Person
Hugh d'Avranches
1st Earl of Chester
b. 1047 CE – d. 1101 CE
World The Atlantic Lands
Hugh d'Avranches (born circa 1047 – died 27 July 1101), also known as le Gros (the fat) and Lupus (Wolf), is the second Norman Earl of Chester (2nd creation) and one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
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Moran, J. (2017). Hugh d'Avranches. History Atlas. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/hugh-davranches/
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