Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester
Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (* 1094 , † November 25, 1120 at Barfleur ( White Ship )) was the son of Hugh d'Avranches , 1st Earl of Chester and Vice-Count of Avranches , and Ermentrude of Clermont . He was only seven years old when his father died.
Presumably he came into his paternal inheritance in 1107, and was appointed Earl of Chester in 1114 , as he was responsible for the border security of England against the north of Wales .
In the same year he led one of the Anglo-Norman armies with the Scottish King Alexander I in the campaign which the English King Henry I undertook against Gwynedd in north-west Wales and his prince Gruffydd ap Cynan , and which without serious struggles with a submission of the Welsh ended up.
In 1115 he married Mathilde von Blois , daughter of Count Stephen II and Adele of England , and thus the niece of King Henry I.
Richard and his illegitimate half-brother Ottuel drowned when the White Ship sank on November 25, 1120. With him, the Avranches line of the Earl of Chester died out.
The county of Chester and the vice-county of Avranches passed through his aunt Mathilde (Maud), his father's sister, to her son, Richard's cousin, Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester .
Web links
- Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester, on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh d'Avranches |
Earl of Chester around 1107–1120 |
Ranulph le Meschin |
| Hugh d'Avranches |
Vice Count of Avranches 1114–1120 |
Ranulph le Meschin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Avranches, Richard D ', 2nd Earl of Chester |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1094 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1120 |
| Place of death | at Barfleur ( White Ship ) |