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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.
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On 25th July 1137 [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 17) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 15) were married at the Cathedral of Saint-André, Bordeaux [Map] by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. Her father [her grandfather] had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England as a ward of Louis's father King Louis VI of France (age 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 King Louis VI of France died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of King Louis VI of France 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.
: and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulose. On 10th February 1127 died. His son William succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 9th April 1137 died. His daughter Eleanor succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
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On 21st March 1152 the marriage of [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 32) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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 (age 19) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 30) were married at Poitiers Cathedral [Map]. They were more closely related than Eleanor and her previous husband [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 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] and [her grandmother] Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [her grandfather] Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and [her grandmother] Empress Matilda (age 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 (age 28) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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 (age 25); Abbot Robert of Torigni (age 51) and Bishop Achard of Saint Victor (age 61) were her godparents.
On 23rd May 1162 Archbishop Thomas Becket (age 42) was elected Archibishop Canterbury by [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 29).
In 1164 [her brother-in-law] (age 34) and [her half-sister] (age 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 Franks (age 44) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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] (age 36) and [her half-sister] (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne. She the daughter of [her step-father] Louis VII King Franks (age 44) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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] (age 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 (age 27) as a result of Archbishop Thomas Becket (age 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 (age 30) and Becket.
On 1st February 1168 [her brother-in-law] Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 39) and [her sister] Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 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 (age 34) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 46). He the son of 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 (age 46) and her party were ambushed by brothers Guy I King Jerusalem (age 18) and (age 18).
(age 46) was killed. His son William (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury.
William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke (age 22) held off the enemy, was wounded and captured whilst Eleanor escaped. Eleanor subsequently paid his ransom.
Before 1170 [her illegitimate half-brother] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet (age 17) was appointed Archdeacon of Lincoln.
On 29th December 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket (age 51) was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by four knights on behalf of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 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 (age 21) was appointed Bishop of Lincoln.
In December 1174 King William I of Scotland (age 31), imprisoned at Falaise Castle [Map], signed the Treaty of Falaise by which he agreed [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 41) was overlord of Scotland. He also agreed to marry a bride of Henry's choosing. He married Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 4) twelve years later.
Simon Senlis 7th Earl Huntingdon 6th Earl of Northampton (age 36) succeeded 7th Earl Huntingdon, 6th Earl of Northampton.
On 5th September 1186 King William I of Scotland (age 43) and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland (age 16) were married at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map] by Archbishop Baldwin of Forde (age 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 (age 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 (age 42) despite the cathedral chapter preferring Gerald of Wales aka Cambrensis (age 29) aka Giraldus Cambrensis.
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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.
In February 1177 [her brother-in-law] (age 22) and [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Sicily. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 43) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 55). They were half sixth cousins.
Before 17th September 1177 Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 21) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 44) and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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 (age 23) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 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 (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. He by marriage Duke Brittany. She the daughter of and (age 36). He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 48) and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 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 (age 50) over three other candidates.
On 19th August 1186 [her brother] Geoffrey Plantagenet 2nd Duke Brittany (age 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 (age 31) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 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 (age 32) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 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 (age 33) died. She was buried at Brunswick Cathedral [Map].
On 6th July 1189 [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England (age 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 (age 31) succeeded I King of England.
On 29th August 1189 [her brother] King John of England (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 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 and . He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 67). They were half second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 3rd September 1189 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 31) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Baldwin of Forde (age 64) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. William Mandeville 3rd Earl Essex Count Aumale carried the Crown. The Coronation of King Richard I was marred by violence against London's Jewish population. Prior to his Coronation Richard had issued a proclamation forbidding Jews to attend. When some did a riot broke out, which spread.
On 15th September 1189 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 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 (age 59) was elected Bishop of London.
Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 29) was elected Bishop of Salisbury.
In 1191 [her illegitimate half-brother] Archbishop Geoffrey Plantagenet (age 39) was appointed Archbishop of York.
On 12th May 1191 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Berengaria of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 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 (age 59) and . He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 69). They were half fourth cousins.
Richard's mother and sister Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England and [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 25) were present.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1194 [her future brother-in-law] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 37) succeeded Marquess Provence. [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 28) by marriage Marchioness Provence.
In 1196 [her illegitimate half-brother] William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury (age 20) and [her sister-in-law] Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury (age 9) were married. He by marriage Earl Salisbury. She the daughter of William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 46) and Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury (age 38). He the illegitmate son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and (age 40). They were fifth cousin once removed.
In October 1196 [her brother-in-law] Raymond Rouerge Marquess Provence (age 39) and [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 31) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Toulose. She the daughter of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 74). He the son of Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulose and . They were third cousin once removed.
In 1197 [her son-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon (age 25) and [her daughter] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 41) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 49). They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26th March 1199 [her brother] King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 41) was besieging Châlus Chabrol Castle. During the course of the evening King Richard "Lionheart" I of England was shot by a crossbow. The wound quickly became gangrenous; Richard died in the arms of his mother [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 77) on 6th April 1199. His brother [her brother] John (age 32) succeeded I King of England.
There was a brother between Richard and John named [her brother] Geoffrey Duke of Brittany who had a son [her nephew] Arthur (age 12), who was around twelve, and a daughter [her niece] Eleanor (age 15), who was around fifteen, whose mother was [her former sister-in-law] Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany (age 38).
King Philip II of France (age 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 [her nephew] King Henry III since she represented a threat to Henry's succession.
On 27th May 1199 [her brother] King John of England (age 32) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 39) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Bishop Herbert Poore attended.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 4th September 1199 [her sister] Joan Plantagenet Queen Consort Sicily (age 33) died at Rouen, France [Map]. She was buried at Fontevraud Abbey [Map].
Around April 1200 [her brother] King John of England (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 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 [her future sister-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) who he married on 24th August 1200.
23rd May 1200 [her son-in-law] King Louis VIII of France (age 12) and [her daughter] Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 44) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 38). He the son of King Philip II of France (age 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 (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 12) were married. She had been engaged to Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche (age 37) who subsequently appealed to King Philip II of France (age 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 (age 40) and . He the son of [her father] King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England and [her mother] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England (age 78). They were fourth cousin once removed.
Around 1202 [her daughter] was born to [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 46) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 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 (age 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 (age 48) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 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 (age 20) and [her daughter] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 50) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 44). He the son of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 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 (age 60) died at Normandy [Map]. He was buried at Notre Dame du Parc, Rouen.
On 5th October 1214 [her husband] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 58) died. He was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. His son [her son] Henry (age 10) succeeded I King Castile.
On 31st October 1214 Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 53) died at Burgos [Map]. She was buried at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map].
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[her son] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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 daughter] was born to Alfonso VIII King Castile and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile. She a granddaughter 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 10 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Béatrice de Mâcon Countess Gâtinais
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
GrandFather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche La Flèche De Baugency
Great x 2 Grandfather: Elias La Flèche De Baugency I Count Maine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Paula Maine
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess 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 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 Falaise
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
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 3 Grandfather: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
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 Mortain
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall
Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
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