Hugh of Kevelioc 5th Earl of Chester

Abt 1147 - 1181  (~ 34 years)

• Name	Hugh of Kevelioc 5th Earl of Chester  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Abt 1147	Kevelioc, Merionethshire, Wales   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jun 1181	Leek, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Buried	Aft 30 Jun 1181	Chester, Cheshire, England   [5]
  Notes	He was also known as Hugh le Meschin. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Chester [E., 1071] on 16 December 1153. He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches [Normandy] on 16 December 1153. He fought in the Battle of Alnwick on 13 July 1174, where he was taken prisoner by King Henry II. He was deprived of his Earldom, but was then restored in January 1177. Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (1147 - 30 June 1181) was the son of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester and Maud of Gloucester, daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (otherwise known as Robert de Caen, the illegitimate son of Henry I of England, making her Henry's granddaughter). Early life He is thought to have been born Kevelioc in Monmouth. But he may have taken the name of, the cwmwd of Cyfeiliog (in modern Powys) in the southern part of the Kingdom of Powys, Wales. He was underage when his father's death in 1153 made him heir to his family's estates on both sides of the channel. He joined the baronial Revolt of 1173-1174 against King Henry II of England, and was influential in convincing the Bretons to revolt. After being captured and imprisoned after the Battle of Alnwick, he finally got his estates restored in 1177, and served in King Henry's Irish campaigns. Marriage In 1169 he married Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux, daughter of Simon III de Montfort. She was the cousin of King Henry, who gave her away in marriage. Their children were: Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester Matilda (Maud) of Chester (1171-1233), married David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon Mabel of Chester, married William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel Agnes of Chester (died 2 November 1247), married William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby Hawise of Chester (1180-1242), married Robert II de Quincy Beatrix of Chester, married Lord William Belward of Malpas Hugh also had another daughter, Amice of Chester, who married Ralph de Mainwaring. There is no record of Amice's mother or whether she was Hugh's wife or mistress. The issue of Amice's legitimacy has been subject to a longstanding dispute. One letter from the Pope suggests that Llywelyn Fawr may have been married to an unnamed sister of Earl Ranulph of Chester in about 1192, but there appears to be no confirmation of this. If this was the case it could have been either Mabel or Hawise, or perhaps Amice, and the marriage would have had to have been annulled before any subsequent marriages. Death and succession Hugh of Kevelioc died 30 June 1181 at Leek, Staffordshire, England. He was succeeded by his son, Ranulf.
  Person ID	I2079	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Ranulph de Gernon 4th Earl of Chester,   b. Bef 1100, Normandy, France ,   d. 16 Dec 1153  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Maud FitzRobert,   d. 29 Jul 1190
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Abt 1141  [4]
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bertrade de Montfort, of Evreux,   b. Abt 1155,   d. Abt 1227  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	1169  [4]
  Children	1. Mabel of Chester   2. Matilda of Chester,   d. 06 Jan 1232/33   3. Ranulf de Blundeville, 4th Earl of Chester,   b. Abt 1172, Oswestry, Shropshire, England ,   d. Abt 27 Oct 1232, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age ~ 60 years)   4. Hawise of Chester, Countess of Lincoln,   b. 1180, Chester, Cheshire, England ,   d. Abt 1242  (Age 62 years)   5. Beatrix of Kevelioc   6. Alice of Chester,   b. Abt 1174, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 02 Nov 1247  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F606	Group Sheet

  
  

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