulph Meschines

Mother: Maud Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Bertrade DeMontfort

Children(s): Agnes ^

Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester was born in 1147 in Of, Merionethshire, , Wales, the child of Ranulph Iii Earl Of Chester De Meschines And Maud De Caen Plantagenet. Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester married Bertrade Demontfort, and had children including Agnes Alice De Meschines. Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester passed away in 1181 in Leek,,Staffordshire,England.

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Biography

  • Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester was born in 1147 in Of, Merionethshire, , Wales, the child of Ranulph Iii Earl Of Chester De Meschines And Maud De Caen Plantagenet.
  • Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester married Bertrade Demontfort, and had children including Agnes Alice De Meschines.
  • Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester passed away in 1181 in Leek,,Staffordshire,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ranulph Meschines
1100–1153
Birth Location: Gernon Castle, , Normandy, France
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Maud Plantagenet
1106–1189
Birth Location: , Gloucestershire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Bertrade DeMontfort
1155–1227
Birth Location: Montfort sur Risle, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
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Children(s)

Agnes ^
1174–1247
Birth Location: Tutbury Castle, Stafford, England
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Hugh Chester's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Chester
1147–1181
Birth Place: Of, Merionethshire, , Wales
Parents
Ranulph III (Earl of Chester) De Meschines
1100–1153
Gernon Castle, , Normandy, France
Maud (De Caen) Plantagenet
1106–1189
, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
Ranulf (le) Meschin
1070–1128
Briquessart, Livry, France
Lucy ("Lucia") Taillebois
1074–1136
Mercia, England
Robert deCaen
1090–1147
Caen, Normandy, France
Mabel Fitzhamon
1090–1157
Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
RANULF BAYEUX
1046–1116
MARGUERITE AVRANCHES
1050–1109
Thorold Thorold
1040–1065
Beatrice Malet
1044–1138
Henry England
1068–1136
Sybil Corbet
1077–1157
Robert Hamon
1059–1107
Sibyl Montgomery
1066–1107
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ranulf Meshines
1017–1089
Richard France
1025–1066
Lady France
1029–1103
Lord Malet
1027–1071
Hesilia Crispin
1016–1086
Guillaume Peverell
1024–1087
Queen (Concubine)
1031–1083
Sir CORBET
1042–1121
Catherine Alcester
1056–1121

Hugh Chester's Descendants

1.
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Hugh (de Meschines Earl of) Chester (1147–30 June 1181) m. Bertrade DeMontfort (1155–12 JUL 1227)
  1. 1. Agnes ((Alice) de Meschines) ^ 1174–1247 m. William (de Ferrers II) ^ 1162–1247
    1. 1. William (III '5th Earl of Derby' De) Ferrers 1193–1254 m. Sibyl Marshall 1209–1245 m. Margaret (de Quincy) ^ 1218–1280
      1. 1. Joan DeFerrers 1232–1267 m. William CHAMPERNON 1232–1304
        1. 1. Lady (Denise) Champernon 1268–1309 m. Lord (William) Botreaux 1264–1341

Hugh Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1147
1147
Birth of Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester in Of, Merionethshire, , Wales
Of, Merionethshire, , Wales
1181
30 June 1181
Age 34
Death of Hugh de Meschines Earl of Chester in Leek,,Staffordshire,England
Leek,,Staffordshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1147
    Event Place: Of, Merionethshire, , Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1181
    Event Place: Leek,,Staffordshire,England
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