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Matilda of Chester 1171–1233 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1171

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Death Date: 6 Jan 1233

Death Location: Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England

Father: Hugh Chester

Mother: Bertrade Montfort

Spouse(s): David Huntingdon

Children(s): Margaret Huntingdon

Matilda of Chester / was born in 1171 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, the child of Hugh De Kevelioc 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Bertrade D Evereux De Montfort. Matilda of Chester married David Huntingdon 8Th Earl Of Huntingdon, and had children including Margaret Huntingdon. Matilda of Chester / passed away in 1233 in Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Matilda of Chester // was born in 1171 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, the child of Hugh De Kevelioc 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Bertrade D Evereux De Montfort.
  • Matilda of Chester // married David Huntingdon 8Th Earl Of Huntingdon, and had children including Margaret Huntingdon.
  • Matilda of Chester // passed away in 1233 in Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Chester
1147–1181
Birth Location: Kevelioc (Cyfeiliog), Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
HC
Bertrade Montfort
1155–1227
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

David Huntingdon
1152–1219
Birth Location: Sterling, Sterlingshire, Scotland
DH

Children(s)

Margaret Huntingdon
1194–1233
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
MH

Matilda Chester's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Chester
1171–1233
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Parents
Hugh de Kevelioc 3rd Earl of Chester
1147–1181
Kevelioc (Cyfeiliog), Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Bertrade (d'Evereux de) Montfort
1155–1227
Chester, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Ranulf (de Gernon, Earl of) Chester
1099–1153
Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France
Maud (FitzRobert Countess of) Chester
1120–1189
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Simon (III "le Chauve" de Montfort Comte) d'Evreux
1128–1181
Montfort-sur-Risle, Haute-Normandie, France
Mathilde (Amicia Countess of) Evreaux
1120–1169
Montfort sur Lisle, Eure, Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Ranulph Chester
1070–1129
Lucy Chester
1074–1136
Robert Gloucester
1090–1147
Maud Creuilly
1094–1157
Amauri d'Evreux
1070–1137
Agnès Rochefort
1118–1143
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ranulph Bayeux
1050–1129
Maud Goz
1054–1089
Thorold Lincoln
1030–1079
daughter Malet
1045–1107
Henry England
1068–1135
Robert Glamorgan
1050–1107
Sibyl Montgomery
1058–1107
Simon Montfort
1025–1087
Agnès d'Evreux
1030–1116
Anseau Rochefort
1069–1118
Beatrix Montlhéry
1073–1143

Matilda Chester's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (of) Chester (1171–6 Jan 1233) m. David (Huntingdon 8th Earl of) Huntingdon (1152–17 Jun 1219)
  1. 1. Margaret Huntingdon 1194–1233 m. Alan (mac Lochlan Lord of) Galloway 1175–1234
    1. 1. Devorguilla (Nic Alan of) Galloway 1218–1290 m. John (de Baliol I, 5th Baron of) Bywell 1208–1268
      1. 1. Cecilia (de) Baliol 1240–1273 m. John (de) Burgh 1236–1279
        1. 1. Margaret (de) Burgh 1264–1304 m. Richard (Óg de Burgh 2nd Earl of) Ulster 1259–1326

Matilda Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1171
1171
Birth of Matilda of Chester // in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
1233
6 Jan 1233
Age 62
Death of Matilda of Chester // in Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England
Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1171
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1233
    Event Place: Abbey Saltre, Huntingtonshire, England
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