Randolph, Earl of Chester

Also known as: Earl of Chester / Randolph · Family: Chester · Role: earl · First appears: A.D. 1140–1154

Life events

1140 · Randolph and Robert captured King Stephen and imprisoned him at Bristol.(A.D. 1140–1154 · 📍 Bristol)
- With: King Stephen William de Romare Robert, Earl of Gloucester
- “And they fought strenuously on Candlemas day against their lord, and took him; for his men forsook him and fled. And they led him to Bristol, and there put him into prison in close quarters.”
1140 · King Stephen and Randolph swore not to betray one another.(A.D. 1140–1154 · 📍 Stamford)
- With: King Stephen
- “After this settled the king and Earl Randolph at Stamford, and swore oaths, and plighted their troth, that neither should betray the other.”
1140 · King Stephen seized Randolph and imprisoned him.(A.D. 1140–1154 · 📍 Northampton)
- With: King Stephen
- “For the king afterwards took him at Northampton, through wicked counsel, and put him into prison;”
1140 · King Stephen released Randolph after he swore to surrender his castles and provide hostages.(A.D. 1140–1154)
- With: King Stephen
- “and soon after he let him out again, through worse counsel, on the condition that he swore by the crucifix, and found hostages, that he would give up all his castles.”

enemies with King Stephen “After this waxed a very great war betwixt the king and Randolph, Earl of Chester;”
siblings with William de Romare “And the king went thither, and beset him and his brother William de Romare in the castle.”
allies with Robert, Earl of Gloucester “And the earl stole out, and went after Robert, Earl of Glocester, and brought him thither with a large army. And they fought strenuously on Candlemas day against their lord, and took him; for his men forsook him and fled.”

Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.