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Adeliz of Chester
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Adeliz of Chester was a daughter of Ranulf le Meschin, Earl of Chester, and she married Richard de Clare, who was killed by the Welsh in an ambush at Coed Grwyne in 1136.
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✓ DOCUMENTED (Entered 23 Jul 2026 under the relaxed rule (standard, undisputed peerage/royal account; provenance so noted).): ADELIZ (Alice), dau. of RANULF LE MESCHIN, EARL OF CHESTER, and sister of Earl Ranulf II (note-only - the palatine house of Chester, extendable); wife of Richard FitzGilbert de Clare (d. 1136); mother of the 2nd Earl of Hertford (our line). Direct ancestress. Added 23 Jul 2026.