Richard d'Avranches
Male circa 1084 - 25 Nov 1120
Born, Chester, Cheshire.
Died, Drowned in English Channel on the White Ship.
Son of Hugh d'Avranches. Half-brother of Geva d'Avranches, Mabel d'Avranches, Maud d'Avranches, Hugh d'Avranches, Adam d'Avranches, Odonna d'Avranches and Ii d'Avranches.
[michaelrneuman.ged], 1120), wasthe son of Hugh, 1st Earl of Chester and Ermentrude of Clermont.at, waskilled. He probably came into his inheritance in 1107. He marriedLucia-Mahaut, daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois.aign andwas styled the Earl of Chester. Together with King Alexander ofScotland, he led an Anglo-Norman army into Gwynedd as part of athree-pronged campaign organised by Henry I of England againstGwynedd, and Gruffydd ap Cynan. Gruffydd, rather than risk battle,satisfied the King with an oath of homage and a suitable fine. Thecampaign soon fizzled out, and Richard returned to Chester.n Richard,with his illegitimate half-brother Ottuel, joined the young WilliamAdelin, heir to the English King Henry aboard the doomed White Ship.The ship went down, drowning all but one boy, in the year 1120.Richard died aged twenty-six, leaving no issue.ud toRichard's first cousin Ranulph I, in 1121., 1120), wast he son of Hugh, 1st Earl of Chester and Ermentrude of Clermont.at, waskille d. He probably came into his inheritance in 1107. He marriedLucia-Mahau t, daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois.aign andwas st yled the Earl of Chester. Together with King Alexander ofScotland, he l ed an Anglo-Norman army into Gwynedd as part of athree-pronged campaign o rganised by Henry I of England againstGwynedd, and Gruffydd ap Cynan. Gru ffydd, rather than risk battle,satisfied the King with an oath of homa ge and a suitable fine. Thecampaign soon fizzled out, and Richard return ed to Chester.n Richard,wi th his illegitimate half-brother Ottuel, joined the young WilliamAdeli n, heir to the English King Henry aboard the doomed White Ship.The ship w ent down, drowning all but one boy, in the year 1120.Richard died aged tw enty-six, leaving no issue.ud toRichard 's firstcousin Ranulph I, in 1121.
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