Chester, Arms of the Earls
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Quarterly 1st az 3 garbs or larger lower (current arms as Earl of Chester) 2nd gu a lion rampant tail fourche arg lower (Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester, 4th creation ?–1265 2nd cousin of Ranulf de Blondeville) 3rd or 3 piles gu (John of Scotland, 7th Earl, 2nd creation, 1232–1237 son of Matilda of Chester, sister of Ranulf de Blondeville and suo jure Countess of Chester Oct/Nov 1232 when gifted inter vivos) 4th az 3 garbs or larger lower (Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl, 2nd creation 1181–1232 son of) 5th az 6 garbs or slightly larger lower (Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl, 2nd creation,1153–1181 son of) 6th gu a lion rampant arg langued or lower (Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl, 2nd creation, 1129–1153 son of) 7th or a lion rampant gu higher slightly smaller to the sinister (Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl, 2nd creation, 1120–1129 cousin of) 8th gu a wolf's head arg much smaller 6 crosses crosslet in orle or larger very much larger (Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl, 2nd creation, 1101–1120 son of) 9th az a wolf's head erased arg much higher smaller to the dexter (Hugh Lupus d'Avranches, 1st Earl, 2nd creation, 1071–1101 )
(Previously entry no. 9086)
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