Lucia
"Mahaut, Mathilda"
of Chester
formerly Blois aka de Blois
Born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
Ancestors 
Daughter of Étienne-Henri (Blois) de Blois
and Adele (Normandie) de Blois
Sister of
Emma (Blois) Winchester [half], Gillette (DeChampagne) Champagne, Guillaume Blois, Agnes (Blois) de Blois, Margaret Navarre, Thibault (Blois) Champagne, Étienne (Blois) of England, Philippe (Blois) de Blois, Humbert (Blois) de Blois, Henri (Blois) de Blois, Adela (Champagne) de Troyes, Alix (Blois) de Joigny and Eleanor (Blois) de Vermandois
Wife of
Richard (Avranches) of Chester
— married
1115 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 23
in English Channel near Normandy Coast off Barfleur, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
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Biography
Lucia (Mathilda/Mahaut) and her husband Richard, who had no children, drowned in the English Channel when the White Ship in which they were travelling foundered on 27 November, 1119.[1]
Sources
- Harleian Society. The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580, The Publicatons of The Harleian Society (London: The Society, 1882) Vol. 18, Page 4: "The Genealogy of the Earles of Chester. [Harl. 1424, fo. 3. Harl. 1505, fo. 2.]"
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Andrew Lancaster
Andrew Lancaster
Seems many sources call her Maud or Mathilda.
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by Andrew Lancaster
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