Ranulf de Blondeville 6th Earl of Chester

"Ranulf of Chester" redirects here. For the other Earls of Chester named Ranulf, see Earl of Chester.Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester and 1st Earl of Lincoln (1170–1232), known in some references as the 4th Earl of Chester (in the second lineage of the title after the original family line was broken after the 2nd Earl), was one of the "old school" of Anglo-Norman barons whose loyalty to the Angevin dynasty was consistent but contingent on the receipt of lucrative favours. He was described as "almost the last relic of the great feudal aristocracy of the Conquest".

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Birth date	January 01, 1172
Birth place	Powys , Montgomeryshire
Ethnicity	Normans
Date of death	January 01, 1232
Place of death	England , Berkshire , Wallingford Oxfordshire
Resting place	Chester , Chester Cathedral
Spouse	Constance Duchess of Brittany
Title	Earl of Chester

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