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Ranulf de Blundeville, 6th earl of Chester
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Also Known As Duke of Brittany • Ralph de Blundeville, 6th Earl of Chester • Ranulf de Blundeville, 6th Earl of Chester, Earl of Richmond, Earl of Lincoln, Vicomte de Bayeux, Vicomte d’Avranches
Born c.1172 • Wales
Died October 28, 1232 • England
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