Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
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Ranulf II, 4th Earl of Chester, was an Anglo-Norman baron who inherited the honour of the palatine county of Chester upon the death of his father Ranulf Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester. He was descended from the Counts of Bessin in Normandy. Wikipedia
Born: 1099, Calvados, France
Died: December 16, 1153 (age 54 years), Cheshire, United Kingdom
Children: Hugh of Cyfeiliog, 5th Earl of Chester
Great-grandparents: William Malet and Ranulf I de Bessin
Spouse: Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester (m. 1141–1153)