Hugh "of Kevelioc" (1147-1181), Earl of Chester

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Hugh "of Kevelioc" (1147-1181), Earl of Chester

Legg inn av Gjest » 09 jul 2005 21:20:02

I have noticed that most posts regarding this man usually only provide the
year of his death, and I suppose this is due to relying on Hugh's entry in
Cokayne's Complete Peerage. While reading J.E. Lloyd's A History of Wales From
the Norman Invasion to the Edwardian Conquest (2004 reprint), which had
originally been published in 1911 as vol. 2 of J.E. Lloyd's A History of Wales, I
came across some mention of this Earl Hugh, and in the endnotes of this work
further detail was provided.
Cokayne in Complete Peerage cites Annales Cestrienses, edited 1887 by R.C.
Christie, for the dates of birth (1147) and marriage (1169). For his death
Cokayne cites a Pipe Roll reference that provides his death as around Midsummer
1181 at Leeke, Staffordshire.
In support of the birth year, in Lloyd's work on p. 327, endnote 37, is
stated "According to Ann. Cest. 'comes Hugo ii' was born in 1147." To expand our
knowledge of his death date can be found the following on p. 337, endnote
151:
"Ann. Cest. s.a. 1177. Earl Hugh, who had been a principal rebel in 1173,
had only just been restored to full possession of his lands (Ben. Abb. i.
135). He died on 30th June, 1181, and was succeeded by his son Ranulf (born
1170), who was knighted and married Constance, heiress of Brittany, early in 1188
or 1189 (Ann. Cest.). It is difficult to accept the statement of Powel
(212) that Hugh was born in Cyfeiliog and thence derived his surname; in 1147 the
commote was beyond a doubt in the hands of the Welsh."

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