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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Biography of Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 1670-1735

Paternal Family Tree: Willoughby

In 1667 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 31) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 21) were married.

On 23rd April 1670 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos was born to Francis Willoughby (age 34) and Emma Barnard (age 24).

On 3rd July 1672 [her father] Francis Willoughby (age 36) died.

On 8th August 1676 [her step-father] Josiah Child (age 45) and [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 30) were married.

On 2nd February 1695 [her future husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 22) and Mary Lake (age 26) were married.

On 4th August 1713 James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 40) and Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 43) were married. They were half first cousins.

On 16th October 1714 [her father-in-law] James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos (age 72) died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son [her husband] James (age 41) succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.

On 19th October 1714 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 41) was created 1st Earl Carnarvon, 1st Viscount Wilton. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 44) by marriage Countess Carnarvon.

In 1719 [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 45) was created 1st Duke Chandos, 1st Marquess Carnarvon. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 48) by marriage Duchess Chandos.

On 1st September 1724 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 21) and Catherine Tollemache were married. She the daughter of Lionel Tollemache 3rd Earl Dysart (age 75) and Grace Wilbraham Countess Dysart (age 63). He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 51) and Mary Lake.

On 16th October 1725 [her mother] Emma Barnard (age 79) died.

On 8th April 1727 [her step-son] John Brydges (age 24) died.

On 21st December 1728 [her step-son] Henry Brydges 2nd Duke Chandos (age 20) and Mary Bruce (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Bruce 4th Earl Elgin 3rd Earl Ailesbury (age 46) and Anne Savile. He the son of [her husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 55) and Mary Lake. They were fifth cousins.

On 16th July 1735 Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (age 65) died. She was buried at Chandos Mausoleum Church of St Lawrence Whitchurch Lane Little Stanmore.

On 18th April 1736 [her former husband] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos (age 63) and Lydia Catherine Van Hatten Duchess Chandos were married. She by marriage Duchess Chandos.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Royal Ancestors of Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 1670-1735

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 1670-1735

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Perceval Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Harte

Great x 3 Grandfather: Percival Hart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peche

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hart 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye

Great x 3 Grandmother: Fridewide Braye 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Halwell Baroness Bray 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: Francis Willoughby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Willoughby 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Willoughby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Filiol

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Willoughby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bridget Willoughby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lyttelton

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lyttelton of Frankley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Lyttelton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Packington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres

Father: Francis Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Cassandra Ridgway

Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Henry Barnard

Mother: Emma Barnard