Ranulf, Earl of Chester

Also known as: Rainulfe earle of Chester / Ranulfe earle of Chester / Ranulfe, Earl of Chester · Family: England · Role: earl of Chester · First appears: King John 1

Life events

• c. 1199 · Leading nobles swore obedience to King John.(King John 1 · 📍 Northampton)
  • With: King John David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon Richard, Earl of Clare William, Earl of Derby Walran, Earl of Warwick Roger de Lacy William de Mowbray
  • “The names of the chéefe of those péeres that were sworne (as you haue heard) are as followeth. Dauid earle of Huntington brother vnto William king of Scots, Richard earle of Clare, Ranulfe earle of Chester, William earle of Tutberie or rather Darbie, Walran earle of Warwike, Roger Lacie constable of Chester, and William de Mowbraie”
• c. 1215 · The named lords joined the barons and renounced assistance to King John.(King John 25 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke Nicholas, Earl of Salisbury William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle William de Albini Robert de Vieuxpont Peter FitzHerbert Brian de Lisle Geoffrey de Lucy Geoffrey de Furnival Thomas Basset John FitzHugh Hugh de Neville John Marshal William Brewer
  • “All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”

King John 1

• sworn: King John “Dauid earle of Huntington brother vnto William king of Scots, Richard earle of Clare, Ranulfe earle of Chester, William earle of Tutberie or rather Darbie, Walran earle of Warwike, Roger Lacie constable of Chester, and William de Mowbraie, with diuerse other, whose names I here omit, bicause I would not be tedious and irksome to the readers.”

King John 25

• enemies with King John “These were the names of those lords which yet had not sworne to mainteine the foresaid liberties, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Rainulfe earle of Chester, Nicholas earle of Salisburie, William earle Warren, William erle of Albemarle, H. earle of Cornewall, W. de Albenie, Robert de Veipount, Peter Fitz Herbert, Brian de Lisley, G. de Lucie, G. de Furniuall, Thomas Basset, H. de Braibrooke, I. de Bassingborne, W. de Cantlow, H. de Cornwall, John Fitz Hugh, Hugh de Neuill, Philip de Albenie, John Marshall, and William Brewer. All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.