Individual Details
Ranulf le Meschin
(Ca 1070 - Jan 1129)
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Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester1
M, #48941, b. circa 1070, d. 17 January 1128/29
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester was born circa 1070 at Briquessart, Livry, France.2 He was the son of Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin and Margaret d'Avranches.3,4 He married Lucy (?), daughter of Turold (?) and unknown daughter Malet, circa 1097.2 He died on 17 January 1128/29 at Chester, Cheshire, England.2,5 He was also reported to have died on 27 January 1128/29.5
He was also known as Ranulph de Briquessart.4 He gained the title of Vicomte de Bayeux [Normandy].4 He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] on 25 November 1120.4 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] in 1121.4 He was Commander of the Royal forces in Normandy in 1124.4
Children of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Lucy (?)
Alice de Meschines+1 b. c 1086
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester+4 b. b 1100, d. 16 Dec 1153
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 498. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 53. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 166.
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV, page 170.
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Sources for Ranulf III le Meschin
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, p. 193.
2 Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 125, 129, 225.
3 Wikipedia, "Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester1
M, #48941, b. circa 1070, d. 17 January 1128/29
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester was born circa 1070 at Briquessart, Livry, France.2 He was the son of Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessin and Margaret d'Avranches.3,4 He married Lucy (?), daughter of Turold (?) and unknown daughter Malet, circa 1097.2 He died on 17 January 1128/29 at Chester, Cheshire, England.2,5 He was also reported to have died on 27 January 1128/29.5
He was also known as Ranulph de Briquessart.4 He gained the title of Vicomte de Bayeux [Normandy].4 He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] on 25 November 1120.4 He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] in 1121.4 He was Commander of the Royal forces in Normandy in 1124.4
Children of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Lucy (?)
Alice de Meschines+1 b. c 1086
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester+4 b. b 1100, d. 16 Dec 1153
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 498. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 53. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 166.
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV, page 170.
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Sources for Ranulf III le Meschin
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, p. 193.
2 Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 125, 129, 225.
3 Wikipedia, "Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
Events
| Birth | Ca 1070 | Briquessart, Livry, France, | |||
| Death | Jan 1129 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | First Earl of Chester | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Vicomte de Bayeux |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy of Bolingbroke ( - 1138) |
| Child | Ranulf of Gernons (1100 - 1153) |
| Father | Ranulf II de Bayeux (1050 - 1120) |
| Mother | Margaret d'Avranches (1054 - ) |