Individual Details
Ranulf of Gernons
(1100 - 16 Dec 1153)
thePeerage.com
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester1
M, #4069, b. before 1100, d. 16 December 1153
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester was born before 1100 at Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France.1 He was the son of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Lucy (?).1 He married Maud fitz Robert, daughter of Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon, circa 1141.2 He died on 16 December 1153, supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, of Nottingham.1 He was buried at St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England.2
He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] circa 1129.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Chester [E., 1121] circa 1129.1 He held the office of Constable of Lincoln in 1136, by King Stephen.1 He fought in the Battle of Lincoln on 2 February 1141, against King Stephen.2 On 29 August 1146 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, he was seized at court by King Stephen, in return for his part in the Battle of Lincoln.2
Child of Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and Maud fitz Robert
Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester+2 b. c 1147, d. 30 Jun 1181
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 III, page 166. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 167.
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From Wikipedia
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester. (2016, April 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:13, May 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranulf_de_Gernon,_4th_Earl_of_Chester&oldid=713230923
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Sources for Ranulf de Gernon
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Page 193.
2 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1986-1987, Vols. 7-8, Page 62.
3 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 10.
4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 507, 509.
5 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.
6 Wikipedia, "Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
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From FindAGrave
Birth: 1100
Caen, France
Death: Dec. 16, 1153
Chester
Cheshire, England
Ranulph of Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, son of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st 3rd Earl of Chester and Lucy of Bolingbroke. He was born about 1100 in Normandy, France at the Cheateau Guernon.
Husband of Maud Fitz Robert, the daughter of Robert de Caen, the 1st Earl of Gloucester and the granddaughter of King Henry I of England. They married about about 1141 and had one surviving son, Hugh de Levelioc. Other possible children include Richard of Chester who died at the age of five, and a Beatrice who married Raoul de Malpas. Ranulph also had an illegitimate son, Robert FitzCount who died before 1166.
Both parents were influential landowners, his father having created the Earl of Chester lineage. Ranulf succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches in Normandy about 1129, then succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Chester, and held the office of Constable of Lincoln in 1136 for King Stephen. He also founded an abbey in Wales for the monks from the Norman congregation of Savigny.
When King David of Scotland invaded England during Stephen's reign, he took many parts of Cumberland, including lands once belonging to Ranulph's father. At the Treaty of Durham in 1139, Stephen gave David even more of Ranulph's family lands, Ranulph prepared a revolt to take back his lordship in the north. When Ranulph's plant to capture Matilda's son, Prince Henry, went awry, Ranulph turned to Lincoln Castle, aided by his and his brother's wives dressed in ordinary clothes, escorted by knights. They were able to seize the castle and expel the royal guards. Stephen gave Ranulph control of Lincolnshire and Derby, returned to London only to received pleas from the citizens to imprison the brothers based on the treatment the brothers imposed. Stephen returned to Lincoln with reinforcements, resulting in Ranulph's new fidelity to Empress Matilda and the Battle of Lincoln on 02 February 1141 when Stephen was deposed and Matilda ruled again until she exchanged Stephen and the crown for her brother, Robert. Ranulph was again on the wrong side of the crown.
After the unsuccessful siege of Lincoln Castle, Ranulph switched his loyalties back to Stephen, leaving Ranulph to quarrel directly with King David of Scotland for his properties. Stephen was about to support Ranulph in a campaign against the Welsh when Stephen was warned by his advisors the Earl had planned a conspiracy against Stephen, who instead provoked Ranulph with the demand for all royal properties. Ranulph refused and was imprisoned, seized at court on 29 August 1146 at Northampton. Ranulph was finally released on the condition he would surrender the royal lands and promise to never resist Stephen again. When he was released, Ranulph immediately flew into a raged revolt, this time forcing the Clares of Hertford into the conflict.
Ranulph met with Prince Henry and King David at Carlisle to plan an attack on York against Stephen's son, Eustace, which failed miserably. Eventually, Stephen lost control and soon to be King Henry II granted Staffordshire to Ranulph.
Ranulph was poisoned while a guest in the home of William Peverell in Nottingham, along with three of his men. The men died immediately, Ranulph died an agonizing death late that year, leaving his lands to his son, Hugh. The lands Ranulph held when Stephen took command were honored while remaining lands were revoked. When young Henry became king, he exiled Peverell for the murder.
It was rumored Ranulph's wife, Maud, had a hand in his murder, but nothing was ever proved. Ranulph did grant her a servant on his death bed, and she served as her minor son's guardian for nine years.
Family links:
Parents:
Ranulf Le Meschin (1070 - 1128)
Lucy of Bolingbroke (1079 - 1138)
Spouse:
Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189)*
Children:
Hugh de Kevelioc (1147 - 1181)*
Sibling:
Ranulf de Gernon (1099 - 1153)**
Ranulf of Gernons (1100 - 1153)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Chester Cathedral
Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority
Cheshire, England
Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Record added: Feb 25, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85696826
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester1
M, #4069, b. before 1100, d. 16 December 1153
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester was born before 1100 at Castle of Gernon, Normandy, France.1 He was the son of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Lucy (?).1 He married Maud fitz Robert, daughter of Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon, circa 1141.2 He died on 16 December 1153, supposedly poisoned by his wife and William Peverell, of Nottingham.1 He was buried at St. Werburg's, Chester, Cheshire, England.2
He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] circa 1129.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Chester [E., 1121] circa 1129.1 He held the office of Constable of Lincoln in 1136, by King Stephen.1 He fought in the Battle of Lincoln on 2 February 1141, against King Stephen.2 On 29 August 1146 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, he was seized at court by King Stephen, in return for his part in the Battle of Lincoln.2
Child of Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and Maud fitz Robert
Hugh of Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester+2 b. c 1147, d. 30 Jun 1181
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 III, page 166. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 167.
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From Wikipedia
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester. (2016, April 2). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:13, May 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranulf_de_Gernon,_4th_Earl_of_Chester&oldid=713230923
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Sources for Ranulf de Gernon
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Page 193.
2 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1986-1987, Vols. 7-8, Page 62.
3 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 10.
4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 507, 509.
5 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.
6 Wikipedia, "Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
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From FindAGrave
Birth: 1100
Caen, France
Death: Dec. 16, 1153
Chester
Cheshire, England
Ranulph of Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, son of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st 3rd Earl of Chester and Lucy of Bolingbroke. He was born about 1100 in Normandy, France at the Cheateau Guernon.
Husband of Maud Fitz Robert, the daughter of Robert de Caen, the 1st Earl of Gloucester and the granddaughter of King Henry I of England. They married about about 1141 and had one surviving son, Hugh de Levelioc. Other possible children include Richard of Chester who died at the age of five, and a Beatrice who married Raoul de Malpas. Ranulph also had an illegitimate son, Robert FitzCount who died before 1166.
Both parents were influential landowners, his father having created the Earl of Chester lineage. Ranulf succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches in Normandy about 1129, then succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Chester, and held the office of Constable of Lincoln in 1136 for King Stephen. He also founded an abbey in Wales for the monks from the Norman congregation of Savigny.
When King David of Scotland invaded England during Stephen's reign, he took many parts of Cumberland, including lands once belonging to Ranulph's father. At the Treaty of Durham in 1139, Stephen gave David even more of Ranulph's family lands, Ranulph prepared a revolt to take back his lordship in the north. When Ranulph's plant to capture Matilda's son, Prince Henry, went awry, Ranulph turned to Lincoln Castle, aided by his and his brother's wives dressed in ordinary clothes, escorted by knights. They were able to seize the castle and expel the royal guards. Stephen gave Ranulph control of Lincolnshire and Derby, returned to London only to received pleas from the citizens to imprison the brothers based on the treatment the brothers imposed. Stephen returned to Lincoln with reinforcements, resulting in Ranulph's new fidelity to Empress Matilda and the Battle of Lincoln on 02 February 1141 when Stephen was deposed and Matilda ruled again until she exchanged Stephen and the crown for her brother, Robert. Ranulph was again on the wrong side of the crown.
After the unsuccessful siege of Lincoln Castle, Ranulph switched his loyalties back to Stephen, leaving Ranulph to quarrel directly with King David of Scotland for his properties. Stephen was about to support Ranulph in a campaign against the Welsh when Stephen was warned by his advisors the Earl had planned a conspiracy against Stephen, who instead provoked Ranulph with the demand for all royal properties. Ranulph refused and was imprisoned, seized at court on 29 August 1146 at Northampton. Ranulph was finally released on the condition he would surrender the royal lands and promise to never resist Stephen again. When he was released, Ranulph immediately flew into a raged revolt, this time forcing the Clares of Hertford into the conflict.
Ranulph met with Prince Henry and King David at Carlisle to plan an attack on York against Stephen's son, Eustace, which failed miserably. Eventually, Stephen lost control and soon to be King Henry II granted Staffordshire to Ranulph.
Ranulph was poisoned while a guest in the home of William Peverell in Nottingham, along with three of his men. The men died immediately, Ranulph died an agonizing death late that year, leaving his lands to his son, Hugh. The lands Ranulph held when Stephen took command were honored while remaining lands were revoked. When young Henry became king, he exiled Peverell for the murder.
It was rumored Ranulph's wife, Maud, had a hand in his murder, but nothing was ever proved. Ranulph did grant her a servant on his death bed, and she served as her minor son's guardian for nine years.
Family links:
Parents:
Ranulf Le Meschin (1070 - 1128)
Lucy of Bolingbroke (1079 - 1138)
Spouse:
Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189)*
Children:
Hugh de Kevelioc (1147 - 1181)*
Sibling:
Ranulf de Gernon (1099 - 1153)**
Ranulf of Gernons (1100 - 1153)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Chester Cathedral
Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority
Cheshire, England
Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Record added: Feb 25, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85696826
Events
| Birth | 1100 | Caen, France | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1129 | 2nd Earl of Chester | |||
| Death | 16 Dec 1153 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |||
| Burial | Chester Cathederal, Chester, Cheshire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189) |
| Child | Hugh de Kevelioc (1147 - 1181) |
| Father | Ranulf le Meschin (1070 - 1129) |
| Mother | Lucy of Bolingbroke ( - 1138) |