Ethnicity Norman French Died June 30, 1181, Cheshire Name Hugh Kevelioc, | Term 1153–1181 Title Earl of Chester | |
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Born 1147 Kevelioc, Monmouth Predecessor Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester Successor Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester Spouse(s) Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux Role Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester's son Children Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester Parents Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester Grandchildren Margaret de Quincy, Countess of Lincoln Grandparents Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Similar People Ranulf de Gernon - 4th Earl o, Robert - 1st Earl of Gloucester, Margaret of Huntingdon - Duchess | ||
Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (1147 – 30 June 1181) was the son of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester and Maud of Gloucester, daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (otherwise known as Robert de Caen, the illegitimate son of Henry I of England, making her Henry's granddaughter).
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Early life
He is thought to have been born in Kevelioc in Monmouth. But he may have taken the name of the cwmwd of Cyfeiliog (in modern Powys) in the southern part of the Kingdom of Powys, Wales.
He was underage when his father's death in 1153 made him heir to his family's estates on both sides of the Channel. He joined the baronial Revolt of 1173–1174 against King Henry II of England, and was influential in convincing the Bretons to revolt. After being captured and imprisoned after the Battle of Alnwick, he finally got his estates restored in 1177, and served in King Henry's Irish campaigns.
Marriage
In 1169 he married Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux, daughter of Simon III de Montfort, who in turn was the son of Amaury III of Montfort. She was the cousin of King Henry, who gave her away in marriage. Their children were:
- Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester
- Matilda de Blondeville, aka Matilda (Maud) of Chester (1171–1233), married David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
- Mabel of Chester, married William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
- Agnes of Chester (died 2 November 1247), married William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby; ancestors of Joseph Priestley
- Hawise of Chester (1180–1242), married Robert II de Quincy
- Beatrix of Chester, married Lord William de Belward of Malpas, ancestor of the Cholmondeley family. (Beatrix may have been illegitimate).
Hugh also had another daughter, Amice of Chester, who married Ralph de Mainwaring and was the ancestress of that family. There is no record of Amice's mother or whether she was Hugh's wife or mistress. The question of Amice's legitimacy has been subject to a longstanding dispute.
One letter from the Pope suggests that Llywelyn Fawr may have been married to an unnamed sister of Earl Ranulph of Chester in about 1192, but there appears to be no confirmation of this. If this was the case it could have been either Mabel or Hawise, or perhaps Amice, and the marriage would have had to have been annulled before any subsequent marriages.
Death and succession
Hugh of Kevelioc died 30 June 1181 at Leek, Staffordshire, England. He was succeeded by his son, Ranulf.