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[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]

He died after submitting to the moastic discipline for only
four days.
The Welsh gave him the sobriquette "Lupus" (the Wolf) for his
cruelty to them.
Created Palatine Count/Earl of Chester by his uncle the
Conqueror.
Told to hold Chester "as freely by the sword" as William did so
in England.
The Palatine Earldom of Chester is now vested in the British
Crrown, and is traditionally a title held by the Prince of
Wales. In 1071, William the Conqueror made his nephew, Hugh
Earl of Chester, giving him the whole of the county Palatine of
Chester "...to hold as freely by the sword as he [the King]
himself held the kingdom of England by the crown" As Count or
Earl Palatine he had extradordinary authority within his
provinces - this was seen as necessary due to the need to
defend the Marches from the incursions of the Welsh - and as
such he had his own Court and hereditary barons who each had
their own jurisdiction, and power of "life and death" - legend
has it that the Barons of Malpas, (later the Egertons from whom
the Wedgwoods of Harracles etc. descend) were particularly
prone to sentence the latter. The hereditary Barons created by
Hugh are as follows, after the reversion of the Earldom with
the crown, these dignities became only titular.
As Earl Palatine he had extradordinary authority within his
provinces.
As Earl Palatine, he had his own Court & hereditary barons.
This was due to the need to defend the Marches from the
incursions of the Welsh.
He always traveled about w/ a veritable army with him.
He "lived well & prospered" by remaining loyal to the Conqueror
& his House.
He ate copious amounts of food & became quite fat, "le gros".
He was overly generous to his friends & lackeys & cruel to the
extreme to others.
He fell gravely ill, feared for his soul, & took his vows as a
Benedictine monk.

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