Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151
1137 Marriage of Prince Louis and Eleanor of Aquitaine
1152 King Louis and Queen Eleanor's Annulment
1152 Marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
1162 Thomas Becket appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
1168 Eleanor Ambushed by Guy de Lusignan
1170 Murder of Thomas a Becket
1189 Richard I Appoints his Bishops
On 25th July 1137 [her step-father] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 17] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] were married at the Cathedral of Saint-André, Bordeaux [Map] by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. Her father [her grandfather] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England as a ward of Louis's father Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] who quickly married her to his son Louis with a view to the Duchy of Aquitaine becoming joined with the Kingdom of France. A week later Louis VI King of the Franks died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed.
Eleanor gave Louis a rock-crystal vase as a wedding gift which he subsequently gave to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis. The vase is now in the Louvre.
Crystal vase, 'of Eleanor'. Crystal: Iran (?), 6th-7th century (?). Mounting: Saint-Denis, before 1147; 13th and 14th centuries. Rock crystal, nielloed and gilded silver, precious stones, pearls, champlevé enamels on silver. Originating from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)" (This vase, Eleanor, his spouse, gave it to King Louis, Mitadolus to his ancestor, the king to me, Suger, who have offered it to the saints).
Vase de cristal, "d'Aliénor". Cristal: Iran (?), VI-VII siécle (?). Monture: Saint-Denis, avant 1147; XIII et XIV siécles. Cristal de roche, argent niellé et doré, pierres pécieuses, perles, émaux champlevés sur argent Provient du trésor de I'abbaye de Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)". (ce vase, Aliénor, son épouse, l'a donné au roi Lous, Mitadolus a son aïeul, le roi à moi, Suger, qui l'ai offert aux saints).
Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux: In 1137 he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux. On 18th July 1155 he died.
William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulouse. On 10th February 1127 William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine died. His son William succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 9th April 1137 William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine died. His daughter Eleanor succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
On 21st March 1152 the marriage of [her step-father] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 32] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 30] was dissolved by Hugh Toucy Archbishop of Sens at the Château de Beaugency on the grounds of consanguinity. Both Louis and Eleanor were present as were the Archbishops of Rouen and Bordeaux. Samson Mauvoison Archbishop of Reims acted on behalf of Eleanor. In dissolving the marriage Louis lost control of the Duchy of Aquitaine which was to have far reaching consequences for the next three centuries.
On 18th May 1152 Whit Sunday [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 19] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 30] were married at Poitiers Cathedral [Map]. They were more closely related than Eleanor and her previous husband [her step-father] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 32]. The marriage would bring the Kingdom of England, and the Duchies of Normandy and Aquitaine under the control of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Empress Matilda [aged 50]. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 13th October 1161 Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile was born to [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 28] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 39] at Domfront Castle, Domfront named Eleanor after her mother Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England. She was baptised by Henry, Abbot of Hautecombe [aged 25]; Abbot Robert of Torigni [aged 51] and Bishop Achard of Saint Victor [aged 61] were her godparents.
On 23rd May 1162 Archbishop Thomas Becket [aged 42] was elected Archbishop of Canterbury by [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 29].
In 1164 [her brother-in-law] Theobald "Good" Blois V Count Blois [aged 34] and [her half-sister] Alix Capet Countess Blois [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of [her step-father] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 44] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 42]. He the son of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1164 [her brother-in-law] Henry Blois I Count Champagne [aged 36] and [her half-sister] Marie Capet Countess Champagne [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne. She the daughter of [her step-father] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 44] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 42]. He the son of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 30th January 1164 [her uncle] William Longsword [aged 27] died. He was buried at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. His death said to have been of a broken heart since he was unable to marry Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey [aged 27] as a result of Archbishop Thomas Becket [aged 44] refusing to grant the necessary dispensation. His death may have been the start of the rift between his elder brother [her father] King Henry II [aged 30] and Becket.
On 1st February 1168 [her brother-in-law] Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and [her sister] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria, Duchess Saxony. The difference in their ages was 27 years. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 34] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 46]. He the son of Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria and Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria. They were half third cousin twice removed.
On 27th March 1168 [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 46] and her party were ambushed by brothers Guy I King Jerusalem [aged 18] and Geoffrey Lusignan [aged 18].
Patrick of Salisbury 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 46] was killed. He was buried at the Church of St Hilary, Poitiers. His son William [aged 18] succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury.
William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 22] held off the enemy, was wounded and captured whilst Eleanor escaped. Eleanor subsequently paid his ransom.
On 29th December 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket [aged 51] was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by four knights on behalf of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 37]. Whether Henry ordered the murder, or whether the four knights were acting without orders, is a matter of conjecture. The first use of the well-known phrase "Will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest" appears some five hundred and more years later in Robert Dodsley's 1740 Chronicle of the Kings of England.
In 1173 [her illegitimate half-brother] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet [aged 21] was appointed Bishop of Lincoln.
In December 1174 King William I of Scotland [aged 31], imprisoned at Falaise Castle [Map], signed the Treaty of Falaise by which he agreed [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 41] was overlord of Scotland. He also agreed to marry a bride of Henry's choosing. He married Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 4] twelve years later.
Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton [aged 36] succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 6th Earl of Northampton.
On 5th September 1186 King William I of Scotland [aged 43] and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland [aged 16] were married at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map] by Archbishop Baldwin of Forde [aged 61]. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. His bride had been chosen by [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 53] as part of the Treaty of Falaise. William received Edinburgh Castle [Map] as a wedding gift from King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria. They were half fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1176 Bishop Peter de Leia was appointed Bishop of St David's by [her father] King Henry II [aged 42] despite the cathedral chapter preferring Gerald of Wales aka Cambrensis [aged 29] aka Giraldus Cambrensis.
In February 1177 [her brother-in-law] William "Good" II King Sicily [aged 22] and [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Queen Sicily. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 43] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 55]. They were half sixth cousins.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Before 17th September 1177 Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 21] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 44] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 55]. He the son of Sancho III King Castile and Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile. They were half fourth cousins.
In 1179 [her daughter] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 23] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 17]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 1197 her first cousin once removed Alfonso IX King Leon, son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon, and had issue.
In July 1181 [her brother] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany [aged 22] and [her sister-in-law] Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany and Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany [aged 36]. He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 48] and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 59]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 11th May 1183 Archbishop Walter de Coutances was elected Bishop of Lincoln being selected by [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 50] over three other candidates.
On 19th August 1186 [her brother] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany [aged 27] died at Paris [Map].
On 28th May 1187 [her daughter] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 31] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 25]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 1206 her second cousin once removed Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal, son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
On 4th March 1188 [her daughter] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 32] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 26]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 23rd May 1200 her third cousin King Louis VIII of France, son of King Philip II of France and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 28th June 1189 [her sister] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony [aged 33] died. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].
On 6th July 1189 [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 56] died at Chinon Castle [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale was present. He was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother] Richard [aged 31] succeeded I King of England.
On 29th August 1189 [her brother] King John of England [aged 22] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 16] were married at Marlborough Castle [Map]. He by marriage Earl Gloucester. See Gesta Regis Henrici and Gesta Regis Henrici by Benedict of Peterborough. She the daughter of William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester and Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester. He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 67]. They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 15th September 1189 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England [aged 32] held a Council meeting at Pipewell [Map] at which he appointed a number of Bishops:
Bishop William Longchamp was elected Bishop of Ely.
Bishop Godfrey Lucy was elected Bishop of Winchester.
Bishop Richard Fitzneal [aged 59] was elected Bishop of London.
Archbishop Hubert Walter [aged 29] was elected Bishop of Salisbury.
In 1191 [her illegitimate half-brother] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet [aged 39] was appointed Archbishop of York.
On 12th May 1191 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England [aged 33] and [her sister-in-law] Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England [aged 26] were married at Chapel of St George at Limassol Castle [Map]. She was crowned Queen Consort England the same day by the Hélie de Malemort, archbishop of Bordeaux, Jean aka John Fitz Luke, bishop of Évreux and Bernard II de Lacarre, Bishop of Bayonne. She the daughter of Sancho "Wise" King Navarre [aged 59] and Sancha Ivrea. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 69]. They were half fourth cousins.
Richard's mother and sister Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England and Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 25] were present.
In 1194 [her future brother-in-law] Raymond Count of Toulouse [aged 37] succeeded Marquess Provence. [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 28] by marriage Marchioness Provence.
In 1196 [her illegitimate half-brother] William Longespée Earl Salisbury [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury [aged 9] were married. He by marriage Earl Salisbury. She the daughter of William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 46] and Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury [aged 38]. He the illegitmate son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk [aged 40]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In October 1196 [her brother-in-law] Raymond Count of Toulouse [aged 39] and [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 31] were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulouse. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 74]. He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulouse and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse. They were third cousin once removed.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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In 1197 [her half-sister] Alix Capet Countess Blois [aged 46] died.
In 1197 [her son-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon [aged 25] and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 41] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 35]. He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon [aged 49]. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 11th March 1198 [her half-sister] Marie Capet Countess Champagne [aged 53] died.
On 26th March 1199 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England [aged 41] was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England was shot by a crossbow. Richard died on 6th April 1199. His brother John [aged 32] succeeded I King of England.
His mother Eleanor appears to have been present at his death as confirmed in a Charter by her on 21st April: 'quia dilectus noster Lucas, abjbas de Torpiniaco, affuit nobiscum infirmitati et funeri karissimi filii nostri regis, et circa eiusdem exequias pre omnibus aliis religiosis laboravit.' i.e. 'because our beloved Luke, abbot of Turpenay, was with us during the illness and at the funeral of our most dear son the king, and worked more than all other religious men in carrying out his obsequies.' 
Coggeshall also mentioned that Richard 'summoned by letter his mother, who was dwelling at Fontevraud'.
There was a brother between Richard and John named Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son Arthur [aged 11], who was around twelve, and a daughter Eleanor [aged 15], who was around fifteen, whose mother was Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany [aged 38].
King Philip II of France [aged 33] had planned for Eleanor to marry his son, probably to bring Brittany into the French Royal family, possibly to pursue a claim on England.
King Philip II of France supported Arthur's claim to the English throne. In the resulting war Arthur was captured, imprisoned and never seen again. Eleanor was captured, probably around the same time as Arthur, and imprisoned, more or less, for the remainder of her life, even after King John's death through the reign of King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.
On 4th September 1199 [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily [aged 33] died at Rouen, France [Map]. She was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map].
Around April 1200 [her brother] King John of England [aged 33] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex [aged 27] marriage annulled due to consanuinity but more likely because John's new status as heir to the English throne mean't he had better prospects. He may have already decided to marry Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] who he married on 24th August 1200.
23rd May 1200 [her son-in-law] King Louis VIII of France [aged 12] and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 44] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 38]. He the son of King Philip II of France [aged 34] and Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th August 1200 [her brother] King John of England [aged 33] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 12] were married. She had been engaged to Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche [aged 37] who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France [aged 35], their feudal overlord, who used the position to justify a war against John. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême [aged 40] and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême. He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 78]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Around 1202 [her daughter] Constance Ivrea was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 46] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 40]. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 1st April 1204 [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 82] died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map] where she was buried. Her remains were destroyed during the French Revolution. Her effigy found by Charles Stothard as described in the Introduction to his work Monumental Effigies of Great Britain.
On 14th April 1204 [her son] Henry I King Castile was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 48] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 42]. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married (1) 1215 his second cousin once removed Mafalda Burgundy Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (2) 1216 his second cousin Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Alfonso IX King Leon and Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon.
In 1206 [her son-in-law] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal [aged 20] and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 50] and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 44]. He the son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal [aged 51] and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 12th December 1212 [her illegitimate half-brother] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet [aged 60] died at Normandy [Map]. He was buried at Notre Dame du Parc, Rouen.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 5th October 1214 [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile [aged 58] died. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His son Henry [aged 10] succeeded I King Castile.
On 31st October 1214 Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile [aged 53] died at Burgos [Map]. She was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map].
[her daughter] Mafalda Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her daughter] Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married her half second cousin James I King Aragon, son of Peter II King Aragon and Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon, and had issue.
[her son] Sancho Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her daughter] Sancha Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her son] Henry Ivrea was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. He a grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Perche Count Gâtinais 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais
Great x 4 Grandmother: Béatrice de Mâcon Countess Gâtinais
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aumary Reginarids
Great x 3 Grandfather: Simon Montfort
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Unknown
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Normandy 2nd Count Évreux 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide aka Godehildis Ramon
GrandFather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche de Baugency
Great x 2 Grandfather: Elias I Count Maine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Paula Maine
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine
Father: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy
Great x 2 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Herleva of Falaise
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ogive Luxemburg Countess Flanders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
GrandMother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Duncan I of Scotland 
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ealdgyth Unknown
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agatha
Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou
GrandFather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Pons Rouerge Margrave Provence
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard La Marche Count La Marche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herluin de Conteville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall
Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva of Falaise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda or Maud Montgomery
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel de Bellême
Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault
GrandMother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault