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Hawise of Chester | |
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| Countess of Lincoln suo jure | |
| Born | 1180 Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 6 June 1241/3 May 1243 |
| Noble family | de Kevelioc |
| Spouse(s) | Robert de Quincy |
| Issue | Margaret de Quincy, 2nd Countess of Lincoln suo jure |
| Father | Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester |
| Mother | Bertrade de Montfort of Evreux |
Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln suo jure (1180- March 1243), was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and a wealthy heiress. Her father was Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester. She was the sister and a co-heiress of Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester. She was created suo jure 1st Countess of Lincoln in 1232.[1] She was the wife of Robert de Quincy, by whom she had one daughter, Margaret, who became heiress to her title and estates. She was also known as Hawise of Kevelioc.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; et al, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VII, page 676