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

Birth Date: 1099

Birth Location: Guernon Castle, Normandy, France

Death Date: 16 Dec 1153

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Ranulf Chester

Mother: Lucy Bolingbroke

Spouse(s): Maud Caen

Children(s): Hugh Chester

Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester was born in 1099 in Guernon Castle, Normandy, France, the child of Ranulf Le Meschin 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Lucy Of Bolingbroke. Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Fitzrobert Of Gloucester Aka Maud Fitzrobert De Caen, and had children including Hugh Kevelioc 5Th Earl Of Chester. Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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  • Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester was born in 1099 in Guernon Castle, Normandy, France, the child of Ranulf Le Meschin 3Rd Earl Of Chester And Lucy Of Bolingbroke.
  • Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Fitzrobert Of Gloucester Aka Maud Fitzrobert De Caen, and had children including Hugh Kevelioc 5Th Earl Of Chester.
  • Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Ranulf Chester's Ancestors

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Ranulf Chester
1099–1153
Birth Place: Guernon Castle, Normandy, France
Parents
Ranulf le Meschin 3rd Earl of Chester
1070–1128
Gernon Castle, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lucy (of) Bolingbroke
1074–1138
Spalding, Lincolnshire, ENG
Grandparents
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
Thorold (Sheriff of) Lincoln
1040–1065
Spalding, Lincolnshire, ENG
Great-Grandparents
RANULPH MESCHINES
1021–1089
ALIX DENORMANDY
1021–1121
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Normandy
1001–1028

Ranulf Chester's Descendants

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Ranulf (II de Gernon 4th Earl of) Chester (1099–16 Dec 1153) m. Maud ("FitzRobert" of Gloucester aka Maud FitzRobert de) Caen (1120–29 Jul 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
        1. 1. Elizabeth (De) Ferrers 1209–1297 m. Sir (WILLIAM MARSHALL) * 1214–1264
        2. 2. Robert (III 6th Earl Derby De) Ferrers 1239–1278
        3. 3. Sir (William IV de Ferrers Lord of) Groby 1240–1287
        4. 4. Joan (De) Ferrers 1232–1267
        5. 5. Agnes (of Derby De) Ferrers 1244–1281
        6. 6. William Ferrers 1240–1287
        7. 7. Joan (De) Ferrers 1248–1310
        8. 8. Agnes Ferrers 1224–1290
        9. 9. John Ferrers 1238–1287
        10. 10. Maud Ferrers 1228–1298
        11. 11. Isabella Ferrers 1226–1260
        12. 12. Sibyl (de) Ferrers 1236–1281
        13. 13. Eleanor Ferrers 1220–1274
        14. 14. Agatha (De) Ferrers 1240–1306

Ranulf Chester's Timeline

4 Records

1099
1099
Birth of Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester in Castle Gernon, Normandy, France
Castle Gernon, Normandy, France
1099
1099
Birth of Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester in Guernon Castle, Normandy, France
Guernon Castle, Normandy, France
1153
16 1153
Age 54
Death of Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester in England
England
1153
16 Dec 1153
Age 54
Death of Ranulf II de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1099
    Event Place: Castle Gernon, Normandy, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1099
    Event Place: Guernon Castle, Normandy, France
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 1153
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1153
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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