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Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
On 28th January 1308 [her father] King Edward II of England (age 23) and [her mother] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King Philip IV of France (age 39) and [her grandmother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. He the son of [her grandfather] King Edward I of England and [her grandmother] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 11th January 1311 [her future husband] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 16) and Sophia Berthout Berthout were married. He the son of Reginald I Count Guelders (age 56) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders (age 39).
On 18th June 1318 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet was born to King Edward II of England (age 34) and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 23) at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. She was named for her paternal grandmother Eleanor of Castile. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.16%.
In 1324 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 5) was placed into the care of her cousin Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 31). She was subsequently placed into the care of Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 54) (he had formerly been married to her aunt [her aunt] Joan of Acre and Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny with her younger sister [her sister] Joan of the Tower (age 2) at Pleshey Castle [Map].
In 1325 the marriage of Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 6) to Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 13) was discussed but not pursued.
On 21st September 1327 [her father] King Edward II of England (age 43) was murdered at Berkeley Castle [Map]. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe.
In 1330 the marriage of Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 11) and her brother [her brother] John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall (age 13) to marry a son and daughter of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 36).
Before May 1332 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 13) left Sandwich, Kent [Map] for her marriage with a trouseau of a wedding gown of Spanish cloth, caps, gloves, shoes, a bed, rare spices and loaves of sugar. She was well received in Guelders.
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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 May 1332 Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 37) and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 13) were married at Nijmegen [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. His second marriage; he had four daughters from his first marriage. He subsequently sent her from court to Deventer Abbey [Map] in 1336 under the pretext that she had leprosy. He subsequently tried to annul the marriage but she contested the annulment by proving she wasn't a leper. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 37). He the son of Reginald I Count Guelders and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Gueders. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Stephen I England.
In 1333 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves died.
On 13th May 1333 [her son] Reginald III Duke Guelders was born to [her husband] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 38) and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 14). He a grandson of King Edward II of England.
On 12th March 1336 [her son] Edward Duke Guelders was born to [her husband] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 41) and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 17). He a grandson of King Edward II of England.
On 12th October 1343 [her husband] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders (age 48) died from a fall from a horse at Arnhem [Map]. His son [her son] Reginald (age 10) succeeded III Duke Guelders. His wife acted as Regent to her nine year old son for two years.
On 1st July 1347 [her son] Reginald III Duke Guelders (age 14) and [her daughter-in-law] Marie of Brabant Duchess of Guelders (age 22) were married. She the daughter of John Brabant III Duke Brabant (age 47) and Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant. He the son of [her former husband] Reginald "Black" II Duke Guelders and Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 29). They were second cousins. He a grandson of King Edward II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 22nd April 1355 Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet (age 36) died. She was buried at Deventer Abbey [Map].
Froissart Book 1: 1307-1340. 2. This English king, of whom I was just speaking, who suffered that great loss in Scotland, had two half-brothers. One was called the [her uncle] Earl Marshal and was of a wild and unruly nature; the other was named Sir [her uncle] Edmund and was Earl of Kent, a very worthy, gentle, and courteous man, much loved by good people. This king had, by his wife, daughter of the noble [her grandfather] King Philip, two sons and two daughters. Of these sons, the elder was named [her father] Edward and became King of England by the agreement of all the barons during his father's lifetime, as you will hear later in this book. The second son was named [her brother] John of Eltham and died young. The elder of the two daughters was named [her sister] Isabella and was married to the young King David of Scotland, son of King Robert the Bruce. She was given to him in marriage while still very young, by agreement between the kingdoms of England and Scotland, as part of a peace treaty. The other daughter [Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet] was married to the Duke of Gelderland. These two (Edward and Isabella) had two sons and two daughters: Reynold and Edward; and the daughters, one became Countess of Blois through her husband Sir John of Blois, and the other became Duchess of Jülich.
2. Chilz rois englès, dont je parloie maintenant, qui reçut ce grant damage en Escoce, avoit deus frères de remariage. Si fu li uns nommés li contes Mareschaus et fu de diverse et de sauvage manière; li autres fu appellés messires Aymes et estoit contes de Kent, moult preudons, douls et debonnaires et moult amés des bonnes gens. Chils rois eut de madame sa femme, fille au biau roy Phelippe, deus filz et deus filles. Des quelz filz li ainsnés eut nom Edouwars, et fu rois d'Engleterre par l'acort de tous les barons très le vivant son père, si com vous orés avant en ce livre. Li secons des filz eut nom Jehans de Eltem et morut jones. Li ainsnée des deus filles eut nom Ysabel et fu mariée au jone roy David d'Escoce, filz au roi Robert de Brus. Et li fu donnée en mariage de jonèce par l'acord de[s] deus royaumes d'Engleterre et d'Escoce et par pais faisant. Li autre fille fu mariée au duch de Guerle. Chilz eurent deus filz et deus filles, Renault et Edowart; et les filles, li une fu contesse de Blois de par monsigneur Jehan de Blois son mari, et li aultre duçoise de Jullers.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Daughter of King Edward II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay
GrandFather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Father: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandMother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin
Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Clermont
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Montgomery IV Count Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alys Capet Countess Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Castile
Eleanor of Woodstock Plantagenet Daughter of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandFather: King Philip IV of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Mother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archambaud "Great" Dampierre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Bouron
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Forez
GrandMother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant