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Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester 1070–1128 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1070

Birth Location: Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Death Date: 29 Jan 1128

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Ranulph Bayeux

Mother: Marguerite dAvranches

Spouse(s): Lucy Bolingbroke

Children(s): Ranulf Chester

In 1070, Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester entered the world in Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Ranulph Ii De Briquessart Demeschines Viscount Of Bayeux And Marguerite Mathilda Maud Davranches. Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester married Lucy Of Bolingbroke, and had children including Ranulf Ii De Gernon 4Th Earl Of Chester. Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester passed away in 1128 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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  • In 1070, Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester entered the world in Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Ranulph Ii De Briquessart Demeschines Viscount Of Bayeux And Marguerite Mathilda Maud Davranches.
  • Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester married Lucy Of Bolingbroke, and had children including Ranulf Ii De Gernon 4Th Earl Of Chester.
  • Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester passed away in 1128 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Ranulf Chester's Ancestors

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Ranulf Chester
1070–1128
Birth Place: Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Parents
Ranulph II de Briquessart DeMeschines, Viscount of Bayeux
1050–1129
Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Marguerite (Mathilda Maud) dAvranches
1054–1120
Avranches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Grandparents
RANULPH MESCHINES
1021–1089
Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
ALIX DENORMANDY
1021–1121
Normandy, France
Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandy
1001–1028
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandie
–1027
Judith Rennes
–1017

Ranulf Chester's Descendants

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Ranulf (le Meschin 3rd Earl of) Chester (26 Jun 1070–29 Jan 1128) m. Lucy (of) Bolingbroke (23 May 1074–Abt. 1138)
  1. 1. Ranulf (II de Gernon 4th Earl of) Chester 1099–1153 m. Maud ("FitzRobert" of Gloucester aka Maud FitzRobert de) Caen 1120–1189
    1. 1. Hugh (Kevelioc 5th Earl of) Chester 1147–1181 m. Bertrade (de Montfort of) Evreux 1155–1189
      1. 1. Lady (Agnes De) Kevelioch. 1174–1247 m. William (de Ferrers 4th Earl of) Derby. 1168–1247
        1. 1. William (De Ferrers (Earl of Derby)) III 1200–1254 m. Margaret (De) Quincy 1218–1284 m. Sibyl Marshall 1206–1245

Ranulf Chester's Timeline

4 Records

1070
1070
Birth of Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester in Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1070
26 Jun 1070
Birth of Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester in Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1128
29 Jan 1128
Age 58
Death of Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester in Chester, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
1129
29 Jan 1129
Age 59
Death of Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1070
    Event Place: Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1070
    Event Place: Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1129
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1128
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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