UNKNOWN, Richard 1

Birth Name UNKNOWN, Richard
Gramps ID I582809158
Gender male
Age at Death 50 years, 10 months, 24 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1070    
 
Death 1120-11-25 At Sea, Drowned In The ‘White Ship’, Candida Novis  
 
Nobility Title     2nd Earl Of Chester
 
Unknown 1120 At Sea, Drowned In The ‘White Ship’, Candida Novis Special
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father D'avaranches, Hugh [I582806073]
Mother De Clermont, Ermentrude [I582805941]
    Sister     D'avranches, Geva [I582807709]
    Brother     Fitzhugh, Robert [I582810239]
         UNKNOWN, Richard [I582809158]

Narrative

Name Suffix:<NSFX> 2nd Earl Of Chester
"1120 Richard, second Earl of Chester, his Wife Maud and the Princes William and Richard (the sons of King Henry I) were drowned in the Candida Novis- the 'White Ship'- along with many English courtiers and noblemen, on a return journey from Normandy. It is said that the Master of the ship had told the King that his father had carried Henry's father (William the Conqueror) when he came to fight King Harold, and begged for the honour of ferrying King Henry and his retinue back to England. The King declined, saying he had already chosen another vessel, but said he would be pleased to allow his two sons and many of the nobility to sail with her. The crew were so delighted at this honour that they asked the King to give them three hogsheads of wine- which he did- and consequently they all became hopelessly drunk and unable to control the ship, which foundered on rocks with the loss of about 300 lives- only one man surviving."@@S143@@

Pedigree

  1. D'avaranches, Hugh [I582806073]
    1. De Clermont, Ermentrude [I582805941]
      1. D'avranches, Geva [I582807709]
      2. UNKNOWN, Richard
      3. Fitzhugh, Robert [I582810239]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. pemble [S545686325]