Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester
- Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester
Infobox_succession_combo
subject_name = Ranulph "le Briquessart" le Meschin, Vicomte of Bayeux
Vicomte d'Avranches
image_caption = Norman Crest
date_of_birth = 1074
place_of_birth = Briquessart, Livry, France
date_of_death = January 1129
place_of_death = Cheshire, England
office = Earl of Chester
years = 1121-1129|
preceded = New Creation
succeeded = Ranulph de Gernon
Ranulph le Meschin also known as Ranulph de Meschines III "le Briquessart" (1074-1129) was the 1st Anglo-Norman Earl of Chester in Cheshire. He was the son of Ranulph de Meschines, the Viscount of Bayeux [http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00027776&tree=LEO] and Margaret Le Goz d'Avranches.
Military Gains & Inheritance
After the Norman conquest of England and the subsequent subjection of the North (the Harrying of the North), Ranulph le Meschin received large grants, including the honour of Appleby and the city of Carlisle. Some have maintained that he was earl of Carlisle or of Cumberland, but this is probably an error. He succeeded his first cousin, Richard d'Avranches, in the earldom of Chester in 1121.
Marriage Gains
Ranulph also became the largest landholder in Lindsey through his marriage (c.1093) to a woman referred to as "Countess Lucy", (c.1079-1138), possibly the daughter of Turold, Sheriff of Lincoln, but more probably the granddaughter maternally of William Malet, lord of Graville. Her parentage, and marriages, have been much disputed.
References
* Cyril Hurt, "William Malet and His Family," "Anglo-Norman Studies XIX"
* K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, "Antecessor Noster: The Parentage of Countess Lucy Made Plain", "Prosopon", issue 2
* [http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00027600&tree=LEO Genealogics]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#_Toc186716593 FMG on Ranulf du Bessin "le Meschin"]
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