Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Paternal Family Tree: Legge
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776
On 5th April 1820 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 35] and [his mother] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot [aged 42] and [his grandmother] Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot. He the son of George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 59].
On 12th August 1823 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth was born to William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 38] and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth [aged 22].
On 4th October 1823 [his mother] Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth [aged 22] died.
On 25th October 1828 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 43] and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. He the son of [his grandfather] George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth and [his grandmother] Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 67].
On 9th June 1846 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 22] and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford [aged 60] and Augusta Sophia Greville Countess Aylesford. He the son of William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 61] and Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth. They were second cousins.
In 1849 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 25] was elected MP South Staffordshire.
On 6th May 1851 [his son] William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth was born to William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 27] and [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.69%. He married 18th December 1879 his half fifth cousin Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth, daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester, and had issue.
On 9th October 1852 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 29] was appointed Deputy Lieutenant Staffordshire.
On 4th November 1852 [his son] Henry Charles Legge was born to William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 29] and [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 30]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.69%.
On 22nd November 1853 [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth [aged 68] died. In 1853 His son William [aged 30] succeeded 5th Earl Dartmouth, 6th Baron Dartmouth. [his wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 31] by marriage Countess Dartmouth.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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On 3rd January 1859 [his father-in-law] Heneage Finch 5th Earl Aylesford [aged 72] died. His son [his brother-in-law] Heneage [aged 34] succeeded 6th Earl Aylesford.
On 10th January 1871 [his brother-in-law] Heneage Finch 6th Earl Aylesford [aged 46] died. His son Heneage [aged 22] succeeded 7th Earl Aylesford.
In 1877 [his half-brother] Bishop Augustus Legge [aged 37] and [his sister-in-law] Fanny Louisa Stopford Sackville were married. He the son of [his father] William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth and Frances Barrington Countess Dartmouth.
On 18th December 1879 William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth [aged 28] and Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 56] and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 56] and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 57]. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1887 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 63] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.
On 4th August 1891 William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth [aged 67] died. His son William [aged 40] succeeded 6th Earl Dartmouth, 7th Baron Dartmouth.
On 1st December 1900 [his former wife] Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth [aged 78] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Legge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Finch Countess Dartmouth 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Legge 2nd Earl Dartmouth 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Kaye 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Kaye 3rd Baronet
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Lister Lady Kaye 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Kaye Baroness North and Guildford
GrandFather: George Legge 3rd Earl Dartmouth 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gounter
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Gounter Nicoll
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Catherine Gounter Nicoll Countess Dartmouth
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Blundell of Basingstoke in Hampshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Blundell
Father: William Legge 4th Earl Dartmouth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Aylesford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 2 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Banks 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Banks Countess Aylesford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dethick
Great x 1 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fisher
Great x 3 Grandfather: Clement Fisher 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford
GrandMother: Frances Finch Countess Dartmouth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bishop William Talbot 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Stoughton
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Talbot 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Mathew of Castell y Mynach Glamorganshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecil Mathew Baroness Talbot
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Chetwynd-Talbot 1st Earl Talbot 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chetwynd of Boughton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Roane
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Chetwynd 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Kent
Great x 3 Grandmother: Esther Kent Viscountess Chetwynd
GrandFather: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot 2nd Earl Talbot 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Hill
Great x 3 Grandfather: Trevor Hill 1st Viscount Hillsborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Trevor 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Wills Hill 1st Marquess Downshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Augusta Hill Countess Talbot 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Fitzgerald 19th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clotworthy 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaretta Fitzgerald 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William O'Brien 3rd Earl Inchiquin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Villiers Countess Inchiquin 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Frances Charlotte Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Dartmouth 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Lambart
GrandMother: Frances Thomasina Lambart Countess Talbot 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Naper
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Dutton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Bond
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Bond