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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.
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Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England.
In 1583 Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh was born to George Villiers of Brokesby (age 39) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 13).
Before 1587 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 42) and [her step-mother] Audrey Saunders (age 35) were married.
After 1590 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 46) and [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 20) were married. Some sources describe their relationship as being half-first cousin? His mother [her grandmother] Collette Clarke was first married to her uncle Richard Beaumont so there is no relationship between George Villiers of Brokesby and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
In 1606 William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 19) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) and Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36).
After 1606 Thomas Compton and [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 36) were married. He the son of Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton and Anne Spencer Countess Dorset. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
On 4th January 1606 [her father] George Villiers of Brokesby (age 62) died. He was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].
Around 1608 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 21) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 25).
In 1613 [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 26) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 30).
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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.
Around 1614 [her son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond was born to [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 27) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 31).
Before 1619 William Larkin (age 36); possibly a follower. Portrait of Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 35).
On 30th December 1620 [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 33) was created 1st Viscount Feilding, 1st Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 37) by marriage Viscountess Feilding.
On 16th June 1622 [her son-in-law] James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 15) and [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 9) were married. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39). He the son of James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton (age 33) and Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton (age 37).
On 14th September 1622 [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 35) was created 1st Earl Denbigh. Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 39) by marriage Countess Denbigh.
In January 1631 Frederick Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis (age 19) and Elizabeth Ashburnham (age 18) were married. After the wedding King Charles I (age 30), Henrietta Maria (age 21) and Susan Feilding, Countess of Denbigh (age 48) wrote to congratulate his mother Jane, Baroness Cornwallis Bacon (age 50), and ask her to forgive him for his disobedience and return him to her favour. Denbigh said Ashburnham was her cousin "though her family be unfortunate".
On 19th April 1632 [her mother] Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham (age 62) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map] with her husband. Their monument comprises an altar-tomb surmounted with effigies. Earl Buckingham extinct.
On 25th December 1632 [her son-in-law] Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden (age 21) and [her daughter] Anne Feilding were married. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 45) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 49).
Before 10th March 1635 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Weston were married. She the daughter of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 58). He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 48) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 52).
In 1636 [her daughter] Anne Feilding died.
Before 10th May 1638 [her daughter] Margaret aka Mary Feilding (age 25) died.
On 12th August 1639 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 31) and [her daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb were married. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56).
On 26th December 1639 [her son-in-law] Lewis Boyle 1st Viscount Boyle (age 20) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford were married at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall Palace. She the daughter of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 52) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 56). He the son of Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork (age 73) and Catherine Fenton Countess Cork.
Before 29th December 1640 [her son] George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond (age 25) were married. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 53) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 57).
On 8th July 1641 [her son] Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh (age 33) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 15) were married three months after the death of his second wife [her former daughter-in-law] Barbara Lamb. She the daughter of Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath and Dorothy St John Countess Bath. He the son of [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 54) and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 58).
On 8th April 1643 [her husband] William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh (age 56) died from wounds received at the Battle of Camp Hill at Monks Kikby, Warwickshire. His son [her son] Basil (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Denbigh, 2nd Viscount Feilding, 2nd Baron Feilding of Newnham Paddocks in Warwickshire. [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 17) by marriage Countess Denbigh.
In 1652 Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh (age 69) died.
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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.
[her daughter] Anne Feilding, [her daughter] Elizabeth Feilding Countess Guildford and [her daughter] Henrietta Marie Feilding were born to William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh and Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Villiers
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Villiers
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Villiers
GrandFather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Father: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Clarke
GrandMother: Collette Clarke
Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Maureward
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Beaumont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Darcy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joane Greystoke Baroness Darcy Knayth 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beaumont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: George Pauncefote
GrandFather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Bassett 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Bassett 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Mother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Armstrong
GrandMother: Anne Armstrong