Ranulf le Meschin

E397984

Anglo-Norman nobleman Earl of Chester military leader

Ranulf le Meschin was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the early 12th century who became Earl of Chester and played a key role in consolidating Norman control in northern England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ranulf de Briquessart	2
Ranulf de Gernon	2
Ranulf le Meschin canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ Earl of Chester ⓘ military leader ⓘ
activeInPeriod	early 12th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester ⓘ surface form: Ranulf III of Chester Ranulf le Meschin ⓘ surface form: Ranulf de Briquessart
associatedWithPlace	Chester ⓘ Cumberland ⓘ Normandy ⓘ
burialPlace	England ⓘ
child	Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ranulf de Gernon William de Roumare ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Norman England ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1129 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Norman ⓘ
father	Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ranulf de Briquessart
feudalLord	King of England ⓘ
feudalRank	baron ⓘ earl ⓘ
governedAsPalatinate	Cheshire ⓘ surface form: County of Chester
languageSpoken	Latin ⓘ Normand ⓘ surface form: Norman French
lordOf	Carlisle and surrounding district in Cumberland ⓘ
militaryBranch	feudal levy of Norman England ⓘ
militaryConflict	Norman–English conflicts ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman campaigns in northern England
monarch	Henry I of England ⓘ
mother	Margaret, daughter of Richard Goz of Avranches ⓘ
nobleFamily	Earl of Chester ⓘ surface form: Earls of Chester House of Briquessart ⓘ
nobleTitle	Earl of Chester ⓘ Lord of Cumberland ⓘ
notableFor	consolidating Norman control in northern England ⓘ rule over the County of Chester as a palatine lord ⓘ service to King Henry I in northern England ⓘ
placeOfDeath	England ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Chester ⓘ Lord of Cumberland ⓘ
predecessor	Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester ⓘ surface form: Richard d’Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
residence	Chester ⓘ Cumberland ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Lucy of Bolingbroke ⓘ
successor	Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ranulf de Gernon
territoryControlled	Cheshire ⓘ surface form: County of Chester Cumberland ⓘ
titleGrantedBy	Henry I of England ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Palatine of Chester → hasRuler → Ranulf le Meschin ⓘ

Ranulf le Meschin → father → Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ranulf de Briquessart

Ranulf le Meschin → child → Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ranulf de Gernon

Ranulf le Meschin → successor → Ranulf le Meschin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ranulf de Gernon

Ranulf le Meschin → alsoKnownAs → Ranulf le Meschin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ranulf de Briquessart