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Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester (died 29 July 1189), also known as Matilda, was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and the daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England and Mabel, daughter of Robert fitz Hamon.[1] Her husband was Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester (died Dec. 16, 1153).[2] Family Lady Maud FitzRobert was born on an unknown date, the daughter of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester. She had seven siblings including William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester and Roger, Bishop of Worcester. She also had an illegitimate half-brother, Richard, Bishop of Bayeux, whom her father sired by Isabel de Douvres. Her paternal grandparents were King Henry I of England and his mistress, Sybil Corbet. Her maternal grandparents were Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan, and Sybil de Montgomery, daughter of Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Mabel Talvas of Belleme. Marriage and issue Sometime before 1141, possibly as early as 1135, Matilda married Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, and was accorded the title of Countess of Chester. Her husband had considerable autonomy in his palatine earldom. In January 1141, Earl Ranulf and Countess Matilda were at Lincoln Castle when it was besieged by the forces of King Stephen of England. The following month, a relief army loyal to Empress Matilda and led by her father Robert earl of Gloucester defeated and captured the king in the fierce fighting, later known as the First Battle of Lincoln. In return for his help in repelling the king's troops, the countess's father compelled her husband to swear fealty to Empress Matilda, who was Earl Robert's half-sister. On August 29, 1146, Earl Ranulf was seized by King Stephen at court in Northampton. Stephen later granted him the castle and city of Lincoln sometime after 1151.[3] Children Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (1147- 30 June 1181), married Bertrade de Montfort of Évreux, by whom he had five children, including Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, Maud of Chester, and Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln. possibly Richard of Chester (died 1170/1175), buried in Coventry. Beatrice of Chester, married Raoul de Malpas possibly Ranulf of Chester, fought in the siege of Lisbon, granted the lordship of Azambuja by Afonso I of Portugal. Ranulf had an illegitimate son, Robert FitzCount (died before 1166), by an unknown mistress. His date of birth was not recorded. Robert married Agnes fitz Neal as her second husband. One account contains an unsubstantiated rumor that Countess Maud poisoned her husband with the assistance of William Peverel of Nottingham, but there is no evidence that she did so; Earl Ranulf confirmed her grant to one of her servants, probably on his deathbed.[4] She served as her minor son's guardian for nine years. She was an important patron of Repton Priory in Derbyshire.[5] She also made grants to Belvoir Priory. The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records property Wadinton de feodo comitis Cestrie, held by Maud, Countess of Chester.[3] Although she was said to be about 50 years of age in that document, she was probably closer to 60 in that year. Maud died on 29 July 1189, although the Annals of Tewkesbury records her death in 1190.[3] References Notes Complete Peerage, v. III, p. 167. Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Earls of Chester 1120-1232 (Family of Ranulf "le Meschin") Cawley, Medieval Lands, Earls of Chester 1120-1232 (Family of Ranulf "le Meschin") Susan Johns, "Wives and Widows of the Earls of Chester, 1100-1252", Haskins Soc. Journal (1995), p. 125. http://www.thePeerage,com/p.10472.htm#104718 General sources Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Earls of Chester 1120-1232 (Family of Ranulf "le Meschin") The Peerage: Maud fitz Robert Maud FitzRobert, Countess of Chester Also Known As: "Matilda", "de Caen", "Mabel", "Maval" Birthdate: 1120 Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Death: July 29, 1189 (69) Chester, Cheshire, England Place of Burial: Eure, Evreux, France Immediate Family: Daughter of Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Maud de Creully, Dame de Creuilly Wife of Ranulf de Gernon, Earl of Chester Mother of Roger Mesnilwarin de Mainwaring; Lady Alice Tempest; Beatrix of Chester; Joanna de Meschines; Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester and 5 others Sister of Roger FitzRobert, Bishop of Worcester; Hamon FitzRobert, of Gloucester; Richard FitzRobert, Sire de Creully; Philip FitzRobert de Gay, Castellan of Cricklade; Mabel de Vere and 1 other Half sister of Robert fitzRobert, Castellan of Gloucester; Mabel FitzRobert, Illgt. d/o Robert de Caen and Richard, Bishop of Bayeux Occupation: Countess of Chester, Comtesse, d'Evreux, Countess, GRANDAUGHTER OF KING HENRY I
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