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Birth:          1147 of Kevelioc, Merionethshire, Wales
Death:          30 Jun 1181 Leek, Staffordshire, England
Burial:         Chester, Cheshire, England

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Kevelioc,_5th_Earl_of_Chester
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).
Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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:[1][2]
1.Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester
2.Matilda de Blondeville, aka Matilda (Maud) of Chester (1171–1233), married David of 
Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
3.Mabel of Chester, married William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel
4.Agnes of Chester (died 2 November 1247), married William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of 
Derby; ancestors of Joseph Priestley
5.Hawise of Chester (1180–1242), married Robert II de Quincy
6.Beatrix of Chester, married Lord William de Belward of Malpas, ancestor of the 
Cholmondeley family. (Beatrix may have been illegitimate).[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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[edit]

Hugh of Kevelioc died 30 June 1181 at Leek, Staffordshire, England. He was 
succeeded by his son, Ranulf.

Parents
LE MESCHIN Ranulph "de Gernon" (1099 - 16 Dec 1153)
FITZ ROBERT Maud (1120 - 29 Jul 1189)

Siblings
DE MESCHINES HUGH OF KEVELIOC (1147 - 30 Jun 1181)

Marriage To DE MONTFORT (EVREUX) Bertrade (1155 - 12 Jul 1189)
    m. 1169 

Notes

Parents
DE MONTFORT Simon II "Le Chauve" (1117 - 13 Mar 1181)
____ Maud (1130 - )

Children by DE MONTFORT (EVREUX) Bertrade 1155 - 12 Jul 1189
DE MESCHINES [OF CHESTER] Maud (Matilda) (ABT 1171 - 6 Jan 1233)
DE MESCHINES (OF CHESTER) Mabel (ABT 1173 - )
DE MESCHINES Agnes (ABT 1174 - 2 Nov 1247)
DE MESCHINES Beatrix (ABT 1175 - )
DE MESCHINES Amicia (ABT 1177 - )
DE MESCHINES Hawise (1180 - AFT 6 Jun 1241)

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