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Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester

c. 1047–1101 · 11th century · Also known as Hugh Lupus

Hugh d'Avranches was a Norman nobleman, a companion of William the Conqueror, who became Earl of Chester in 1071. Ruling Cheshire with near-regal powers, he and his cousin Robert of Rhuddlan pushed into north Wales and for a time dominated Gwynedd. Known as Hugh Lupus ('the wolf'), he refounded St Werburgh's at Chester as an abbey in 1093.

Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester
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County Palatine of Chester

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