RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester 1070–1128

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RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester, 1070–1128 (aged 58 years)

Name

RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester

Name: RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of /Chester/
Surname: Chester
Given names: RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1050 33 23 Marriage: before 1070 Death: after April 1129 Unique identifier: 7099FAE3E71A9145B05452DFE6586ED47296 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maud deAvranches RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester William leMeschin Agnes of Bayeux Randulf Earl of Chester deBrichessart 1050–1129 Birth: 1050 33 23 Death: after April 1129
mother	Links Birth: about 1053 28 24 — Avranches, Normandy Marriage: before 1070 Death: after 1084 Unique identifier: 7099FAE3E71A9145B05452DFE6586ED47296 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Randulf Earl of Chester deBrichessart RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester William leMeschin Agnes of Bayeux Maud deAvranches 1053–1084 Birth: about 1053 28 24 — Avranches, Normandy Death: after 1084
Marriage	Marriage — before 1070 —
1 year himself	Links Birth: 1070 20 17 — Chester Marriage: about 1098 — Normandy, France Death: January 1128 — Chester, Cheshire, England Death: 1129 Unique identifier: 7918D83B3E60584281D05F603B33585D0FF5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Taillebois RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester William leMeschines Alice deGernons leMeschines RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester 1070–1128 Birth: 1070 20 17 — Chester Death: January 1128 — Chester, Cheshire, England
brother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William leMeschin …–…
sister	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Agnes of Bayeux …–…

Family with Lucy Taillebois
himself	Links Birth: 1070 20 17 — Chester Marriage: about 1098 — Normandy, France Death: January 1128 — Chester, Cheshire, England Death: 1129 Unique identifier: 7918D83B3E60584281D05F603B33585D0FF5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Taillebois RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester William leMeschines Alice deGernons leMeschines RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester 1070–1128 Birth: 1070 20 17 — Chester Death: January 1128 — Chester, Cheshire, England
wife	Links Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Unique identifier: AE4049186BA9A14C9A07ED077E4336F1CDE3 Unique identifier: F88C197F999DC94E8145260CF3D30A053671 Marriage: about 1098 — Normandy, France Death: 1128 Unique identifier: 7918D83B3E60584281D05F603B33585D0FF5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ives Taillebois Etret Taillebois Family with spouse Roger FitzGerold William deRoumare Family with spouse RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester William leMeschines Alice deGernons leMeschines Lucy Taillebois 1070–1128 Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Death: 1128
Marriage	Marriage — about 1098 — Normandy, France
3 years son	Links Birth: before 1100 30 30 Death: 16 December 1153 Unique identifier: 6145F7382803E54692D85F94653048096E31 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maud FitzRobert Hugh Kevelioc RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester 1100–1153 Birth: before 1100 30 30 Death: 16 December 1153
-3 years son	Links Birth: 1096 26 26 — Gemon Castle, Normandy Unique identifier: 5EBC910A3ADD0C4EB664112C1C2EFAD89935 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Cecily deRumilly Maud leMeschines Alice leMeschines William leMeschines 1096–… Birth: 1096 26 26 — Gemon Castle, Normandy
-7 years daughter	Links Birth: 1088 18 18 — Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Marriage: 1116 Death: 1128 Unique identifier: 40B33410A83E734A97ABCD6AE432835E4A96 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Richard deClare Roger the Good deClare Alice deGernons leMeschines 1088–1128 Birth: 1088 18 18 — Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Death: 1128

Ives Taillebois + Lucy Taillebois
wife’s partner	Links Unique identifier: AE4049186BA9A14C9A07ED077E4336F1CDE3 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Taillebois Etret Taillebois Ives Taillebois …–…
wife	Links Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Unique identifier: AE4049186BA9A14C9A07ED077E4336F1CDE3 Unique identifier: F88C197F999DC94E8145260CF3D30A053671 Marriage: about 1098 — Normandy, France Death: 1128 Unique identifier: 7918D83B3E60584281D05F603B33585D0FF5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ives Taillebois Etret Taillebois Family with spouse Roger FitzGerold William deRoumare Family with spouse RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester William leMeschines Alice deGernons leMeschines Lucy Taillebois 1070–1128 Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Death: 1128
stepson	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Etret Taillebois …–…

Roger FitzGerold + Lucy Taillebois
wife’s partner	Links Unique identifier: F88C197F999DC94E8145260CF3D30A053671 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Taillebois William deRoumare Roger FitzGerold …–…
wife	Links Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Unique identifier: AE4049186BA9A14C9A07ED077E4336F1CDE3 Unique identifier: F88C197F999DC94E8145260CF3D30A053671 Marriage: about 1098 — Normandy, France Death: 1128 Unique identifier: 7918D83B3E60584281D05F603B33585D0FF5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ives Taillebois Etret Taillebois Family with spouse Roger FitzGerold William deRoumare Family with spouse RanulphIII leMeschines Earl of Chester RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester William leMeschines Alice deGernons leMeschines Lucy Taillebois 1070–1128 Birth: 1070 34 30 — Mercia Death: 1128
stepson	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William deRoumare …–…

Events of close relatives
Birth	1070 20 17 Chester
Death of a mother	Maud deAvranches after 1084
Birth of a daughter	Alice deGernons leMeschines 1088 Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Birth of a son	William leMeschines 1096 Gemon Castle, Normandy
Marriage	Lucy Taillebois — View this family about 1098 (aged 28 years) Normandy, France
Birth of a son	RanulphIV deGernon Earl of Chester before 1100
Marriage of a daughter	Richard deClare — Alice deGernons leMeschines — View this family 1116
Death of a daughter	Alice deGernons leMeschines 1128
Death of a wife	Lucy Taillebois 1128
Death	January 1128 (aged 58 years) Chester, Cheshire, England
Death	1129 (aged 59 years)
Unique identifier	E0AA0194CD47DA48B7EE39681E2586BC2084
Last change	23 January 2007 – 19:13:57

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Note	Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (125:27), (132A:26), (132D:26), (246B:25). Called le Meschin, de Briquessart. Cokayne's "Complete Peerage" (Chester, p.166). According to the "Dictionary of National Biography" Randulf came toEngland with WILLIAM THE CONQUERER and received the city of Carlisle,becoming lord of that district. His land holdings were greatly increasedas a result of his marriage to the heiress LUCY. He supported KING HENRYI in 1106 and led the van in the Batle of Tinchebrai. He was also loyalto HENRY in the struggle of 1119. Upon the death of his mother's nephew, Richard of Avaranches (RIN 3104) in 1119 in the tragedy of the WhiteShip, Randulf succeded to the Earldom of Chester. His career as Earl ofChester appears to have been uneventful, save that in 1123 he was sentover with the EARL OF GLOUCESTER (ROBERT [RIN 797]) to secure the saftey of Normandy, then threatened by FULK V, COUNT OF ANJOU (RIN 1039).

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Weis' "Ancestral Roots. . ." (125:27), (132A:26), (132D:26), (246B:25).
Called le Meschin, de Briquessart.
Cokayne's "Complete Peerage" (Chester, p.166).

According to the "Dictionary of National Biography" Randulf came toEngland with WILLIAM THE CONQUERER and received the city of Carlisle,becoming lord of that district. His land holdings were greatly increasedas a result of his marriage to the heiress LUCY. He supported KING HENRYI in 1106 and led the van in the Batle of Tinchebrai. He was also loyalto HENRY in the struggle of 1119. Upon the death of his mother's nephew,
Richard of Avaranches (RIN 3104) in 1119 in the tragedy of the WhiteShip, Randulf succeded to the Earldom of Chester. His career as Earl ofChester appears to have been uneventful, save that in 1123 he was sentover with the EARL OF GLOUCESTER (ROBERT [RIN 797]) to secure the
saftey of Normandy, then threatened by FULK V, COUNT OF ANJOU
(RIN 1039).