Hugh d'Avranches | |
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| Born | c. 1047 Normandy |
| Died | 27 July 1101 |
| Resting place | St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester |
| Other names | le Gros (the Large) Lupus (Wolf) |
| Title | Earl of Chester (2nd creation) |
| Term | 1071–1101 |
| Predecessor | Gerbod the Fleming, 1st Earl of Chester (1st creation) |
| Successor | Richard d'Avranches |
| Spouse | Ermentrude of Claremont |
| Children | Richard d'Avranches |
| Parent | Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches |
Hugh d'Avranches (c. 1047 – 27 July 1101), nicknamed le Gros (the Large) or Lupus (the Wolf), was from 1071 the second Norman Earl of Chester[1] and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
- ^ Cokayne, George E. (1913). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press. pp. 164–165.