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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_de_Kevelioc,_3rd_Earl_of_ChesterHugh de Kevelioc,
Earl of Chester was the son of
Ranulf de Gernon and Maud of Gloucester, daughter of
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester .
He is thought by some to have taken his name from
Kevelioc in
Monmouth as his birthplace, but others think that instead he was born in, and took the name of, the
cwmwd of
Cyfeiliog 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.
In 1169 he married
Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux, daughter of
Simon III de Montfort. She was the cousin of King Henry, who gave her away in marriage. Their children were:
1. Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester 2. Maud of Chester , married
David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon 3. Mabel of Chester, married
William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel 4. Agnes of Chester , married
William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby 5. Hawise of Chester , married
Robert II de Quincy 6. A daughter, name unknown, who was briefly married to
Llywelyn FawrHe also had an illegitimate daughter, Amice of Chester, who married Ralph de Mainwaring.
Hugh of Kevelioc died 30 June 1181 at
Leek,
Staffordshire, England.