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Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester 1100–1153 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1100

Birth Location: Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France

Death Date: 16 Dec 1153

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Ranulph Chester

Mother: Lucie Taillebois

Spouse(s): Maud Robert

Children(s):

The story of Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester began in 1100 in Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France. Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Fitz Robert. Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester began in 1100 in Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France.
  • Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester married Maud Fitz Robert.
  • Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester passed away in 1153 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ranulph Chester
1070–1128
Birth Location: Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
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Lucie Taillebois
1079–1138
Birth Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Maud Robert
1120–1189
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Ranulph Chester's Ancestors

Self
Ranulph Chester
1100–1153
Birth Place: Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France
Parents
Ranulph III "de briquessart" Meschines 3rd Earl of Chester
1070–1128
Livry, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lucie (De Mercia, Lincoln Countess of) Taillebois
1079–1138
Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Ranulph (De Meschines Vicomte De) Bayeux
1050–1129
Caen, Normandië, France
Margaret D'Avranches
1054–1136
Caen, Normandië, France
Thorold ((Turold) of Lincoln, (of Bucknell) Sheriff of Lincoln, Earl of) Mercia
1040–1079
Coventry, Lincolnshire, England
Lucy (Beatrice de) Malet
1044–1073
Granville, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Ranulph Bessin
1017–1089
ALIX DeNormandie
1021–1098
Richard d''Avranches
1025–1066
Emma Conteville
1029–1103
William Malet
1027–1071
Hesilia Crispin
1020–1086
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ancitel Bayeux
–1031
Poppa Bayeux
–1026
Richard Normandy
–1027
Unknown Mistress
1000–1079
Uchtred Northumbria
–1016
Ælfgifu England
–1098

Ranulph Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1100
1100
Birth of Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester in Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France
Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France
1153
16 Dec 1153
Age 53
Death of Ranulph IV De Gernon Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester in Chester, Cheshire, , England
Chester, Cheshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1100
    Event Place: Castle, Gernon, Normandy, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1153
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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