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 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 1548-1594

Paternal Family Tree: Brugge

Maternal Family Tree: Jane Norbury 1464-1564

In 1546 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 24) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 22) were married.

Around 1548 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos was born to [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 26) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 24) at Sudeley Castle [Map].

In 1553 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 31) was appointed Knight of the Shire Gloucestershire.

On 12th April 1557 [his grandfather] John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos (age 65) died at Sudeley Castle [Map]. His son [his father] Edmund (age 35) succeeded 2nd Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 33) by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.

In or before 1565 [his brother-in-law] William Sandys 3rd Baron Sandys of the Vyne (age 21) and [his sister] Katharine Brydges Baroness Sandys (age 9) were married. She by marriage Baroness Sandys of The Vyne in Hampshire. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1571 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 23) was elected MP Cricklade.

In 1572 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 50) was appointed 358th Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38).

In 1572 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 24) was elected MP Gloucestershire.

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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Before 1573 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 24) and Anne Clinton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley. She the daughter of Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 60) and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 11th March 1573 [his father] Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos (age 51) died. His son Giles (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudeley.

Around 1578 [his daughter] Elizabeth Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 30) and [his wife] Anne Clinton (age 26).

Around 1580 [his daughter] Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 32) and [his wife] Anne Clinton (age 28). She married before August 1616 Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford, son of William Russell 1st Baron Russell and Elizabeth Long Baroness Russel Thornhaugh, and had issue.

On 16th January 1585 [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 73) died at London. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 44) succeeded 2nd Earl Lincoln, 10th Baron Clinton. Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln (age 42) by marriage Countess Lincoln.

On 20th October 1586 [his brother-in-law] Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45) and Elizabeth Morrison Countess Lincoln were married. She by marriage Countess Lincoln. She the daughter of Richard Morrison and Bridget Hussey Countess Bedford (age 60). He the son of [his father-in-law] Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln and Ursula Stourton Baroness Clinton. They were fifth cousins.

1589. Hieronimo Custodis. Portrait of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 41).

In 1592 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 44) entertained Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 58).

On 21st February 1594 Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos (age 46) died. His brother [his brother] William (age 42) succeeded 4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. Mary Hopton Baroness Chandos by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.

Before 1595 [his step-father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 50) and [his mother] Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys (age 70) were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

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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In 1629 [his former wife] Anne Clinton (age 77) died.

[his son] John Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.

[his son] Charles Brydges was born to Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos and Anne Clinton.

Royal Ancestors of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 1548-1594

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

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

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

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

Royal Descendants of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 1548-1594
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [2]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [3]

Ancestors of Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 1548-1594

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 4th Baron Chandos

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Berkeley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos

Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Darrell

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Darrell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos

GrandFather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Baynham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos

Father: Edmund Brydges 2nd Baron Chandos 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Grey 6th Baron Grey of Wilton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 7th Baron Grey of Wilton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Vache Baroness Grey Wilton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Tacine Beaufort Baroness Grey Wilton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Holland Countess Norfolk and Nottingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Grey Wilton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Percy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leonard Hastings

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Sutton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Camoys 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Louches Baroness Camoys

Great x 1 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tattershall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Tattershall

Giles Brydges 3rd Baron Chandos 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bray of Eaton Bray

GrandFather: Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye

Mother: Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Halwell of Halwell in Devon

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Norbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Norbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boteler 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John IV Norbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Norbury 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England