Gernon, Earl of Chester Ranulph de

Male 1100 - 1153  (53 years)


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  • Name Gernon, Ranulph de  [1
    Title Earl of Chester 
    Birth 1100  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Dec 1153  [1
    Burial Chester Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • [dunbar_tree.FTW]

      Ranulph was born by 1100. He was the Earl of Chester and also the Vicomte
      d'Avranches, etc. in Normandy. Held the Castle of Lincoln. As an
      opportunist, he switched sides several times in the wars for the Crown and
      some say was poisoned by his wife and William Peverell of Nottingham.
      {ref."The Complete Peerage," London: St. Catherine Press, Vol. 3, pp.
      164-5.} Tradition is that he died by poison administered by his wife.
    Person ID I1075  Bratt Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2015 

    Father Taillebois, Ivo   d. 1114 
    Mother Malet, Lucia 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gloucester, Maud of,   b. de Caen Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1189 
    Marriage Abt 1141  [1
    Children 
    +1. Hugh Earl of Chester,   b. 1147, Kevelioc, co. Merioneth Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1181, Leeke, Co. Stafford Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Family ID F489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2015 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Albert E. Myers, Dunbar family tree.
      Date of Import: Mar 1, 2003