Hugh d'Avranches

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Hugh d'Avranches was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became the powerful Earl of Chester in post-Conquest England.

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Hugh d'Avranches canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman magnate
Earl
historical figure
nobleman
alsoKnownAs Hugh Lupus
Hugh the Fat
appointedBy William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England
basedIn Chester
burialPlace Chester Abbey
child Maud of Chester
Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester
closeAllyOf William the Conqueror
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy
dateOfBirth c. 1047
dateOfDeath 1101
endTime 1101 as Earl of Chester
era 11th century
early 12th century
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName Avranches
surface form: d'Avranches
father Richard le Goz
givenName Hugh
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old French
lordOf Chester
militaryConflict Norman campaigns in Wales
monarch William the Conqueror
surface form: William I of England

William II of England
mother Emma de Conteville
nickname Lupus
The Wolf
surface form: the Wolf
nobleFamily House of Avranches
nobleTitle Earl of Chester
notableFor being one of the most powerful earls in post-Conquest England
role in the Norman Conquest consolidation in north-west England
occupation military leader
nobleman
placeOfBirth Avranches
Normandy
placeOfDeath Chester
England
positionHeld Earl of Chester
reasonForNickname ferocity in war
relative Odo of Bayeux
Robert, Count of Mortain
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
spouse Ermentrude of Clermont
startTime c. 1071 as Earl of Chester
territory Cheshire
surface form: County of Chester

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County Palatine of Chester hasRuler Hugh d'Avranches
County Palatine of Chester createdFor Hugh d'Avranches
Norman Marcher lords hasNotableMember Hugh d'Avranches