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Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester 1147–1181 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1147

Birth Location: Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales

Death Date: 30 June 1181

Death Location: Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England

Father: Ranulf Chester

Mother: Maud Gloucester

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Children(s): Matilda Chester

In 1147, Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester / entered the world in Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales, born to Ranulf De Gernon 4Th Earl Of Chester And Maud Of Gloucester. Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester married Bertrade De Montfort, and had children including Matilda Of Chester. Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester / passed away in 1181 in Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England.

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  • In 1147, Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester // entered the world in Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales, born to Ranulf De Gernon 4Th Earl Of Chester And Maud Of Gloucester.
  • Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester // married Bertrade De Montfort, and had children including Matilda Of Chester.
  • Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester // passed away in 1181 in Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England.

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Hugh Chester's Ancestors

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Hugh Chester
1147–1181
Birth Place: Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales
Parents
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
1099–1153
Guernon castle, Calvados, France
Maud (of) Gloucester
–1190
of, Gloucs, England
Grandparents
Ranulf (le Meschin, 3rd Earl of) Chester
1070–1129
Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lucy (of) Bolingbroke
1074–1138
Lincolnshire, England
Robert, (1st Earl of) Gloucester
1100–1147
Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Mabel (of Gloucester) FitzHamon
1090–1157
Gloucestershire, England
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Hugh Chester's Descendants

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Hugh (de Keviloc, 5th Earl of) Chester (1147–30 June 1181)
  1. 1. Matilda (of) Chester 1163–1233 m. David (of Scotland, Earl of) Huntingdon 1144–1219
    1. 1. Ada (de) Huntingdon 1190–1265 m. Henry (de) Hastings 1190–1250
      1. 1. Henry (de) Hastings 1235–1269 m. Joan (de) Cantilupe 1242–1271
        1. 1. John (Hastings 1st Lord) Hastings 1262–1312 m. Isabel (le) Despencer 1270–1334

Hugh Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1147
1147
Birth of Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester // in Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales
Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales
1181
30 June 1181
Age 34
Death of Hugh de Keviloc, 5th Earl of Chester // in Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England
Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1147
    Event Place: Kevelioc, Merioneth, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1181
    Event Place: Leeke, Stafford, Eng, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

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