Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester
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Hugh d'Avranches (c. 1047 ā 27 July 1101), nicknamed le Gros (the Large) or Lupus (the Wolf), was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester[1] and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
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Hugh d'Avranches | |
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Born | c. 1047 Normandy |
Died | 27 July 1101 |
Resting place | St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester |
Other names | le Gros (the Large) Lupus (Wolf) |
Title | Earl of Chester (2nd creation) |
Term | 1071ā1101 |
Predecessor | Gerbod the Fleming, 1st Earl of Chester (1st creation) |
Successor | Richard d'Avranches |
Spouse | Ermentrude of Claremont |
Children | Richard d'Avranches |
Parent | Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches |
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