Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby

Agnes Keveliok married William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby. She and her husband had the castle and manor of Chartley, in Staffordshire, and inherited from her late brother all the lands which lay between the rivers Ribble and Merse, together with a manor in Northamptonshire, and another in Lincolnshire. She also inherited the count of Powys.

Alice was also called Agnes de Meschines, the Lady of Chartley at Staffordshire.

Alice of Chester was 3rd co-heir of her brother Ranulph de Blundeville's estates on 28 October 1232. His estates passed to his four sisters and co-heirs, or his descendants, while the earldom lapsed to the crown.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p394.htm#i6945 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

Countess Agness de Meschines de Ferrers is my 27th great aunt.

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Agnes Kevelioc De Ferrers

• Birth: 1174 Chester Cheshire, England
• Death: Nov. 2, 1247 Stowe-by-Chartley Staffordshire, England
• Burial: Chartley Castle Stowe-by-Chartley Staffordshire, England

Agnes de Kevelioc, alias Agnes of Chester, was Lady Chartley in her own right, and conveyed that honor into the Ferrers family as he dowery. She and the Earl were married for over 50 years, died within days of one another, and were given a joint requiem on their burial together.

The Ferrers family kept Chartley for generations even though William held it in tail for the duration of his wife's life-- it has been said the portentous nature of their double burial there had some influence on the King's conveyance of Chartley to William's son the 5th Earl.

Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby Kevelioc

1180–1247

Birth BEF 1180

Death 2 NOV 1247

When Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby Kevelioc and her twin sister Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln were born in 1180, their father, Hugh, was 33 and their mother, Bertha, was 25. She had one son with William, 4th Earl of Derby FERRERS in 1193. She died on November 2, 1247, at the age of 67.

Birth

Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby Kevelioc was born in 1180 to Bertha, Countess of Chester MONTFORT, age 25, and Hugh, 5th Earl of Chester Kevelioc, age 33.

BEF 1180

30 Jun

1181

Age 1

Death of Father

Her father Hugh, 5th Earl of Chester passed away on June 30, 1181, at the age of 34.

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Hugh, 5th Earl of Chester Kevelioc

1147–1181

30 JUN 1181

12 Jul

1189

Age 9

Death of Mother

Her mother Bertha, Countess of Chester passed away on July 12, 1189, in Évreux, Eure, France, at the age of 34.

Evreux, France

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Bertha, Countess of Chester MONTFORT

1155–1189

12 JUL 1189 • Evreux, France

1193

Age 13

Birth of Son

Her son Sir William, 5th Earl of Derby was born in 1193 in Derbyshire, England.

Derbyshire County, England

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Sir William, 5th Earl of Derby FERRERS

1193–1254

1193 • Derbyshire County, England

1232

Age 52

Death of Brother

Her brother Ranulf of Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester died in 1232 when Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby was 52 years old.

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Ranulf of Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester Kevelioc

1172–1232

1232

6 Jan

1233

Age 53

Death of Sister

Her sister Maud of Chester, suo jure Countess of Chester died on January 6, 1233, when Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby was 53 years old.

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Maud of Chester, suo jure Countess of Chester Kevelioc

1171–1233

6 JAN 1233

ABT

1242

Age 62

Death of Sister

Her sister Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln died in 1242 when Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby was 62 years old.

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Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln KEVELIOC

1180–1242

ABT 1242

22 Sep

1247

Age 67

Death of Husband

Her husband William, 4th Earl of Derby passed away on September 22, 1247, at the age of 85.

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William, 4th Earl of Derby FERRERS

1162–1247

22 SEP 1247

2 Nov

1247

Age 67

Death

Agnes of Chester, Countess of Derby Kevelioc died on November 2, 1247, when she was 67 years old.

2 NOV 1247