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Biography of John Chichester -1569

Paternal Family Tree: Chichester

Maternal Family Tree: Emmeline Riddlesford 1223-1276

John Chichester was born to Edward Chichester and Elizabeth Bourchier.

On 27th July 1526 [his father] Edward Chichester died.

In 1529 John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay (age 8) were married.

Siege of Boulogne

In July 1544 English forces commenced the Siege of Boulogne at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. John Chichester, William Godolphin (age 29), Henry Dudley (age 18) and Anthony Wingfield (age 57) fought. Henry Strangeways (age 44) were killed.

In 1545 John Chichester was captain of the ship Struce of Dansick under the command of George Carew (age 41).

In 1547 John Chichester was appointed Knight of the Shire Devon.

On 24th August 1548 [his mother] Elizabeth Bourchier died.

In 1552 [his daughter] Grace Chichester was born to John Chichester and [his wife] Gertrude Courtenay (age 31).

After 1552 [his son-in-law] Robert Dillon of Farthington Northamptonshire (age 4) and [his daughter] Grace Chichester were married.

In April 1554 John Chichester was appointed Knight of the Shire Devon.

All About History Books

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 1559 John Chichester was elected MP Barnstaple.

Around 1560 [his daughter] Susannah Chichester was born to John Chichester and [his wife] Gertrude Courtenay (age 39).

In 1563 John Chichester was appointed Knight of the Shire Devon.

In May 1563 [his son] Arthur Chichester 1st Baron Chichester was born to John Chichester and [his wife] Gertrude Courtenay (age 42).

In 1568 [his son] Edward Chichester 1st Viscount Chichester was born to John Chichester and [his wife] Gertrude Courtenay (age 47).

In 1569 John Chichester died.

[his son] Thomas Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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[his daughter] Cecilia Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Urith Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Bridget Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Dorothy Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Eleanor Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his son] Adrian Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his son] John Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his son] Charles Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his son] John Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

[his daughter] Mary Chichester was born to John Chichester and Gertrude Courtenay.

Royal Ancestors of John Chichester -1569

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

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

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

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

Kings England: Great x 5 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 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of John Chichester -1569

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of John Chichester -1569

GrandFather: John Chichester

Father: Edward Chichester

John Chichester 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Louvaine

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bourchier Baron Fitzwarin Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hankford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Hankford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Fitzwarin 6th Baron Fitzwarin 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lovell 6th Baron Lovel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Lovell 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Arches of Eythrop

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Arches

Mother: Elizabeth Bourchier 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney

Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Daubeney

Great x 1 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stourton of Preston 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Stourton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor aka Annorah Lambourne

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burghesh 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Burghesh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ismania Hanham

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell Baroness Offaly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chidiock 5th Baron Fitzpayn

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Lumley 1st Baron Lumley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Lumley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England