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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Savoy
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252
In 1195 [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 17) and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [his grandfather] Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy.
In 1197 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy was born to [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 19) and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 17).
Around 1217 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 20) and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy (age 56). He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 39) and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 37). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 6th July 1218 [his brother-in-law] Odo III Duke Burgundy (age 52) died. His son Hugh (age 5) succeeded IV Duke Burgundy.
On 5th June 1219 [his brother-in-law] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 21) and [his sister] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 41) and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 39). He the son of Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence (age 39). They were fourth cousins.
Before 4th March 1223 [his daughter] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 26) and [his wife] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 31). She married (1) 1233 Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo and had issue (2) 1233 her fifth cousin Manfred King Sicily and had issue.
In 1224 [his brother] Bishop William of Savoy was elected Bishop Valence.
In 1233 [his son-in-law] Manfred King Sicily (age 1) and [his daughter] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 36) and [his wife] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 41). He the illegitmate son of Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and Bianca Lancia. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
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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 1233 [his son-in-law] Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo and [his daughter] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 36) and [his wife] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 41).
On 1st March 1233 [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 55) died. His son Amedeo (age 36) succeeded IV Count Savoy.
Chronica Majora by Matthew Paris. January 1236. Anno Domini 1236, which was the twentieth year of the reign of King Henry the Third, he held his court at Winchester at Christmas, where he observed that festival with rejoicings. He was at this time anxiously looking for the return of the special messengers, whom he had sent into Provence to [his brother-in-law] Raymond (age 38), count of that province, with letters containing his own inmost thoughts about contracting a marriage with his daughter [his niece] Eleanor (age 13). This said count was a man of illustrious race and brave in battle, but, by continual wars, he had wasted almost all the money he possessed. He had married the [his sister] daughter (age 38) of [his father] Thomas, the late count of Savoy, and sister of the present count, Amadeus (age 39), a woman of remarkable beauty, by name Beatrice. This lady had issue by the aforesaid count, two daughters of great beauty, the elder of whom, named [his niece] Margaret (age 15), was married to Louis (age 21), the French king, as we are told by a clerk named John de Gates; and the king of England had now, by the aforesaid messengers, demanded the younger one, a young lady of handsome appearance, in marriage. In order to obtain this favour, he had secretly sent Richard, prior of Hurle, in advance, who faithfully and with diligence brought the matter to a conclusion. On the prior's returning and telling the king the result, the latter sent him back to the count with some other messengers, namely, the bishops Hugh of Ely, and Robert of Hereford, and the brother of Robert de SANFORD, the master of the Knights Templars. These messengers were received by the count on their arrival in Provence with the greatest honour and respect, and from his hands received his daughter Eleanor, for the purpose of being united to the King of England; she was also attended by her uncle, [his brother] William, bishop elect of Valentia; a man of distinction, and by the count of Champagne, a relation of the English king. The king of Navarre, on learning that they would travel through his territories, went joyfully to meet them, and accompanied them as a guide through his dominions during a journey of five days and more; he also, from his natural generosity, paid all their expenses, both for horses and attendants. Their retinue consisted of more than three hundred horsemen, not including the people who followed them in great numbers. On reaching the boundaries of France, they obtained not only a safe but honourable passage through that country, under conduct of the French king and his queen, the sister of the lady about to be married to the English king, and also of Blanche (age 47), the French king's mother. They embarked at the port of Sandwich [Note. Should be Wissant], and with full sail made for Dover, Kent [Map], where they arrived, after a quick passage, before they were expected.
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In 1239 [his brother] Bishop William of Savoy died.
In April 1240 [his brother] Peter of Savoy 1st Earl of Richmond (age 37) was created 1st Earl Richmond although he never used the title. He had been granted the honour of Richmond rather than the Earldom.
In 1241 [his brother] Archbishop Philip of Savoy (age 34) was elected Bishop Valence.
In 1243 [his wife] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 51) died.
On 18th December 1244 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 47) and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 64).
In 1245 [his son] Boniface Savoy was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 48) and [his wife] Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy (age 15).
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1245 [his brother] Archbishop Philip of Savoy (age 38) was elected Archbishop of Lyons.
On 15th January 1245 [his brother] Archbishop Boniface Savoy (age 38) was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury at Lyon, France [Map] by Pope Innocent IV during the First Council of Lyon.
In 1250 [his daughter] Beatrice Savoy was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 53) and [his wife] Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy (age 20). She married 1274 her third cousin once removed Manuel Ivrea, son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon, and had issue.
In 1252 [his brother] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders (age 53) and [his sister-in-law] Beatrice Fieschi were married. He the son of [his father] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 72).
In 1252 [his mother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 72) died.
On 24th June 1253 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 56) died without male issue. His son Boniface (age 8) succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1275 [his former wife] Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy (age 45) died.
[his daughter] Margaret Savoy was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy.
[his daughter] Eleanor Savoy was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy.
[his daughter] Constance Savoy was born to Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy.
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Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile [1]
Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [1]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [1]
King Richard III of England [2]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [3]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [3]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [4]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [2]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [5]
George Wharton [29]
President George Washington [2]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [126]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [504]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [165]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1433]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
GrandFather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Father: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
GrandMother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
GrandFather: William I-Count Geneva
Mother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy