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Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester 1070–1129 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1070

Birth Location: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Death Date: 27 Jan 1129

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

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Spouse(s): Lucy Chester

Children(s): Alice Chester

In 1070, Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester entered the world in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Randulf De Bichessart And Maud. Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester married Lucy Thoroldsdottir Of Lincoln Countess Of Chester, and had children including Alice De Gernon Of Chester, Ranulph Iv De Briquessart Le Meschin De Bayeux Vicomte De Bayeux 2Nd Earl Of Chester. Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester passed away in 1129 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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  • In 1070, Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester entered the world in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, born to Randulf De Bichessart And Maud.
  • Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester married Lucy Thoroldsdottir Of Lincoln Countess Of Chester, and had children including Alice De Gernon Of Chester, Ranulph Iv De Briquessart Le Meschin De Bayeux Vicomte De Bayeux 2Nd Earl Of Chester.
  • Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester passed away in 1129 in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Ranulph Chester
1070–1129
Birth Place: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
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Ranulph (III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of) Chester (26 Jun 1070–27 Jan 1129) m. Lucy (Thoroldsdottir of Lincoln, Countess of) Chester (23 May 1074–Abt. 1136)
  1. 1. Alice (de Gernon of) Chester 1094–1128 m. Richard (Earl Pembroke Fitzgilbert de) Clare 1094–1136 m. Robert (de Condet (Cundy), Lord of) Thorngate 1106–1141
    1. 1. Roger ("the Good" Fitzgilbert de Clare, Earl of) Hertford 1116–1173 m. Matilda ((Maud) de St. Hilaire, Countess Of) Sussex 1130–1193
      1. 1. Richard (de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, 4th Earl of Gloucester (jure) uxoris) 1162–1217 m. Amice (FitzWilliam, 4th Countess of) Gloucester 1160–1220
        1. 1. Gilbert (de Clare, , 4th Earl of Hertford, 1st Earl of) Gloucester 1180–1230 m. Lady (Isabel Marshall, Countess de Clare and) Cornwall 1200–1240 m. Isabel (Marshall, Countess of) Cornwall 1200–1240

Ranulph Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1070
26 Jun 1070
Birth of Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester in Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
1129
27 Jan 1129
Age 59
Death of Ranulph III "de Briquessart" "le Meschin" de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bayeux, 1st Earl of Chester in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1070
    Event Place: Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1129
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

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