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| Name |
Meschin, Ranulph Le [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Earl of Chester [1] |
| Death |
1129 [1] |
| Notes |
- [dunbar_tree.FTW]
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.
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| Person ID |
I1131 |
Bratt Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
27 Sep 2015 |
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| Sources |
- [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003
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