Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester

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title: Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester
text: Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester (1070–1129) was a Norman magnate based in northern and central England. Originating in Bessin in Normandy, Ranulf made his career in England thanks to his kinship with Hugh d'Avranches - the Earl of Chester, the patronage of kings William II Rufus and Henry I Beauclerc, and his marriage to Lucy, heiress of the Bolingbroke-Spalding estates in Lincolnshire. Ranulf fought in Normandy on behalf of Henry I, and served the English king as a kind of semi-independe
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description: Norman magnate
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date created: 2008-11-07T03:54:22Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T10:17:12Z
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