Ranulf de Blondeville

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Ranulf de Blondeville was a powerful Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader of the late 12th and early 13th centuries, best known as the 6th Earl of Chester and a key supporter of the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
human
medieval nobleman
military leader
alsoKnownAs Ranulf III, Earl of Chester
Ranulf de Blundeville
Ranulf of Chester
birthDate 1170
built Beeston Castle
Bolingbroke Castle (Lincolnshire)
linked to: Bolingbroke Castle

Chartley Castle
burialPlace St Werburgh’s Abbey, Chester
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1232
father Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester
givenName Ranulf
heldTitleFrom Earl of Chester, from 1181
Earl of Lincoln, from 1217
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin
militaryRank royal commander
mother Bertrade de Montfort of Évreux
nobleFamily House of Blois-Chester
linked to: House of Blois
notableFor construction and strengthening of castles in Cheshire
large network of estates in Cheshire and the Welsh Marches
loyalty to the English crown during the reigns of Richard I and John
role in the baronial conflicts of King John’s reign
participatedIn Fifth Crusade
Third Crusade
campaigns in Normandy
campaigns in Wales
siege of Nottingham (1194)
placeOfDeath Wallingford, Berkshire
linked to: Wallingford
positionHeld 6th Earl of Chester
Earl of Lincoln
Lord of Beeston
Lord of Chartley
Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle
linked to: Count of Montfort

Viscount of Avranches
reignEnd 1232
reignStart 1181
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chester
Lincolnshire
spouse Clemence of Fougères
Constance, Duchess of Brittany NERFINISHED
stepchild Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
supported Henry III of England
John, King of England
linked to: John of England

Richard I of England

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County Palatine of Chester hasRuler Ranulf de Blondeville
Battle of Lincoln (1217) commander Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville
Earl of Northumbria positionHeldBy Ranulf de Blondeville
Bolingbroke Castle builtFor Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf de Blondeville givenName Ranulf
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf de Blondeville alsoKnownAs Ranulf III, Earl of Chester
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville
Ranulf de Blondeville alsoKnownAs Ranulf de Blundeville
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville
Second Battle of Lincoln commander Ranulf de Blondeville, 4th Earl of Chester
linked to: Ranulf de Blondeville