Gernon, Earl of Chester Ranulph de
1100 - 1153 (53 years)1. Gernon, Earl of Chester Ranulph de was born in 1100; died on 16 Dec 1153; was buried in Chester. Notes:
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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.Ranulph married Gloucester, Maud of about 1141. Maud (daughter of Henry, Robert Fitz and Hammond, Mabel Fitz) was born in de Caen; died on 29 Jul 1189. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Hugh Earl of Chester was born in 1147 in Kevelioc, co. Merioneth; died in 1181 in Leeke, Co. Stafford.
Generation: 2
2. Hugh Earl of Chester (1.Ranulph1) was born in 1147 in Kevelioc, co. Merioneth; died in 1181 in Leeke, Co. Stafford. Notes:
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Hugh was sixth Earl of Chester and Vicomte of Avranchin and the Bessin
(1153-81). He was in rebellion against King Henry II and taken prisoner at
Alnwick 13 July 1174, but was restored in January, 1177.married D'Evereux, Bertrade in 1169. Bertrade (daughter of de Montfort, Count of Evreux Simon III and Beaumont, Maud de) was born in 1155; died in 1227. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Maud, of Chester was born in 1171; died in 1233.
Generation: 3
3. Maud, of Chester (2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born in 1171; died in 1233. of married David Earl of Huntingdon on 26 Aug 1190. (son of Huntingdon, Prince of Scotland Henry de and Warenne, Ada de) was born about 1144 in Jerdelay; died on 17 Jun 1219 in Yardley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Huntingdon, Isabel of died in 1252.
Generation: 4
4. Huntingdon, Isabel of (3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) died in 1252. Notes:
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{Either Isabel - this person or her husband's grandmother - are supposed to
be daughter of King William the Lion of Scotland - per Carr P. Collins,
"Royal Ancestors...", p. 226. But see comment for the other Isabel, ID6004
- this is the line accepted by AEM. "The Bruce Journal," I:1, p. 10 agrees
with the line shown here, and states that Isabel was co-heir with her
brother, John the Scot, Earl of Chester.}Isabel married Bruce, Robert Baron of Annandale on Yes, date unknown. Robert (son of Bruce, Baron of Annandale William and Christina) died in 1245. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Bruce, Robert was born in 1210; died on 31 Mar 1295 in Lochmaben Castle; was buried on 17 Apr 1295 in Gisburne Priory.
Generation: 5
5. Bruce, Robert (4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born in 1210; died on 31 Mar 1295 in Lochmaben Castle; was buried on 17 Apr 1295 in Gisburne Priory. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Lord of Annandale
Notes:
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Robert, 5th Lord of Annandale, was Regent of Scotland. He forfeited the
Crown of Scotland by refusing to do homage to King Edward I of England. He
is called "The Competitor." In 1291 he unsuccessfully competed with John
Baliol for the crown of Scotland.Robert married Clare, Isabel in May 1240. Isabel (daughter of Clare, Sir Gilbert de Earl and Marshall, Isabella) was born on 2 Nov 1226; died in 1264. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Bruce, Lord of Annandale Robert was born in Jul 1243 in Writtle; died on 14 Jun 1304.
Generation: 6
6. Bruce, Lord of Annandale Robert (5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born in Jul 1243 in Writtle; died on 14 Jun 1304. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Earl of Carrick
Notes:
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Earl of Carrick in right of his wife, he accompanied Prince Edward to the
Holy Land in 1269. Robert m. (2) Eleanor _____ (seen 1305; m. 2nd Richard
de Waleys). Robert resigned his earldom to his son Robert 27 October 1292.Robert married Carrick, Countess of Carrick Marjorie in 1271. Marjorie (daughter of Nigel Earl of Carrick and Stewart, Margaret) died in 1292. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Bruce, Lady Isabella was born about 1272; died in 1358.
- 8. Robert, King of Scots I was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Turnberry, Ayrshire(?); died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardross Castle, on the Clyde; was buried in Dunfermiline, Fifeshire.
Generation: 7
7. Bruce, Lady Isabella (6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born about 1272; died in 1358. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Queen of Norway
Notes:
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Isabella is eldest sister of King Robert I.Lady married Ranulph, Sir Thomas about 1292. Sir (son of Moray, Thomas of and Juliana) died after 1296. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Randolph, Earl of Moray Sir Thomas died on 28 Jul 1332 in Musselburgh, Scotland.
8. Robert, King of Scots I (6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born on 11 Jul 1274 in Turnberry, Ayrshire(?); died on 7 Jun 1329 in Cardross Castle, on the Clyde; was buried in Dunfermiline, Fifeshire. Notes:
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Robert, "the son of Robert de Bruce VII, earl of Carrick by right of his wife, Marjorie, was a
direct descendant of a Norman baron who accompanied William I to England." - Encycl. Brit.,
'56, 19:347. The earldom of Carrick was resigned to him by his father in 1292, was merged in
the crown of Scotland, and became extinct "with the failure of the royal male line of Bruce."
Robert is reported by "The Bruce Journal" (I:1) to have been born at Writtle Essex, crowned at
Scone 27 March 1306, regained Sotland's independence through victory at Bannockburn in June,
1314, etc. See "Robert Bruce," G. W. S. Barrow (U. of CA Press, 1965). Also see 1999 Web site:
http://www.infodex.demon.co.uk/index.htmlI married Mar, Isabel of in 1296. Isabel (daughter of Donald, Earl ofMar and Helen, of North Wales) died in 1297. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Bruce, Princess of Scotland Marjorie died on 2 Mar 1316.
Generation: 8
9. Randolph, Earl of Moray Sir Thomas (7.Lady7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) died on 28 Jul 1332 in Musselburgh, Scotland. Notes:
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Thomas was created Earl of Moray 1313-14. He was also Lord of Annandale
and of the Isle of Man, etc. Either his year of birth is wrong, or the dates
for his parents are wrong, or both.Sir married Stewart, Isabel about 1303. Isabel (daughter of Stewart, Sir John) was born about 1294. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
10. Bruce, Princess of Scotland Marjorie (8.I7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) died on 2 Mar 1316. Notes:
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Born by 1297, Marjorie was eventual heir of her father.Marjorie married Walter, Steward of Scotland in 1315. Steward (son of Bute, John of) was born in 1292; died on 9 Apr 1326. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Robert, King of Scots II was born on 2 Mar 1316; died on 3 May 1390 in Dundonald, Ayrshire.
Generation: 9
11. Randolph, Countess of Moray Lady Agnes (9.Sir8, 7.Lady7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) Notes:
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Agnes, known as "Black Agnes," succeeded her two brothers (who died without
heirs) and assumed the title, Countess of Moray, in 1346. Her brother
Thomas, 2nd Earl, died in August, 1332, 23 days after his father; their
brother John, 3rd Earl, escaped to France after Halidon in July 1333, was
regent in 1335, married Lady Euphemia de Ross.Lady married Dunbar, Earl of March Patrick on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Dunbar, Earl of Moray John died in 1394 in Tournay.
12. Robert, King of Scots II (10.Marjorie8, 8.I7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) was born on 2 Mar 1316; died on 3 May 1390 in Dundonald, Ayrshire. Notes:
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Robert II is buried at Scone, Scotland. For this line see "The Scots
Peerage," I:14. He is first King of the Stuart House. He m. (2) Euphemia of
Ross, dau. of Hugh, Earl of Ross (per "The Bruce Journal," Vol. I, No. 4,
p. 48). He succeeded his uncle, King David II, 22 Feb 1371. With wife
Euphemia, Robert II had David, Earl of Strathbearn and Walter, Earl of
Atholl, and daughters.II married Mure, "of Rowallan" Elizabeth on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth (daughter of Mure, Sir Adam and Cunningham, Joan) was born about 1320; died in 1355; was buried in Paisley Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 10
13. Dunbar, Earl of Moray John (11.Lady9, 9.Sir8, 7.Lady7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) died in 1394 in Tournay. Notes:
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John married the king's daughter and received a charter for the whole
earldom of Moray, except the lordship and lands of Lachaber and Badenoch,
kept for the king's son, Alexander Stewart. On his death he left two sons
and a daughter, Mabella, married to Robert, 6th Earl of Sutherland.John married Stewart, Princess of Scotland Marjorie on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
14. Stewart, Princess of Scotland Marjorie (12.II9, 10.Marjorie8, 8.I7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) Notes:
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A Papal dispensation was obtained for Marjorie, daughter of King Robert II,
dated 07-11-1370.Marjorie married Dunbar, Earl of Moray John on Yes, date unknown. John (son of Dunbar, Earl of March Patrick and Randolph, Countess of Moray Lady Agnes) died in 1394 in Tournay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 11
15. Dunbar, Alexander (13.John10, 11.Lady9, 9.Sir8, 7.Lady7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) Notes:
second son
Alexander married Fraser, Mauld on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Dunbar, James Earl ofMoray died in 1429.
Generation: 12
16. Dunbar, James Earl ofMoray (15.Alexander11, 13.John10, 11.Lady9, 9.Sir8, 7.Lady7, 6.Robert6, 5.Robert5, 4.Isabel4, 3.of3, 2.2, 1.Ranulph1) died in 1429. Notes:
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James succeeded his cousin Thomas as Earl of Moray. James was hostage for
the king, 1424-27. James is only son of Alexander and Mauld (who in
addition had two daughters).James married Innes, Isabel on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Dunbar, Baronet Alexander was born in 1429; died on 10 Mar 1498.