Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Ranulph le Meschin, Earl of Chester (d. 1129?) He was the son of Ranulf, viscount of the Bessin in Normandy, and Maud, sister of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester. After the Norman conquest of the north of England, he received large grants, including the honor of Appleby, and the city of Carlisle. Some have maintained that he was earl of Carlisle or of Cumberland, but this is probably an error. Ranulph also became the largest landholder in Lindsey due to his marriage to a woman referred to as "Countess Lucy". Her parentage, and who else she married, have been much disputed. See the references below. He succeeded to the earldom of Chester after the death of his cousin Richard in 1119. Ranulph had two children: Ranulph, who succeeded him, and Alice, who married Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. References Cyril Hurt, "William Malet and His Family", Anglo-Norman Studies XIX K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, "Antecessor Noster: The Parentage of Countess Lucy Made Plain", Prosopon, issue 2, [1] This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.