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Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester (1070’1129) was a late 11th- a Notes
nd early 12th-century Norman magnate based in northern and central Eng land.
Originating in Bessin in Normandy, Ranulf made his career in Eng land thanks
to his kinship with Hugh d'Avranches - the earl of Chester , the patronage of
kings William II Rufus and Henry I Beauclerc, and h is marriage to Lucy,
heiress of the Bolingbroke-Spalding estates in Li ncolnshire. Ranulf fought
in Normandy on behalf of Henry I, and serve d the English king as a kind of
semi-independent governor in the far n orth-west, in Cumberland and
Westmorland, founding Wetheral Priory. Af ter the death of his cousin Richard
d'Avranches in the White Ship Disa ster of November 1120, Ranulf became earl
of the county of Chester o n the Anglo-Welsh marches. He held this position
for the remainder o f his life, and passed the title on to his son, Ranulf de
Gernon. Ran ulf died in January 1129, and was buried in Chester Abbey. He was
surv ived by his wife and countess, Lucy, and succeeded by his son Ranulf d e
Gernon. A daughter, Alicia, married Richard de Clare, a lord in th e
Anglo-Welsh marches. One of his offspring, his fifth son, participat ed in the
Siege of Lisbon, and for this aid was granted the Lordship o f Azambuja by
King Afonso I of Portugal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
i/Ranulf_le_Meschin,_3rd_Earl_of_Chester
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Wikipedia- William Meschin (sometimes William le Meschin; died betwee Notes
n 1130 and 1135) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and baron. Meschin was t he
brother of Ranulf le Meschin, the Earl of Chester. They were the so ns of
Ranulf de Briquessart, the viscount of the Bessin, and his wife , Matilda, the
daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches. Th e boys were also nephews
of Hugh d'Avranches, who was Earl of Chester . There was also an older
brother, Richard, who died young, and a sist er, who married Robert de
Grandmesnil. Meschin went on the First Crusa de and was present at the Siege
of Nicaea in 1097. Acquisition of lan ds Meschin was given Gilsland by his
brother, in order to protect th e approaches to Carlisle. Due to attacks by
the Scots, Meschin was una ble to hold it. In compensation, King Henry I of
England gave him land s around Allerdale in Cumberland, which centred on
Egremont. These lan ds comprised the lordship, or Barony of Egremont. Through
his wife, h e acquired Skipton, and the lordship, or Barony of Skipton.
Besides th ese lands, Meschin also was awarded two escheated properties in
Leices tershire, some of which had earlier been lands of Roger de Busli. Othe
r properties in Leicestershire were previously held by Durand Malet an d
William Blund in the Domesday Book. Meschin also held lands in Linco lnshire
and Cheshire from his brother. Meschin built the original par ts of Egremont
Castle at Egremont. It was a motte-and-bailey stone cas tle on the River Ehen.
He and his wife also founded the Augustinian pr iory of Embsay Priory. Katrina
Legg argues that Meschin's main motiv e for the foundation was to show support
for a monastic order that enj oyed the patronage of King Henry I. Against
this, Legg feels that Mesc hin's wife's motives were more probably religious,
as she was close t o Thurstan, the Archbishop of York. Another religious
foundation of Me schin's was St Bees Priory, a daughter house of St Mary's
Abbey, York . St Bees was founded around the same time as Embsay, Embsay was
found ed between 1120 and 1121, and St Bees was founded sometime after 1120 .
Meschin married Cecily, daughter of Robert de Rumily. They had 1 . one son,
Ranulf Meschin, and three daughters, 2. Alice, 3. Avice , and 4. Matilda.
5. Another son, Matthew, who was the eldest son, d ied before his parents.
Death and legacy Meschin died between 1130 an d 1135. His widow married Henry
de Tracy, and she died around 1151. Sk ipton went to Alice, who married
William fitzDuncan. Alice and her fir st husband also acquired Egremont, after
the death of her brother Ranu lf without heirs. After the death of fitzDuncan,
Alice married Alexand er fitzGerold. Avice married William de Courcy. Avice
married as her s econd husband William Paynel, son of Ralph Paynel, as his
second wife . Before 1153 Avice had married as her third husband Walter, the
son o f Alan de Percy. Matilda married twice – first to Philip de Belmeis an
d second to Hugh de Mortimer. All three daughters were the eventual co -heirs
of their father, after their brother died without offspring bet ween 1135 and
1140. Meschin's lands were divided between their descend ants, with parts
ending up with the Counts of Aumale, the family of th e Courcys, and the last
and smallest part to the Mortimer family. htt
ps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Meschin ..........................
.................................................. William le Meschin , Lord
of Copeland is the son of Ranulf II de Bayeux, Vicomte de Bessi n. He married
Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipton, daughter of Rober t Rumelli. He gained
the title of Lord of Copeland. Children of Willi am le Meschin, Lord of
Copeland and Cecilia de Rumilly, Lady of Skipto n 1. Alice le Meschin, Lady of
Skipton 2. Avice le Meschin, Lady of Ha rewood 3. Maud le Meschin
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Miss FitzAdam d/o Adam Fitz Swaine FitzAilrich & b- Kirkoswald, Cumbe Notes
rland, England m- - Robert Trevers, Lord of Burgh, Chief Foreste r of
Englewood Forest d- her father granted 1/4 of his barony to wit h a daughter
in marriage with Robert Trivers, Lord of Burgh, Chief For ester : by whose
daughter Ibria brought it to Radulf Engaine : the bar ony contained -
Kirkoswald & New Staffal (Staffle) & Ravenwick & Harsk eugh & Huddleskeugh, &
Little Crigin * Kabergh alias Landberg, Cumberl and
Son of Arnauld le Riche and Inconnue le Riche (born Tuntematon)
Father of Lisiar Le Riche, seigneur de Sceaux en Gâtinais
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