Meschin, Ranulph Le
- 1129
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Meschin, Ranulph Le (son of Ranulph Vicomte de Bayeux and Maud, d'Avranches Margaret); died in 1129. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Earl of Chester
Notes:
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Ranulph, also styled "de Briquessart," was Vicomte de Bayeux in Normandy;
first cousin and heir to the last Earl (whom he succeeded as Vicomte
d'Avranches, etc.); became Earl of Chester in 1120; Commander of Royal
Forces in Normandy, 1124. {-"The Complete Peerage," London, Vol. 3, pp.
164-5.} He was Vicomte of the Bessin and in 1121 Vicomte also of the
Avranchin. He "held the new Cumbrian gains of the Norman house in a block
of land stretching from Stainmore west to the sea and from Carlisle south
to the Derwent" prior to his accession to the earldom of Chester {-"The
Northerners," J. C. Holt (Oxford: Clarendon, 1961), p. 214}. He is buried
in St. Werburg at Chester, England.Ranulph married on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Meschines, Adeliza died in 1128.
2. Ranulph Vicomte de Bayeux (son of Ranulph, Vicomte of Bessin I and Normandy, Alice of); died after Apr 1089. married Maud, d'Avranches Margaret on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maud, d'Avranches Margaret (daughter of de Goz, Richard Vicomted'Avranches and Conteville, Emma de). Notes:
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Margaret (or Mathilde) is sister of Hughes d'Avranches, First Earl of
Chester (d.1101) - Hughes' son Richard was the second Earl, but died
without issue in 1120 and was succeeded by Margaret's son (the 2nd Earl's
first cousin).Children:
- 1. Meschin, Ranulph Le died in 1129.
Generation: 3
4. Ranulph, Vicomte of Bessin I (son of Anschitil, Vicomte ofBessin). Notes:
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Ranulph found at the Battle of Val-ed-Dunes in 1047.I married Normandy, Alice of on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Normandy, Alice of (daughter of Richard, Duke of Normandy III and Adelaide Princess of France). Notes:
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Parents from Carr P. Collins, Jr., "Royal Ancestors of Magna Charta Barons"
(Dallas: 1959), p. 262." Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 132A-24 states
Alice is dau. of Richard III by an unknown mistress.Children:
- 2. Ranulph Vicomte de Bayeux died after Apr 1089.
6. de Goz, Richard Vicomted'Avranches (son of Goz, Turstain de ViscomteD'exmes and Monterolier, Judith de); died after 1082. Richard married Conteville, Emma de on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Conteville, Emma de (daughter of de Conteville, Herlouin (De Burgo) and Falaise, Herleve of). Notes:
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Half-sister of William the Conqueror.Children:
Generation: 4
8. Anschitil, Vicomte ofBessin died after 1031. Children:
10. Richard, Duke of Normandy III (son of Richard, Duke of Normandy II and Brittany, Judith of); died on 6 Sep 1028. III + Adelaide Princess of France. (daughter of Robert, King of France II and Taillefer, of Provence Constance de) was born in 1009; died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Adelaide Princess of France was born in 1009 (daughter of Robert, King of France II and Taillefer, of Provence Constance de); died on 8 Jan 1079 in Messinesmonastre. Notes:
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Adelaide (also known as Adelisa of France) may be daughter of Robert II and
another wife.Notes:
Married:
her first of twoChildren:
12. Goz, Turstain de ViscomteD'exmes (son of Onfroy, Viscount D'exmes). Notes:
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Turstain was Viscomte 1035-41.Turstain married Monterolier, Judith de on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Monterolier, Judith de Children:
- 6. de Goz, Richard Vicomted'Avranches died after 1082.
14. de Conteville, Herlouin (De Burgo) (son of Bourg, Count of Comyn John de). Notes:
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{Ref: "Falaise Roll...", M. Jackson Crispin & Leonce Macary (London: Butler &
Tanner, 1938), Tables III & IV.}Herlouin married Falaise, Herleve of on Yes, date unknown. Herleve was born about 1012; died about 1050. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Falaise, Herleve of was born about 1012; died about 1050. Notes:
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Herleve is daughter of Robert, a tanner of Falaise. She is called Robert's
"Danish" wife [not married before clergy]. She was previously a mistress to
Robert I [The Devil], Duke of Normandy (parents of WIlliam the Conqueror)...
having two other children, Odo & Robert. Then she "married" Herlouin.Children: