Hugues d'Avranches b. Abt 1047 d. 27 Jul 1101 Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester, England

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Name	Hugues d'Avranches [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Born	Abt 1047
Gender	Male
Occupation	Comte d'Avranches
Occupation	Nephew of William I
Occupation	Virtual sovereign of Cheshire
Occupation	1065
	Councillor to William, Duke of Normandy
Occupation	1067
	Commander in King William's Army
Occupation	1071
	Earl of Chester
Occupation	1082
	Succeeded his father as Viscount of Avranches
Occupation	1086
	Had holdings in twenty counties in England
Occupation	1098
	Captured Anglesea from the Welsh
Occupation	1100
	Councillor to King Henry I
Occupation	1101
	Became so fat he could barely crawl
Occupation	Aft 1100
	Lord of St. Jacques de Beuvron in Normandy
Died	27 Jul 1101	Abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester, England
	Cause: Three days after being shorn a monk he died therein
Person ID	I9083	Godbout
Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

Father	Richard Gherbod d'Avranches, b. Abt 1025, Avranches, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France , d. 1082, France (Age ~ 57 years)
Mother	Emma de Conteville, b. Abt 1029, Conteville, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Married	Bef 1040
Family ID	F4475	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ermentrude de Clermont, b. Abt 1065, Clermont-en-Beauvais, Oise, Picardie, France , d. 27 Jul 1101 (Age ~ 36 years)

Married Abt 1085

Children

1. Maud d'Avranches, b. Abt 1085, Chester, Cheshire, England

Last Modified 18 Apr 2017

Family ID F4646 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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