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Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester 1099–1153 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1099

Birth Location: Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France

Death Date: December 16, 1153

Death Location: St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.)

Father: Ranulph Bayeux

Mother: Lucy Chester

Spouse(s): Maud Chester

Children(s): Hugh Chester

In 1099, Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester entered the world in Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France, born to Ranulph Iii De Bayeux 3Rd Earl Of Chester Vicomte Of Bayeux And Lucy Thoroldsdottir Of Lincoln Countess Of Chester. Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Matilda Of Gloucester Fitzrobert Countess Of Chester, and had children including Hugh De Kevelioc 5Th Earl Of Chester. Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.).

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  • In 1099, Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester entered the world in Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France, born to Ranulph Iii De Bayeux 3Rd Earl Of Chester Vicomte Of Bayeux And Lucy Thoroldsdottir Of Lincoln Countess Of Chester.
  • Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Matilda Of Gloucester Fitzrobert Countess Of Chester, and had children including Hugh De Kevelioc 5Th Earl Of Chester.
  • Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.).

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Ranulf Chester's Ancestors

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Ranulf Chester
1099–1153
Birth Place: Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France
Parents
Ranulph III de Bayeux, 3rd earl of Chester, vicomte of Bayeux
1070–1129
Briquessart, Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lucy (Thoroldsdottir of Lincoln, Countess of) Chester
1074–1136
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Ranulph (II 'le Meschin' de) Bayeux
1047–1129
Bayeux, Calvados, Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Ranulph Bessin
1017–1047
Alix Normandie
1021–1121
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Comte Bayeux
–1031
Poppa Senlis
–1026
Richard Normandy
1001–1027

Ranulf Chester's Descendants

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Ranulf (de Gernon, 4th Earl of) Chester (1099–December 16, 1153) m. Maud (Matilda of Gloucester FitzRobert, Countess of) Chester (1120–July 29, 1189)
  1. 1. Hugh (de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of) Chester 1147–1181
    1. 1. Amicia (Kevelioc de) Meschines 1167–1200 m. Sir (Rafe de Mainwaring, Justice of Chester) MP 1155–1210
      1. 1. Lady (Bertrade de) Mainwaring 1196–1246 m. Sir (Henry) d'Audley 1175–1246
        1. 1. Lord (James de) Aldithley 1225–1272

Ranulf Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1099
1099
Birth of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester in Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France
Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France
1153
December 16, 1153
Age 54
Death of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester in St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.)
St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1099
    Event Place: Castle Gernon or Capelle-les-Grands, Eure, Upper Normandy, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 16, 1153
    Event Place: St Werburgh, Chester, Cheshire, England (Supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham.)

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