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Biography of Robert Constable 1494-1558

Paternal Family Tree: Constable

In or before 1494 Robert Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable (age 13) and Barbara Sothill (age 19).

Before 1495 [his father] Marmaduke Constable (age 14) and [his mother] Barbara Sothill (age 20) were married.

Around 1520 Robert Constable (age 26) and Katherine Manners (age 10) were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1522 [his son] Robert Constable was born to Robert Constable (age 28) and [his wife] Katherine Manners (age 12).

Before 1523 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 30) and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

Before 25th May 1524 John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath (age 25) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Manners Countess Bath (age 21) were married at Hengrave Hall, Bury St Edmunds. He the son of John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 53) and Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin (age 50). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1530 [his daughter] Barbara Constable was born to Robert Constable (age 36) and [his wife] Katherine Manners (age 20).

Around 1535 [his daughter] Everhilda Constable was born to Robert Constable (age 41) and [his wife] Katherine Manners (age 25).

On 30th April 1539 John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 68) died. He was buried at St Brannock's Church, Braunton. His son John (age 40) succeeded 2nd Earl Bath, 4th Count Eu, 12th Baron Fitzwarin. [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Manners Countess Bath (age 36) by marriage Countess Bath.

Around 1540 [his son-in-law] William Babthorpe (age 11) and [his daughter] Barbara Constable (age 10) were married.

On 4th October 1540 [his mother] Barbara Sothill (age 66) died. She was buried at Church of St Everild Everingham.

On 20th September 1543 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 51) died. He was buried in the Chancel of St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map]. His son Henry (age 16) succeeded 2nd Earl of Rutland, 13th Baron Ros Helmsley. Margaret Neville Countess Rutland by marriage Countess of Rutland.

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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 1544 Robert Constable (age 50) was knighted by Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 44) at Butterdean, Coldingham.

In 1545 Robert Constable (age 51) was captured by the Scots.

On 14th September 1545 [his father] Marmaduke Constable (age 65) died. He was buried at Church of St Everild Everingham.

In 1547 [his wife] Katherine Manners (age 37) died.

Before 1548 [his son] Marmaduke Constable and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Conyers were married. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1557 Robert Constable (age 63) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

On 12th October 1558 Robert Constable (age 64) died.

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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.

[his daughter] Eleanor Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his daughter] Margaret Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his son] Thomas Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his son] George Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his son] Michael Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his son] John Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

[his son] Marmaduke Constable was born to Robert Constable and Katherine Manners.

Robert Constable 1494-1558 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Robert Constable 1494-1558

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 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 Robert Constable 1494-1558

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Robert Constable 1494-1558

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 3 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Skipwith

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Cumberworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catharine Cumberworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Constable

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne VII

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Frank

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Gascoigne

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pickering

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Pickering

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wentworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tyas

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 3rd Baron Tibetot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Tibetot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: Marmaduke Constable 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Fitzhugh 2nd Baron Fitzhugh

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Scrope Baroness Fitzhugh

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Fitzhugh 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Zouche Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Strange 5th Baron Strange Knockin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzalan Baroness Strange Knockin 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Holland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Robert Constable 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Sothill

Mother: Barbara Sothill

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ingleby

GrandMother: Agnes Ingleby