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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Savoy
Maternal Family Tree: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
1108 King Philip of France Dies Accession of Louis VI
1137 Marriage of Prince Louis and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy.
On 26th January 1080 [her grandfather] Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 30] died. His son [her father] Humbert [aged 15] succeeded II Count Savoy.
In 1090 [her father] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 25] and [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William I Count Burgundy and [her grandmother] Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy.
On 19th October 1103 [her father] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 38] died. His son [her brother] Amadeus [aged 8] succeeded III Count Savoy.
After 19th October 1103, the date of her first husband's death, Rainier Aleramici Marquis of Monferrat [aged 19] and [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 33] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] William I Count Burgundy and [her grandmother] Ettiennette Countess Burgundy.
In 1104 [her future husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 22] and Lucienne Rochefort [aged 16] were married. He the son of Philip I King of the Franks [aged 51] and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France.
On 23rd May 1107 [her future husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 25] and Lucienne Rochefort [aged 19] were divorced.
On 30th July 1108 Philip I King of the Franks [aged 56] died. His son [her future husband] Louis [aged 26] succeeded VI King France: Capet.
In 1115 Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 33] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 45]. He the son of Philip I King of the Franks and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
On 29th August 1116 [her son] Philip Capet was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 34] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
On 17th July 1119 at the Battle of Bures-en-Bray King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 51] fought against the army of [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 37].
Baldwin VII Count Flanders [aged 26] who was killed. His first cousin Charles [aged 35] succeeded I Count Flanders. Marguerite Clermont Countess Flanders [aged 14] by marriage Countess Flanders.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1120 [her son] Louis VII King of the Franks was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 38] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France at Paris [Map]. He married (1) 25th July 1137 his third cousin once removed Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England, daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine, and had issue (2) 1154 his second cousin Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks, daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon, and had issue (3) 13th November 1160 his third cousin once removed Adèle Queen of the Franks, daughter of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois, and had issue.
In 1121 [her son] Henry Capet Archbishop of Reims was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 39] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
In 1123 [her brother] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 28] and [her sister-in-law] Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [her father] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 53].
Around 1123 [her son] Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 41] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He married (1) 1139 Agnes Garlande Countess Dreux and had issue (2) 1145 Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux, daughter of Walter of Salisbury 2nd Baron Chitterne and Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne, and had issue (3) 1152 Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux and had issue.
Before 14th September 1125 Hugh Blois Count Champagne and [her sister-in-law] Constance Capet Countess Champagne [aged 47] were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne. She the daughter of Philip I King of the Franks and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France. He the son of Theobald Blois III Count Blois and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 14th September 1125 [her sister-in-law] Constance Capet Countess Champagne [aged 47] died.
In September 1126 [her son] Peter Courtenay was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 44] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He married his third cousin twice removed Elizabeth Courtenay and had issue.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1127. And the [her husband] King of France [aged 45] brought [her brother-in-law] William [aged 24], the son of the Earl of Normandy [aged 76], and gave him the earldom; and the people of that land accepted him. This same William had before taken to wife the daughter [aged 15] of the Earl of Anjou; but they were afterwards divorced on the plea of consanguinity. This was all through the King Henry [aged 59] of England. Afterwards took he to wife the sister1 of the king's wife of France; and for this reason the king gave him the earldom of Flanders.
Note. Maternal half-sister; their mother Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 57].
In 1127 [her brother-in-law] William Clito Count Flanders [aged 24] and [her half-sister] Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex and Flanders were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of Rainier Aleramici Marquis of Monferrat [aged 43] and [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 57]. He the son of Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy [aged 76] and Sybilla Conversano Duchess Normandy. They were third cousins. He a grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 2nd March 1127 Charles I Count Flanders [aged 43] was murdered at Church of St Donatian. His second cousin [her brother-in-law] William [aged 24] succeeded Count Flanders. [her half-sister] Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex and Flanders by marriage Countess Flanders.
Around 1128 [her daughter] Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 46] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. She married (1) Raymond Rouerge V Count Toulouse, son of Alphonse Rouerge I Count Toulouse, and had issue (2) 1148 her third cousin once removed Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne.
In 1128 [her half-sister] Joanna Monferrat Countess Essex and Flanders died.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 13th October 1131 or 30th October 1131 [her son] Philip Capet [aged 15] died when a pig ran in front of horse, startling it, throwing him. See .
Around 1133 [her son] Philip Capet was born to [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 51] and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
Around 1133 [her mother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 63] died.
On 25th July 1137 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 17] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] were married at the Cathedral of Saint-André, Bordeaux [Map] by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. Her father William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England as a ward of Louis's father Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] who quickly married her to his son Louis with a view to the Duchy of Aquitaine becoming joined with the Kingdom of France. A week later Louis VI King of the Franks died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed.
Eleanor gave Louis a rock-crystal vase as a wedding gift which he subsequently gave to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis. The vase is now in the Louvre.
Crystal vase, 'of Eleanor'. Crystal: Iran (?), 6th-7th century (?). Mounting: Saint-Denis, before 1147; 13th and 14th centuries. Rock crystal, nielloed and gilded silver, precious stones, pearls, champlevé enamels on silver. Originating from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)" (This vase, Eleanor, his spouse, gave it to King Louis, Mitadolus to his ancestor, the king to me, Suger, who have offered it to the saints).
Vase de cristal, "d'Aliénor". Cristal: Iran (?), VI-VII siécle (?). Monture: Saint-Denis, avant 1147; XIII et XIV siécles. Cristal de roche, argent niellé et doré, pierres pécieuses, perles, émaux champlevés sur argent Provient du trésor de I'abbaye de Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)". (ce vase, Aliénor, son épouse, l'a donné au roi Lous, Mitadolus a son aïeul, le roi à moi, Suger, qui l'ai offert aux saints).
Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux: In 1137 he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux. On 18th July 1155 he died.
William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulouse. On 10th February 1127 William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine died. His son William succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 9th April 1137 William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine died. His daughter Eleanor succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.
On 1st August 1137 [her husband] Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] died of dysentery. His son Louis [aged 17] succeeded VII King of the Franks. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] by marriage Queen Consort Franks.
In 1139 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 16] and Agnes Garlande Countess Dreux [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
In 1145 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 22] and Hawise Salisbury Countess Dreux [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
In 1148 [her son-in-law] Eustace Blois IV Count Boulogne [aged 18] and Constance Capet Countess Boulogne and Toulouse [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Boulogne. She the daughter of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. He the son of King Stephen I England [aged 54] and Matilda Flanders [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.
In April 1148 [her brother] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 53] died at Nicosia. His son [her nephew] Humbert [aged 14] succeeded III Count Savoy.
In 1152 Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux [aged 29] and Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Dreux. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France.
On 21st March 1152 the marriage of [her son] Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 32] and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 30] was dissolved by Hugh Toucy Archbishop of Sens at the Château de Beaugency on the grounds of consanguinity. Both Louis and Eleanor were present as were the Archbishops of Rouen and Bordeaux. Samson Mauvoison Archbishop of Reims acted on behalf of Eleanor. In dissolving the marriage Louis lost control of the Duchy of Aquitaine which was to have far reaching consequences for the next three centuries.
In 1154 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 34] and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks [aged 14] were married in Orléans. She by marriage Queen of the Franks. Somewhat curiously they were more closely related than Louis and his first wife Eleanor of Aquitaine [aged 32] whose marriage had been annulled on account of consanguinity. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon [aged 48] and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were second cousins.
In 1154 Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France died.
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [4]
Louis VII King of the Franks [1]
Constance Rouerge Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [1]
Marie Coucy [1]
Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France [1]
Yolande of Dreux Queen of Scotland [1]
Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France [1]
Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France [1]
Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [1]
Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [2]
Joan Évreux Queen Consort France [2]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [1]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [1]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [1]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [3]
Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [2]
Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France [3]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [3]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [4]
Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford [4]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [1]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [4]
King Richard III of England [1]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [1]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [5]
Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [2]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [12]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [4]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [13]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [1]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [11]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [32]
Antoine King Navarre [24]
Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [4]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [1]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [6]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [1]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [18]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [31]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [31]
Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [6]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [8]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [19]
George Wharton [13]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [19]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [19]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [17]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [17]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [34]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [19]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [17]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [44]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [17]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [52]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [17]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [34]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [34]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [34]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [18]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [17]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [18]
President George Washington [1]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [34]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [17]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [34]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [51]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [34]
Frederick William III King Prussia [17]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [34]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [34]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [51]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [34]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [85]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [102]
King Christian IX of Denmark [51]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [68]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [85]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [187]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [187]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [51]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [49]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [102]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [102]
Constantine I King Greece [51]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [136]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [238]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [289]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [221]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [340]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [206]
Carl XVI King Sweden [459]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [87]
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
GrandFather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Berengar II King of Italy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Willa Bosonids Queen Consort Italy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy
GrandFather: William I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sprota
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Unknown Dane
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Judicael Berengar Penthièvre I Count Rennes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany
Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Greygown" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele Vermandois Countess Anjou
Mother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy