The Richards of Prenton Family History Website:Information about Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester

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Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester (b. 1074, d. 1129)

Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester (son of de Meschines Viscount De Bayeux Ranulf and Maud D'Avaranches) was born 1074 in Briquessart, Livry, France, and died 1129 in Chester Wirral. He married Countess Lucy, daughter of Earl of Mercia Algar.

Notes for Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester:
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.

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.

Children of Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester and Countess Lucy are:

+Adeliz le Meschin.