Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (1094-1120) was son to Hugh, 1st Earl of Chester and Ermentrude of Clermont. He was just seven years old when his father, "Hugh the fat", died. Events May - the siege of Valencia ends Duncan III of Scotland succeeds Duncan II of Scotland as King of Scotland The first mention of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, as it became a bishopric see. ... Events Welcher of Malvern creates a system of measurement for the earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude. ...

He probably came into his inheritance in 1107. He was handsome, loyal and amiable and was married to Matilda daughter of Stephen, Count of Blois. At the age of 20, in 1114 he was on campaign and was styled the Earl of Chester. In 1114, Richard with King Alexander of Scotland led a Anglo-Norman army into Gwynedd as part of a three-pronged campaign organised by Henry I of England against Gwynedd, and Gruffydd ap Cynan. The prudent Prince, without risking battle, satisfied the king with an oath of homage and a suitable fine. The campaign soon fizzled out after the oath giving, without combat, and Richard returned to Chester. Stephen II Henry (c. ... Alexander I (Alasdair mac Maíl Coluim) (c. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... Henry I of England (c. ... Gruffydd ap Cynan (c. ...

The line of the d'Avranches as Earls of Chester failed when Richard, with his brother Ottuel, joined the young William, heir to the English King Henry aboard the doomed White Ship. The ship went down, drowning all but one boy, in the year 1120. Richard died aged 26. The White Ship, a 12th century vessel, sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on November 25, 1120. ...

The earldom then passed through Hugh's sister Maud to Ranulph I, in 1121. Ranulph le Meschin, 1st Earl of Chester (d. ...