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

Birth Date: 1099

Birth Location: Guernon castle, Calvados, France

Death Date: 16 December 1153

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: Ranulf Chester

Mother: Lucy Bolingbroke

Spouse(s): Maud Gloucester

Children(s): Hugh Chester

In 1099, Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester / entered the world in Guernon castle, Calvados, France, born to Ranulf Le Meschin 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Lucy Of Bolingbroke. Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Of Gloucester, and had children including Hugh De Keviloc 5Th Earl Of Chester. Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester / passed away in 1153 in Cheshire, England.

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  • In 1099, Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester // entered the world in Guernon castle, Calvados, France, born to Ranulf Le Meschin 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Lucy Of Bolingbroke.
  • Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester // married Maud Of Gloucester, and had children including Hugh De Keviloc 5Th Earl Of Chester.
  • Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester // passed away in 1153 in Cheshire, England.

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Ranulf Chester's Ancestors

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Ranulf Chester
1099–1153
Birth Place: Guernon castle, Calvados, France
Parents
Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester
1070–1129
Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lucy (of) Bolingbroke
1074–1138
Lincolnshire, England
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Ranulf Chester's Descendants

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Ranulf (de Gernon, 4th Earl of) Chester (1099–16 December 1153) m. Maud (of) Gloucester (–29 July 1190)
  1. 1. Hugh (de Keviloc, 5th Earl of) Chester 1147–1181
    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

Ranulf Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1099
1099
Birth of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester // in Guernon castle, Calvados, France
Guernon castle, Calvados, France
1153
16 December 1153
Age 54
Death of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester // in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1099
    Event Place: Guernon castle, Calvados, France
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1153
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Millennium File

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