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.
- 2. Hugh Earl of Chester
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.
- 3. Maud, of Chester
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.
- 4. Huntingdon, Isabel of
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.
- 5. Bruce, Robert