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     (?) de Burgh married Hamon de Valoynes.¹

     Mabel de Valoynes married John de Mareys.¹

     Wilhelm II-VII (?) Herzog von Berg und Jülich married Anna (?) Pfalzgräfin bei Rhein, daughter of Ruprecht II "the Little" (?) Kurfürst von der Pfalz, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein and Beatrix (?) of Sicily-Aragon, on 28 September 1363.^6,1,7,4,8,9

Wilhelm II-VII (?) Herzog von Berg und Jülich died on 25 June 1408.^10,4
Wilhelm II-VII (?) Herzog von Berg und Jülich was buried after 25 June 1408 at Altenberg Cathedral Crypt, Altenberg, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1348
     DEATH     24 Jun 1408 (aged 59–60)
     Duke von Berg.
     Family Members
     Parents
          Gerhard I. von Jülich-Berg unknown–1360
     Spouse
          Anna von der Pfalz 1346–1415
     Children
          Adolf VII. von Jülich-Berg unknown–1437
          Beatrix von Berg 1360–1395
          Margarethe von Jülich-Berg 1364–1442
     BURIAL     Altenberg Cathedral Crypt, Altenberg, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
     Created by: Frank K.
     Added: 25 Nov 2009
     Find A Grave Memorial 44799964.^4,11
      ; Per Genealogics:
     "Wilhelm was born about 1348, the only son of Gerhard VI von Jülich, Graf von Ravensberg, Graf von Berg, and Gräfin Margarete von Ravensberg, heiress of Ravensberg and Berg. In 1363 he married Anna, Pfalzgräfin bei Rhein, daughter of Ruprecht II, Kurfürst von der Pfalz, Palzgraf bei Rhein, and Beatrix of Sicily-Aragón. Their sons Adolf and Wilhelm and daughters Beatrix and Margarete would have progeny. Of his sons Ruprecht, Gerhard, Adolf and Wilhelm, he endowed Adolf and Wilhelm with the county of Ravensberg, and he helped Ruprecht in the selection for bishop of Paderborn.
     "Under his rule the county of Berg was raised to a duchy. Wenceslas IV, king of Bohemia and emperor-elect, at the Diet in Aachen on 24 May 1380 bestowed on Wilhelm the title of Herzog and raised him to Prince of the Empire. He purchased some parishes at Agger and Sieg and gained Blankenberg. In 1368 he had to pledge Hardenberg and Kaiserswerth to pay for them.
     "King Wenceslas included him with the dukes of Jülich and Gelre in an alliance, and Emperor Karl IV appointed him a counsellor and member of the imperial household.
     "From 1386 Wilhelm lived in Düsseldorf. He arranged for his castle on the Rhine, the parish church of St. Lambert and the city itself to be greatly expanded.
     "He waged war against the counties of Mark and Kleve to prevent their unification, but in the Battle of Kleverham on 7 June 1397 he was taken prisoner with his whole army. He was able to redeem himself and his followers, but had to pledge a large part of his territory.
     "His sons Adolf, Gerhard and Wilhelm, seeing their heritage under threat, openly opposed their father. They forced him to surrender some areas to them, and Adolf captured his father at Monheim on 28 November 1403 and kept him prisoner until August 1404. On 24 August 1404 his followers freed him from the castle of Wupper. Wilhelm was finally able to reinstate himself on 2 July 1405 with the help of his brother-in-law Ruprecht III genannt Clem, the emperor-elect, but he then largely left the rule over Berg to his son Adolf.
     "Wilhelm died on 24 June 1408 in Düsseldorf. His final resting place is not known with certainty, but in the Altenberg Cathedral there is a grave stone for him, and so it is presumed that he and his son were laid to rest there."¹

; Per Wikipedia:
     "William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg (c.?1348 – 25 June 1408) was born in Jülich, as the son of Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg, and Margaret, daughter and heiress of Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg, and Margaret of Berg.[1]
     "Upon his father's death in 1360, William became Count of Berg and Ravensberg, a title that his father had gained by marrying the heiress of Berg and Ravensberg. In 1380, King Wenzel elevated him to the rank of Duke, thus becoming the first Duke of Berg.
     "William fought the counties of Mark and Cleves to prevent them from combining but in 1397 he was taken prisoner in the battle of Kleverhamm. He lost Remagen, Kaiserwerth and Sinzig to his nephew Adolf IV, Count of Kleve-Mark and due to these losses, his sons turned against him and imprisoned him in 1403/04. He ultimately forced them to submit and later supported his brother-in-law Rupert, King of Germany against Guelders-Jülich and won the county of Blankenburg. William died on 25 June 1408 and is buried in the Abteikirche in Altenberg.
Family and children
     "On 28 September 1363, William married Anna of the Palatinate (1346 – 30 November 1415), daughter of Rupert II, Elector Palatine and Beatrice of Sicily. They had the following children:
References
1. Walther Möller, Stammtafeln westdeutscher Adelsgeschlechter im Mittelalter (Darmstadt, 1922, reprint Verlag Degener & Co., 1995), Vol. 1, page 14.
External links
** genealogie-mittelalter.de."⁹ Wilhelm II-VII (?) Herzog von Berg und Jülich lived at an unknown place ; Per Med Lands:
     "WILHELM (-25 Jun 1408, bur Kloster Altenberg). Graf von Berg und Ravensberg. "Margareta greuinne ind Wilhelm van Guylghe yr sun, greue van deme Berge ind van Rauensberch" granted concessions to Düsseldorf Stiftskirche by charter dated 6 Jul 1368[1049]. "Wilhelm van Guilge greue van dem Berge ind van Rauensberg, ind…Anna van Beyeren, greuinne derseluer lande ind des vurgenanten greuen Wilhelms…huys frauwen, ind…Margareta des vurgenanten greuen Wilhelms moder, ind…Margareta des vurg. greuen Wilhelms suster, ouch greuinne der vurgenanten lande" obtained a loan from the town of Kaiserswerth, in return for granting customs and other rights from "Roprechte dem jongen, Palantzgreue by Ryne ind hertzogen in Beyeren, onsem…sweher", by charter dated 15 Dec 1368[1050]. Duke of Berg. "Wilhelm van Guilge…hertzouge van dem Berge ind greue zo Rauensberg ind…Geirhart, Adolff ind Wilhelm gebroedere van dem Berge ind grauen zu Rauensberg" agreed to divide their territories, whereby the sons were granted "sloss Hoekeshoeuen…onsse stat Wipperfurde mit der vesten van Steynbech ind onsse stat Lenepe mit der vesten van Birnfelt", by charter dated 24 Oct 1397[1051]. The Memorienbuch of Düsseldorf St Maria records the death "VII Kal Jul 1408" of "Wilhelmi de Juliaco ducis de Monte"[1052].
     "m (contract St Goar 24 May 1363) ANNA Pfalzgräfin bei Rhein, daughter of RUPRECHT II Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Elector Palatine & his wife Beatrice of Sicily [Aragon] (1346-30 Nov 1415). "Ruprecht…pallentzgreff bi Rine, des heiligen Romschen richs obrister truchsezze und hertzog in Beihern, und…Ruprecht der jungere von derselben…pallentzgreff bi Rine und hertzog in Beihern" agreed with "Wilhelm von Gulch grefe von dem Berge und von Rauensberg" the marriage of the latter and "Annen unsers hertzogen Ruprechts des jungern…tochter" by charter dated 24 May 1363[1053]. The Memorienbuch of Düsseldorf St Maria records the death "III Kal Dec 1415" of "domine Anne de Bavaria ducisse Montensis” and in memory of “Wilhelmi ducis eius conthoralis”[1054]."
Med Lands cites:

Reference: Genealogics cites: Wilhelm II-VII (?) Herzog von Berg und Jülich was also known as Wilhelm II-VII (?) Graf von Berg und Ravensberg.⁴ He was Graf von Berg between 1360 and 1380.⁹ He was Graf von Ravensberg between 1360 and 1395.⁹ He was 1st Herzog von Berg between 1380 and 1408.⁹

     William (I) de Cantelou married Mascelina de Bracy, daughter of Adulf de Bracy.¹
William (I) de Cantelou married Edgidia (?)⁴

William (I) de Cantelou died between 1238 and 1239; a very old man.^1,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard. 100.²

; "William de Cantilupe, the first of this family upon record, served the office of sheriff for the cos. of Warwick and Leicester in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of King John. In the next year he was made governor of the castles of Hereford and Wilton, and he was subsequently sheriff of Herefordshire. In the 11th of the same reign, being then the king's steward, he gave 40 marks for the wardship of Egidia, Lady of Kilpeck, widow of William Fitz-Warine, and in three years afterwards, when the king was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III, he remained so faithful as to become one of the monarch's chief counsellors. We find him, however, arrayed afterwards under the baronial banner, and joining in the invitation to Louis of France. But within the same year he returned to the king, when he obtained grants of all the forfeited estates of Richard de Engaine and Vitalia de Engaine, two leading barons in the insurrection; and was appointed governor of Kenilworth Castle, co. Warwick. In the reign of Henry III. he continued attached to the cause of royalty, and acquired immense possessions in the shape of grants from the crown of forfeited lands. He d. in 1238, leaving five sons, viz.,
I. William, his heir, also steward to the king, and a person of great power, m. Millicent, dau. of Hugh de Gournai, and widow of Almeric, Earl of Eureux, and d. 1250, having had issue,
1. William, who m. Eve Braose
2. Thomas, Bishop of Hereford
1. Julian, m. to Robert de Tregoz
II. Walter, a priest employed by King Henry as his agent to the court of Rome, afterwards bishop of Worcester.
III. John, Lord of Snitterfield, co. Warwick, m. Margaret, dau. and heiress of William Cumunin, of that place, and was s. by his son, John, who d. in the 1th Eward II [and] m. Margaret de Mohun
IV. Nicholas
V. Thomas, elected Lord Chancellor of England by the barons in the 49th Henry III."⁵

;
Boyer [2001:47] says that William I m. Mascelina de Bracy and that she was the mother of three of his children: Sybil, Isabel and William II. Genealogics says that William I m. Edgidia and that she was the mother of three sons: Nicholas, John and William II. I have chosen to assume he may have had two wives, but to assign William II to Edgidia and not Mascelina. G. A. Vaut.^1,2,6 William (I) de Cantelou was also known as William de Cantilupe.⁵ William (I) de Cantelou was also known as William I de Cantilupe.² GAV-23 EDV-22 GKJ-23.

     Mascelina de Bracy married William (I) de Cantelou, son of William de Cantelou.¹

     GKJ-23.

     Sybil de Cantelou married Godfrey Pauncefoot in 1204.¹

     Godfrey Pauncefoot married Sybil de Cantelou, daughter of William (I) de Cantelou and Mascelina de Bracy, in 1204.¹

     Isabel de Cantelou married Stephen d'Evereux.¹
Isabel de Cantelou married Ralph Pembrugge.²

     Stephen d'Evereux married Isabel de Cantelou, daughter of William (I) de Cantelou and Mascelina de Bracy.¹

Stephen d'Evereux died before 1245.¹
      ; "Of this family, which derived its surname from the town of Eureux, in Normandy, and which came into England with the Conqueror, there were several generations, prior to that which attained the peerage. In the 7th Henry III [1222/3], Stephen Devereux, being in the king's army against the Welsh, had scutage for all his tenants in the counties of Gloucester and hereford, who held of him by military service. To this Stephen s. his son, William Devereux..."²

     William de Cantelou died in 1182.¹
     GAV-24 EDV-23 GKj-24.

     Thomas de Cantelou died on 25 August 1183.¹

     Maud de Cantelou married Henry de Longchamp.¹

     Henry de Longchamp married Maud de Cantelou, daughter of William de Cantelou.¹

Henry de Longchamp died in 1204.¹

     Sir John de Cantelou of Snitterfield, co. Warwick married Margaret Cummin, daughter of William Cummin of Snitterfield, co. Warwick.^6,4

Sir John de Cantelou of Snitterfield, co. Warwick died after 24 September 1257.²
      ; 1.1a.6 John de Cantelou
Death: aft 24 Sep 1257[9]

of Snitterfield, co. Warwick

had a grant of a fair and market from King Henry III by charter, 24
Sept 1257[9]

ancestor of Sir Walter de Cantilupe of Snitterfield (fl. 1323)
Souce
9. "Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516,"
www.histparl.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/.²

Reference: Genealogics cites: A Genealogical History of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited and extinct peerages of the British Empire, London, 1866, Burke, Sir Bernard. 101.⁴

     (?) de Cantelou married Gregonet (?)¹

     St. Thomas de Cantelou Bishop of Hereford was born circa 1218.³
St. Thomas de Cantelou Bishop of Hereford died on 25 August 1282 at Orvieto, Italy (now).^1,3
      ; 1.1a.4 Thomas de Cantelou
Birth: ? 1218
Death: 25 Aug 1282, Orvieto, Italy[8]
Occ: Bishop of Hereford, 1275-1282

Bishop of Hereford, 1275-1282
also known as 'St. Thomas Cantilupe', or 'St. Thomas of Hereford'

educated at Oxford, then Paris
Chancellor of Oxford University, 1262
supporter of the baronial cause and de Montfort before King Louis, Amiens, 1259

Chancellor of England following Battle of Lewes, February 1265 (deprived on restoration of Henry III after Battle of Evesham, 1265)

consecrated Bishop of Hereford, 8 Sept 1275

excommunicated in 1282 (by Archbishop of Canterbury); traveled to Rome to pleasd his own cause before Pope Martin, dying at Orvieto

his relics brought back to Hereford, the site of many miracles
following:
canonized by Pope John XXII, 1320[8]
Sources
8. "St. Thomas of Hereford (Thomas de Cantelupe)," Edwin Burton,
Robert Appleton Co. (online edition, 1999: Kevin Knight), Vol
XIV (de Cantelupe): 1912, transcribed by Thomas M. Barrett,
http://www.newadvent.org.³

Reference: Genealogics cites: The Mapledurham Connedtion, tracing the first wife of Roger Clifford 1221-1285 The Genealogist, September 1990, Clifford, David J. H.⁴

;
Per Wikipedia: Thomas de Cantilupe
"Thomas de Cantilupe (c. 1218 – 25 August 1282) (alias Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe, etc., Latinised to de Cantilupo)[1] was Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford and was canonised in 1320 by Pope John XXII.
Origins
     "Cantilupe was born at Hambleden in Buckinghamshire, a son of William de Cantilupe (d. 1251), an Anglo-Norman magnate and a minister of King John, and nephew of Walter de Cantilupe (d. 1266), Bishop of Worcester.
Career
     "Cantilupe was educated at Oxford, Paris and Orléans, and was a teacher of canon law at the University of Oxford, where he became Chancellor in 1261.[2]
     "During the Second Barons' War, Cantilupe favoured Simon de Montfort and the baronial party. He represented the barons before King Louis IX of France at Amiens in 1264.
     "On 25 February 1264, when he was Archdeacon of Stafford, Cantilupe was made Lord Chancellor of England,[3] but was deprived of the office after de Montfort's death at the Battle of Evesham, and lived abroad for a while. Following his return to England, he was again appointed Chancellor of Oxford University, where he lectured on theology and held several ecclesiastical appointments.[2]
Bishop of Hereford
     "In 1274 Cantilupe attended the Second Council of Lyons[4] and on 14 June 1275 he was appointed Bishop of Hereford, being consecrated on 8 September 1275.[5]
     "Cantilupe was now a trusted adviser of King Edward I and when attending royal councils at Windsor Castle or at Westminster he lived at Earley in Berkshire. Even when differing from the king's opinions, he did not forfeit his favour.
     "Cantilupe had a "great conflict" in 1290 with the "Red Earl", Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, concerning hunting rights in Malvern, Worcestershire, and a ditch dug by de Clare. The issue was settled by costly litigation.[6]
     "After the death in 1279 of Robert Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury, a friend of Cantilupe's, and formerly his confessor, a series of disputes arose between him and John Peckham, the new archbishop.[2] The disagreements culminated in Peckham excommunicating Cantilupe, who proceeded to Rome to pursue the matter with the pope.[7]
Death, burial, and canonisation
     "Cantilupe died at Ferento, near Orvieto, in Italy, on 25 August 1282[2][5] He is buried in Hereford Cathedral.[2] Part of the evidence used in his cause of canonisation was the supposed raising from the dead of William Cragh, a Welsh rebel who was hanged in 1290, eight years after Cantilupe's death. A papal inquiry was convened in London on 20 April 1307 to determine whether or not Cantilupe had died excommunicate, since this would have precluded his being canonised. Forty-four witnesses were called and various letters produced, before the commissioners of the inquiry concluded that Cantilupe had been absolved in Rome before his death.[7] It was difficult for his cause of death to be determined as much of his body had disintegrated.
     "After a papal investigation lasting almost 13 years, Cantilupe was canonised by Pope John XXII on 17 April 1320.[8] His feast day was fixed on 2 October.[9] His shrine became a popular place of pilgrimage, but only its base survived the Reformation until a new upper section (a feretory) was recently recreated under the guidance of architect Robert Chitham. The new section is in vivid colours with a painted scene of the Virgin & Child holding the Mappa Mundi. A reliquary containing his skull has been held at Downside Abbey in Somerset since 1881.
     "In the current Latin edition of the Roman Martyrology (2004 edition), Cantilupe is listed under 25 August as follows: "At Montefiascone in Tuscia, the passing of Saint Thomas Cantelupe, Bishop of Hereford in England, who, resplendent with learning, severe toward himself, to the poor however showed himself a generous benefactor".[10]
Legacy
     "Cantilupe appears to have been an exemplary bishop in both spiritual and secular affairs. His charities were large and his private life blameless. He was constantly visiting his diocese, correcting offenders and discharging other episcopal duties, and he compelled neighbouring landholders to restore estates which rightly belonged to the see of Hereford. Cantilupe has been lauded as the "Father of Modern Charity," and is cited as an inspiration by Mother Teresa and Melinda Gates.[11]
     "The Cantilupe Society was founded in 1905 to publish the episcopal registers of the See of Hereford, of which Cantilupe's is the first in existence.[12]
Citations
     1. The commonly accepted modern spelling appears to be "Cantilupe", as used by the Dictionary of National Biography for all members of this family
     2. Walsh 2007, p. 598
     3. Fryde et al. 1996, p. 85
     4. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
     5. Fryde et al. 1996, p. 250
     6. Nott, James (1885). Some of the Antiquities of Moche Malvern (Great Malvern). Malvern: John Thompson. p. 14. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
     7. Bartlett 2004, p. 23
     8. Bartlett 2004, p. 123
     9. Pilgrimage page at Hereford Cathedral official website Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 8 February 2012.
     10. Unofficial translation. Cf. Martyrologium Romanum, ex decreto sacrosancti oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II instauratum auctoritate Ioannis Pauli Pp. II promulgatum, editio [typica] altera, Typis Vaticanis, A.D. MMIV (2004), p. 475.
     11. "Parish and Community Magazine November 2017" (PDF). The Parishes of BROSELEY with BENTHALL and JACKFIELD & LINLEY with WILLEY and BARROW. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
     12. "Cantilupe Society | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
References
     ---This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cantilupe, Thomas de". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.) Cambridge University Press.
     ---Alington, Gabriel (2001). St Thomas of Hereford. Leominster.
     ---Bartlett, Robert (2004), The Hanged Man: A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-11719-5
     ---Fryde, E. B; Greenway, D. E; Porter, S; Roy, I. (1996), Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-56350-X
     ---Walsh, Michael (2007), A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West, Burns & Oates, ISBN 0-86012-438-X.⁸ St. Thomas de Cantelou Bishop of Hereford was also known as Thomas de Cantilupe.⁸ He was consecrated Bishop of Hereford on 8 September 1275.³

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pER wIKIPEDIA: "...Cantilupe was canonised by Pope John XXII on 17 April 1320.[8] His feast day was fixed on 2 October."⁸

; canonized as St. Thomas of Hereford.¹

     Margaret de Lacy married George de Cantelou Baron Abergavenny, son of William de Cantilupe Lord of Abergavenny and Eva de Braiose.¹

     Edmund de Lacy 2nd Earl of Lincoln was born circa 1230.² He married Alaisia del Vasto, daughter of Manfredo III del Vasto Marquis di Saluzzo and Béatrice (?) de Savoie, in May 1247.^2,4,5

Edmund de Lacy 2nd Earl of Lincoln died on 2 June 1258.^2,6
     He was Earl of Lincoln.⁵

     John de Mohaut married Milicent de Cantelupe, daughter of William de Cantilupe Lord of Abergavenny and Eva de Braiose,
; her 1st husband.^1,3,4,5,2
John de Mohaut died in 1258.²
     Reference: Genealogics cites:
     1. Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.) 10:13
     2. Information supplied by Douglas Richardson . spelling surname and parents.²

     Hugues "Lupus" (?) d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester was born circa 1047.^3,2 He married Ermentrude de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, daughter of Hugues II de Creil dit «de Mouchy» (?) Seigneur de Mouchy, Comte de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and Marguerite de Montdidier of Roucy, before 1093.^1,7,8,3,4,9

Hugues "Lupus" (?) d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester died on 27 July 1101 at St. Werburg's Abbey, Chester, Cheshire, England.^1,7,2,3
      ; This is the same person as ”Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester” at Wikipedia and as ”Hugues d'Avranches” at Wikipédia (FR).^10,11

; Per Racines et Histoire (Avranches): “Hugues d’Avranches «Lupus» ° 1047 + 27/07/1101 (Saint Werburg’s Abbey) reçoit la quasi totalité du comté de Chester (sans le titre d’Earl)”.²

; Per Genealogics:
     "Hugh 'le Gros' d'Avranches was born about 1047, the son of Richard Le Goz, vicomte d'Avranches. From his father he inherited a large estate, not just in Avranchin but scattered throughout western Normandy.
     "Hugh became an important councillor to William, duke of Normandy. His father contributed sixty ships to the invasion of England, and Hugh is generally supposed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings, when he would have been only 19 years old. His father remained in Normandy to protect the duchy.
     "After William became king of England, Hugh was given the command of Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire, but in 1071 he was promoted to become earl of Chester and given palatine powers 'to hold as freely by the Sword as the king himself held the Kingdom of England by the Crown.' Given Cheshire's position on the Welsh border he was to function as the main bulwark against the Welsh. Tutbury with its surrounding lands was passed to Henri de Ferrières, sire de Ferrières et Chambrais.
     "In 1082 Hugh succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches. He founded the abbeys of St. Sever in Normandy and St. Werburgh at Chester, as well as endowing that of Whitby in Yorkshire.
     "Hugh remained loyal to King William II during the rebellion of 1088, and would serve as one of the principal councillors of King Henry I.
     "Hugh spent much of his time fighting with his neighbours in Wales. Together with his cousin Robert of Rhuddlan he subdued a good part of northern Wales. Initially Robert of Rhuddlan held north-east Wales as a vassal of Hugh. However in 1081 Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd, was captured by treachery at a meeting near Corwen. Gruffydd was imprisoned by Hugh in a castle at Chester, but it was Robert who took over his kingdom, holding it directly from the king. When Robert was killed by a Welsh raiding party in 1093 Hugh took over these lands, becoming ruler of most of North Wales, but he lost Anglesey and much of the rest of Gwynedd in the Welsh revolt of 1094, led by Gruffydd ap Cynan, who had escaped from captivity.
     "In the summer of 1098 Hugh joined with Hugues de Montgommery, earl of Shrewsbury, in an attempt to recover his losses in Gwynedd. Gruffydd ap Cynan retreated to Anglesey, but then was forced to flee to Ireland when a fleet he had hired from the Danish settlement in Ireland changed sides. The situation was changed by the arrival of a Norwegian fleet under the command of Magnus III Berrfott, king of Norway, who attacked the Norman forces near the eastern end of the Menai Straits. Hugues de Montgommery was killed by an arrow said to have been shot by Magnus himself. The Normans were obliged to evacuate Anglesey, and the following year Gruffydd returned from Ireland to take possession again. Hugh d'Avranches apparently made an agreement with him and did not try to recover these lands.
     "Due to his gluttony, Hugh became so fat that he could hardly walk, earning him the nickname of 'le Gros' (the fat). He would also earn the nickname 'Lupus' (wolf) for his savage ferocity against the Welsh.
     "Hugh married Ermentrude de Clermont, daughter of Hugues de Clermont dit de Mouchy and Marguerite de Montdidier. Their son and heir Richard died without legitimate issue. Hugh's illegitimate children included Othuer, Robert and Geva, of whom Othuer and Geva would have progeny.
     "On 23 July 1101 Hugh became a monk, and he died four days later, being buried in the cemetery of the abbey of St. Werburgh. His body was later moved by his nephew Ranulph de Meschines, vicomte de Bayeux, and reburied in the chapter house. Hugh was succeeded as earl of Chester by his son Richard, who married Matilda de Blois, a grand-daughter of William the Conqueror. Both Richard and Matilda died in the White Ship disaster of 1120, and Richard was succeeded as earl of Chester by his cousin Ranulph de Meschines.”.³

Reference: Genealogics cites: GAV-26 EDV-26 GKJ27. Hugues "Lupus" (?) d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester was also known as Hugh de Abrincis.¹² Hugues "Lupus" (?) d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester was also known as Hugh Lupus (?) Earl of Chester.^13,14

; Per Med Lands:
     "HUGUES d'Avranches "Lupus", son of RICHARD "le Goz" Vicomte d'Avranches & his wife --- ([1047]-St Werburg's Abbey, Chester 27 Jul 1101[15]). A manuscript relating to St Werburgh’s Chester records that “Hugo Lupus filius ducis Britanniæ et nepos Gulielmi magni ex sorore” transformed the foundation into a monastery[16]. This suggests that the mother of Hugues may have been a uterine sister of King William, and therefore daughter of Herluin de Conteville. However, no indication has been in other primary sources which supports the contention that Hugues was the son of a duke of Brittany. It is assumed therefore that both lines of his parentage have been romanticised in this document to improve his status and reputation. Robert of Torigny's De Immutatione Ordinis Monachorum records that "Hugo vicecomitis Abrincatensis postea…comes Cestrensis" founded "abbatiam Sancti Severi in Constantinensi episcopatu"[17]. The Brevis Relatio de Origine Willelmi Conquestoris records that "Hugone postea comite de Cestria" contributed 60 ships towards the invasion of England in 1066[18]. Orderic Vitalis records that King William granted “Cestrensem consulatum” to “Hugonis de Abrincis filio Ricardi cognomento Goz” after Gerbod returned to Flanders, dated to 1071[19], whereby he is considered to have become Earl [of Chester]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Hugonis de Abrincis filio Ricardi cognomento Goz...cum Rodberto de Rodelento et Rodberto de Malopassu” [Robert de Rhuddlan and Robert de Malpas] shed “multum Guallorum sanguinem”[20]. He succeeded his father in [1082] as Vicomte d'Avranches. An undated charter records the grant of pasturage rights "ad castrum Claromontis, Credulii, Gornaci, Lusarchiarum" to Saint-Leu d’Esserant by "Hugo comes Cestrensis" and "Hugo Claromontensis et Margarita uxor eius", later confirmed by "Rainaldus comes" with the consent of "uxore eius Clementia et filiis eius Guidone et Rainaldo"[21]. Domesday Book records that “Earl Hugh” held Bickton in Fordinbridge Hundred in Hampshire; Drayton in Sutton Hundred and Buscot in Wyfold hundred in Berkshire; his land-holdings in Dorset; and in numerous other counties[22]. Orderic Vitalis names “Hugonem comitem et Ricardum de Radveriis...Rodbertum de Molbraio” as the main supporters of “Henricus clito” who governed “Abrincas et Cæsarisburgum et Constantiam atque Guabreium” [Avranches, Cherbourg, Coutances, Gavray], dated to [1090][23]. Florence of Worcester records that, in 1098, he and Hugh de Montgommery Earl of Shrewsbury led troops into Anglesey where they mutilated or massacred many of the inhabitants of the island[24]. "…Hugonis comitis…" subscribed a charter dated 14 Sep 1101 under which Henry I King of England donated property to Bath St Peter[25]. He founded the abbeys of Saint-Sever in Normandy and St Werburg in Chester, becoming a monk at the latter four days before he died[26]. Orderic Vitalis states that Hugues was "a slave to gluttony, he staggered under a mountain of fat" and was "given over to carnal lusts and had a numerous progeny of sons and daughters by his concubines"[27]. The Annales Cestrienses record the death in 1101 of “Hugone comite Cestrensi”[28]. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1101 of "Hugo comes Crassus urbis Legionum"[29]. A manuscript narrating the descent of Hugh Earl of Chester to Alice Ctss of Lincoln records the death “VI Kal Aug” of “Hugo primus comes Cestriæ”[30].
     "[m firstly ---. No direct evidence has been found about this supposed first marriage. However, assuming that the birth date of Hugh is correctly estimated to [1047] as shown above, it would be surprising if his marriage to Ermentrude de Clermont (before 1093) was his first.]
     "m [secondly] ([before 1093]) ERMENTRUDE de Clermont, daughter of HUGUES de Clermont [en-Beauvaisis] & his wife Marguerite de Roucy [Montdidier] (-after 13 May 1106). Orderic Vitalis records that “Hugonis de Abrincis filio Ricardi cognomento Goz” married “Ermentrudem filiam Hugonis de Claromonte Belvacensi”[31]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to a sister of "comes Rainaldus" as husband of "comiti Hugoni de Cestre"[32]. “Ricardus Cestrensis comes et Ermentrudis comitissa mater eius” confirmed donations to Abingdon by charter dated 13 May 1106[33]."
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; Per Med Lands:
     "ERMENTRUDE de Clermont (-after 13 May 1106). Orderic Vitalis records that “Hugonis de Abrincis filio Ricardi cognomento Goz” married “Ermentrudem filiam Hugonis de Claromonte Belvacensi”[34]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to a sister of "comes Rainaldus" as husband of "comiti Hugoni de Cestre"[35]. “Ricardus Cestrensis comes et Ermentrudis comitissa mater eius” confirmed donations to Abingdon by charter dated 13 May 1106[36].
     "m (before 1093) [as his second wife,] HUGUES d'Avranches Earl of Chester, son of RICHARD Le Goz & his wife --- ([1047]-St Werburg's Abbey, Chester 27 Jul 1101)."
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; Per Racines et Histoire (Clermonten-Beauvaisis): “Ermentrude (Imtrude) de Clermont ° ~1054 + 1119
     ép. 1093 Hugues Goz d’Avranches «Le Loup» ° 1047 + 27/07/1101 (St Werburg’s Abbey, Chester) 1er earl of Chester, vicomte d’Avranches (1082) (fils de Richard Le Goz et d’Emma de Conteville)
     postérité des comtes de Chester dont : Richard ° ~1094 +x 25/11/1120 qui ép. 1115 Mathilde de Blois ° 1095 + 25/11/1120 ?”.¹⁵ He was 1st Earl of Chester; "Upon the detention, a prisoner in Flanders, of Gherbod, a Fleming who first held the Earldom of Chester, that dignity was conferred, A. D. 1070, by the Conqueror, upon (his half-sister's son)" in 1070.¹²