Paternal Family Tree: Palmer
On 2nd February 1848 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 35) and [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave (age 59).
On 17th October 1859 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne was born to [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 46) and [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 38).
On 15th October 1872 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 59) was created 1st Baron Selborne of Selborne in Hampshire. [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 51) by marriage Baroness Selborne of Selborne in Hampshire.
On 5th August 1874 [his brother-in-law] William Frederick Waldegrave 9th Earl Waldegrave (age 23) and [his sister] Mary Dorothea Palmer Countess Waldegrave (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Waldegrave. She the daughter of [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 61) and [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 53). They were half first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 27th October 1883 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 24) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 53) and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury (age 56). He the son of Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 70) and Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 62).
Around 1885 [his daughter] Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 25) and [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 26). She married 16th June 1906 Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey, son of Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey and Alice Holford Countess Grey, and had issue.
On 10th April 1885 [his mother] Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne (age 63) died.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 15th April 1887 [his son] Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 27) and [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 29). He married 9th June 1910 Grace Ridley Countess Selborne, daughter of Matthew White Ridley 1st Viscount Ridley, and had issue.
On 17th May 1887 [his brother-in-law] James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 25) and Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran (age 48) and Edith Jocelyn. He the son of [his father-in-law] Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 57) and [his mother-in-law] Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury (age 60).
On 4th May 1895 [his father] Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne (age 82) died. His son William (age 35) succeeded 2nd Earl Selborne, 2nd Viscount Wolmer of Blackmoor in Hampshire, 2nd Baron Selborne of Selborne in Hampshire. [his wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 37) by marriage Countess Selborne.
On 22nd August 1903 [his father-in-law] Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 73) died. Monument at St Etheldreda's Church, Hatfield [Map] by William Goscombe John (age 43). His son [his brother-in-law] James (age 41) succeeded 4th Marquess Salisbury in Wiltshire, 10th Earl Salisbury. Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury (age 36) by marriage Marchioness Salisbury in Wiltshire. Note the St George Pendant signifying his being a Knight of the Garter.
Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury: On 15th July 1867 she was born to Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. On 17th May 1887 James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury and she were married. She the daughter of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn. He the son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury. On 5th February 1955 Cicely Anne Gore Marchioness Salisbury died.
On 16th June 1906 [his son-in-law] Charles Robert Grey 5th Earl Grey (age 26) and Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer Countess Grey (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 46) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 48). He the son of Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey (age 54) and Alice Holford Countess Grey.
In 1909 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 49) was invested 837th Knight of the Garter by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 67).
On 9th June 1910 Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 23) and Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 21) were married. He the son of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 50) and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 52).
1911. Philip de László (age 41). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 51).
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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In 1916 [his son] Robert Palmer was killed.
In 1917 [his brother-in-law] James Gascoyne-Cecil 4th Marquess Salisbury (age 55) was appointed 858th Knight of the Garter by King George V of the United Kingdom (age 51).
1931. Philip de László (age 61). Portrait of William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 71).
On 8th November 1933 [his sister] Mary Dorothea Palmer Countess Waldegrave (age 83) died.
On 26th February 1942 William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne (age 82) died. His son Roundell (age 54) succeeded 3rd Earl Selborne, 3rd Viscount Wolmer of Blackmoor in Hampshire, 3rd Baron Selborne of Selborne in Hampshire. Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 53) by marriage Countess Selborne.
On 27th April 1950 [his former wife] Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne (age 92) died.
[his son] Robert Palmer was born to William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne and Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil Countess Selborne.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 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 5 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: William Jocelyn Palmer 
Father: Roundell Palmer 1st Earl Selborne
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Roundell of Gledstone Hall in Yorkshire
GrandMother: Dorothea Roundell
William Palmer 2nd Earl Selborne 5 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle 
Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Waldegrave 3rd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Webb 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Waldegrave 4th Earl Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leveson-Gower Countess Waldegrave 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Waldegrave 8th Earl Waldegrave 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Webb 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave Countess Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Walpole 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hammond Clement Postmaster 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Clement
Mother: Laura Waldegrave Countess Selborne 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland