3rd Earl of Chester Ranulf Meschin

Abt 1070 - 1129  (59 years)

• Name	Ranulf Meschin
  Title	3rd Earl of Chester
  Birth	Abt 1070	Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  With+Henry+I+in+Normandy	1106
  	he commanded one of the three divisions of the army at the battle of Tinchebrai 28 Sept
  Surrendered+lands+in+Cumbria	1120
  	As part of the terms of becoming 3rd Earl of Chester, Ranulph Meschin surrendered much of his wife's inheritance in Cumbria and Westmorland. This was much disputed by their son the 4th Earl when the lands were passed I the anarchy to David of Scotlan
  Wreck+of+the+White+Ship	1120
  	With the King's son, Wiliam the Aetheling, Richard earl of Chester and his wife. Because of this Ranulf obtained the Earldom of Chester
  Acceded+to+the+Earldom	1121
  _FSFTID	LZK6-P8K
  Burial	1129	St Werbugh's Church, Warburton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
  Death	Jan 1129	Chester, Cheshire, England
  Person ID	I29018	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Viscount of Bessin Ranulf de Briquessart,   b. Abt 1047, Normandy, France d. 1120, Bayeux, Normandy, France (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Viscountess of Bayeux Marguerite d'Avranches,   b. 1054, Avranches, Normandy, France d. 21 May 1136, Bayeux, Calvados, Lower Normandy, France (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1070	Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France
  Family ID	F11298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Countess of Chester Lucy of Bolingbroke,   b. Abt 1067, Lincolnshire, England d. 1138, Stixwould, Lincolnshire, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1100
  Children	1. Ranulf II de Gernon,   b. 1100, Normandy, France d. 16 Dec 1153, Cheshire, England (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F11274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023