Hugh Lupus (wolf) le Gros (the fat) d'Avranches, 1st Earl Chester^[1]

Abt 1050 - 1101  (~ 51 years)

• Name	Hugh Lupus (wolf) le Gros (the fat) d'Avranches  [2]
  Suffix	1st Earl Chester
  Birth	Abt 1050
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1071
  	Earl of Chester
  	in 1071 he was promoted to become the second Earl of Chester
  Acceded	1082
  	Vicomte d'Avranches
  	In 1082, Hugh succeeded to the title of Vicomte d'Avranches
  _FSFTID	L4B2-75K
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L4B2-75K
  Death	27 Jul 1101
  Burial	Cemetery of St. Werburgh
  	On 23 July 1101, Hugh became a monk and died four days later, being buried in the cemetery of St. Werburgh. His body was later moved by earl Ranulf le Meschin and reburied in the Chapter House
  Notes	died a monk. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal21605 http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal03209 Hugh 'Lupus' d'AVRANCHES, 1st E. Chester http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BIGOD.htm#Hugh%20Lupus%20dAVRANCHES%20(1º%20E.%20Chester) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_d%27Avranches,_1st_Earl_of_Chester Hugh due to his gluttony became so fat that he could hardly walk, earning him the nickname of le Gros (the Fat). He would also earn the nickname Lupus (Wolf) for his savage ferocity against the Welsh
  Person ID	I4063	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches,   b. Abt 1025, Euphemia, Normandy, France d. 1066 (Age ~ 41 years)
  Mother	Emma de Conteville,   b. Abt 1029   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ermentrude de Clarenont   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester,   b. Abt 1094   d. 25 Nov 1120 (Age ~ 26 years)   2. Ottiwell d'Avranches   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert d'Avranches, Abbott of St. Edmundsbury   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Geva d'Avranches   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2013

  
  

• Photos		Coat of arms of Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester The cognizance of Hugh d'Avranches, 2nd Norman Earl of Chester
  		Cheshire West and Chester in England Cheshire West and Chester in England

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett). [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.