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See also:CHESTER, EARLS OF . The important See also:palatine earldom of Chester was first held by a certain See also:Fleming named Gherbod (fl. 1070), and then by See also:Hugh of See also:Avranches (d. rot), a son of See also:Richard, See also:viscount of Avranches. Hugh, who was probably one of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William the Conqueror's companions, was made See also:earl of Chester in 1071; he had See also:special privileges in his earldom, and he held See also:land in twenty counties. He was called Le See also:Gros on See also:account of his See also:great bulk and See also:Lupus on account of his ferocity. However, he regarded St See also:Anselm as his friend, and he showed the customary liberality to religious houses. His See also:life was mainly spent in fighting the Welsh and in See also:Normandy, and he died on the 27th of See also:July nor. Hugh's only son Richard, who was childless, was drowned in the See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
White See also:Ship in See also:November 1120. Among subsequent holders were See also:Ralph, or Randulph, de Gernon (d. 1153), who took a prominent See also:part in the See also:civil See also:wars of the reign of See also:Stephen, fighting first on one See also:side and then on the other; and his son Hugh de Kevelioc (1147-1181), who shared in the rising against See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry II. in 1173. But perhaps the most celebrated of the See also:early earls was•,Ralph, Ranulf, or Randulph, de Blundevill (C. 1172-1232), who succeeded his See also:father Hugh de Kevelioc as earl in 1181, and was created earl of See also:Lincoln in 1217. Ranulf married See also:Constance, widow of Henry II.'s son, See also:Geoffrey of See also:Brittany, and is sometimes called See also:duke of Brittany and earl of See also:Richmond. He fought in See also:Wales, was on the side of See also:John during his struggle with the barons over Magna Carta, and was one of this See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king's executors; he also fought for the See also:young king Henry III. against the See also:French invaders and their See also:allies. In 1218 he went on crusade to the See also:Holy Land and took part in the See also:capture of See also:Damietta; then returning to See also:England he died at See also:Wallingford in See also:October 1232. After speaking of Ranulf's unique position in the See also:kingdom, which " fitted him for the part of a See also:leader of opposition to royal or ministerial tyranny," See also:Stubbs sums up his See also:character in these words: " On more than one occasion he refused his consent to See also:taxation which he deemed unjust; his See also:jealousy of See also:Hubert (de See also:Burgh), although it led him to join the See also:foreign party in 1223, did not prevent him from more than once interposing to prevent his overthrow. He was, moreover, almost the last relic of the great feudal See also:aristocracy of the See also:Conquest." Although twice married he See also:left no See also:children, and his immense possessions passed to his four sisters. The earl's memory remained See also:green for a See also:long See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time, and in the See also:Vision of Piers Plowman his name is linked with that of See also:Robin See also:Hood. In November 1232 the earldom of Chester was granted to his See also:nephew John the See also:Scot, earl of See also:Huntingdon (c. 1207-1237), and in 1246, nine years after John had died childless, it was annexed to the See also:English See also:crown " lest so See also:fair a dominion should be divided among See also:women."
In 1254 See also:Prince See also:Edward, afterwards King Edward. I., was created earl of Chester, and since this date the earldom has always been held by the heirs apparent to the English crown with the single exception of See also:Simon de See also:Montfort, earl of See also:Leicester. Since 1399 the earls of Chester have been also princes of Wales, although the See also:act of Richard II. (1398), which created Chester into a principality to be held by the king's eldest son, was revoked by Henry IV.
End of Article: CHESTER, EARLS OF
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