D'AVRANCHES, Hugh 1st Earl of Chester

Abt 1050 - 1101  (51 years)

• Name	D'AVRANCHES, Hugh
  Suffix	1st Earl of Chester
  Nickname	Le Gros
  Birth	Abt 1050	Avranches, Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	3
  Death	27 Jul 1101	Chester, Cheshire, England
  Person ID	I8820	Puffers
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	GOZ, Richard Le Vicomte d'Avranches,   b. Abt 1025, Avranches, Normandy, France d. 1066 (Age 41 years)
  Mother	CONTEVILLE, Emma De,   b. Abt 1043, Conteville, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CLERMONT, Ermentrude of,   b. Abt 1066, Clermont, Beauvais, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. D'AVRANCHES, Geva,   b. Abt 1076, Chestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He fought in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] in 1071. He succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches after 1082. He founded the Abbey of St. Sever in Normandy and St. Werburg at Chester. On 23 July 1101 a monk.