Deeds of King Henry V

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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Biography of Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 1556-1634

Paternal Family Tree: Heneage

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145 1188

In 1554 [her father]  [aged 22] and [her mother] Anne Poyntz [aged 20] were married.

On 9th July 1556 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea was born to [aged 24] and Anne Poyntz [aged 22].

On 14th November 1572 Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 22] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 16] were married.

In 1573 [her son] Theophilius Finch 2nd Baronet was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 23] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 16].

On 28th February 1574 [her daughter] Anne Finch Lady Twysden was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 24] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 17]. She married before 21st August 1597 William Twysden 1st Baronet and had issue.

In 1576 [her son] Heneage Finch was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 26] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 19].

On 13th June 1578 [her son] Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 28] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 21]. He married 1609 his fifth cousin Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea and had issue.

In 1580 [her son] Heneage Finch was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 23]. He married (1) after 1607 his half fifth cousin once removed Frances Bell and had issue (2) 16th April 1629 Elizabeth Craddock and had issue.

Around 1588 [her daughter] Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth was born to [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 38] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 31]. She married in or before 1601 her fifth cousin John Wentworth 1st Baronet and had issue.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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On 30th November 1592 [her mother] Anne Poyntz [aged 58] died.

On 2nd May 1594 [her father]  [aged 62] and [her step-mother] Mary Browne Countess Southampton [aged 41] were married. Her second husband. The difference in their ages was 20 years.

On 17th October 1595 [her father]  [aged 63] died. He was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].

Before 21st August 1597 [her son-in-law] William Twysden 1st Baronet [aged 31] and Anne Finch Lady Twysden [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 47] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 41].

In or before 1601 [her son-in-law] John Wentworth 1st Baronet [aged 17] and Catherine Finch Lady Wentworth [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 50] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 44]. They were fifth cousins.

After 1607 Heneage Finch [aged 27] and Frances Bell were married. He the son of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 57] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 50]. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

In 1609 Thomas Finch 2nd Earl Winchilsea [aged 30] and Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea [aged 15] were married. He the son of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 59] and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 52]. They were fifth cousins.

May 1611 Creation of Baronets

On 22nd May 1611 the first Baronets were created by James I [aged 44]

Walter Aston 1st Baronet [aged 27] was created 1st Baronet Aston of Tixall.

Nicolas Bacon [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. The Premier Baronet being the first creation.

Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Belasyse of Newborough.

George Booth [aged 54] was created 1st Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey. Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey [aged 43] by marriage Lady Booth of Dunham Massey.

Edward Carr [aged 68] was created 1st Baronet Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Anne Dyer Lady Carr by marriage Lady Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.

Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 23] was created 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.

[her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 54] by marriage Lady Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

Thomas Gerard 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.

Henry Hobart 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.

Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.

Phillip Knyvet [aged 41] was created 1st Baronet Knyvet of Buckenham in Norfolk.

Thomas Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Margam.

Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton [aged 47] by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.

John Peyton 1st Baronet [aged 50] was created 1st Baronet Peyton of Isleham.

George Savile 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Savile of Thornhill.

John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.

George Shirley 1st Baronet [aged 52] was created 1st Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Wroughton Lady Shirley [aged 41] by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.

John St John [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.

John Stradling 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Stradling of St Donats in Glamorganshire.

Thomas Temple 1st Baronet [aged 44] was created 1st Baronet Temple of Stowe.

Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.

On 18th December 1614 [her husband] Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 64] died. His son Theophilius [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

In 1619 [her son] Theophilius Finch 2nd Baronet [aged 46] died. His brother Thomas [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent.

In 1623 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 66] was created 1st Viscountess Maidstone with a remainder to her heirs male.

Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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In 1628 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 71] was created 1st Countess Winchilsea.

On 16th April 1629 Heneage Finch [aged 49] and Elizabeth Craddock were married. He the son of Moyle Finch 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 72].

On 5th December 1631 [her son] Heneage Finch [aged 51] died. He was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.

On 23rd March 1634 Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 77] died. Her son Thomas [aged 55] succeeded 2nd Earl Winchilsea, 2nd Viscount Maidstone. Cecily Wentworth Countess Winchelsea [aged 40] by marriage Countess Winchilsea.

Royal Ancestors of Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 1556-1634

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 1556-1634
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [2]

Ancestors of Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 1556-1634

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Heneage

GrandFather: Robert Heneage

Father:

GrandMother: Lucy Buckton

Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Poyntz

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Poyntz

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mill

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Poyntz

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cox

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Cox

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl Rivers 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Woodville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stradling

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwenllian Stradling

GrandFather: Nicholas Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Huddersfield

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Huddersfield 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Courtenay 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Champernoun 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Courtenay 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor or Catherine Peverell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Anne Poyntz 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bluet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Joan Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Constable 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Gascoigne

Great x 2 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Fitzhugh 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England