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Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven 1072–1131 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1072

Birth Location: Gernon Castle, Normandie, France

Death Date: abt 1131

Death Location: Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Father: Ranulph Knight

Mother: Lady Bolingbroke

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Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven was born in 1072 in Gernon Castle, Normandie, France, the child of Ranulph Ii Ranulf De Meschines 1St Earl Of Chester Vicomte Of Avranches Bayeux And Brisequessart Commander Of The Royal Forces Norman Knight And Lady Lucy Lucia De Taillebois Countess Of Avranches Bayeux Bolingbroke. Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven passed away in 1131 in Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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  • Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven was born in 1072 in Gernon Castle, Normandie, France, the child of Ranulph Ii Ranulf De Meschines 1St Earl Of Chester Vicomte Of Avranches Bayeux And Brisequessart Commander Of The Royal Forces Norman Knight And Lady Lucy Lucia De Taillebois Countess Of Avranches Bayeux Bolingbroke.
  • Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven passed away in 1131 in Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ranulph Knight
1070–1129
Birth Location: Castle Gernon, Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
RK
Lady Bolingbroke
1074–1136
Birth Location: Lincoln Castle, Spalding, Mercia, (Lincolnshire), England
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Craven's Ancestors

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Sir Craven
1072–1131
Birth Place: Gernon Castle, Normandie, France
Parents
Ranulph II Ranulf de Meschines, 1st Earl of Chester, Vicomte of Avranches, Bayeux, and Brisequessart, Commander of The Royal Forces, Norman Knight
1070–1129
Castle Gernon, Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Lady (Lucy Lucia de Taillebois, Countess of Avranches, Bayeux,) Bolingbroke
1074–1136
Lincoln Castle, Spalding, Mercia, (Lincolnshire), England
Grandparents
Ranulph ("The Rich" de Bayeux, Vicomte De Bayeux, Battle of) Hastings
1017–1089
Bayeux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Alix (de Normandie, Countess De) Bayeux
1021–1098
Falais, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Ivo (de Roumare de Taillebois, Plantagenet 1st Baron of Kentdale, The Earl of Holland &) Ratcliffe
1036–1114
Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
Lucia (de Mercia, Countess) Lincolnshire
1040–1136
Spalding Castle, Mercia, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ancitel Bayeux
–1031
Poppa DeBayeux
–1026
Richard Normandie
1000–1027
Adela Normandy
1009–1079
Geoffrey Plantagenets
1000–1046
Ermengarde Burgundy
1018–1076
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Balso Bayeux
Poppa Sulzbach
–1020
Adalind Gurvand
–1037
Richard Normandy
–1026
Judith Brittany)
–1017
Robert Franks
–1031
Constance Toulouse
–1032
Geoffrey Plantagenets
–1046
Beatrice Gastinais
–1005
Fulk of
–1040
Hildegarde Metz
–1046

Sir Craven's Timeline

2 Records

1072
abt 1072
Birth of Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven in Gernon Castle, Normandie, France
Gernon Castle, Normandie, France
1131
abt 1131
Age 59
Death of Sir William I de Meschines, Earl of Skipton, Baron Meschines of Craven in Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1072
    Event Place: Gernon Castle, Normandie, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1131
    Event Place: Skipton Castle, Craven, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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