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William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bar
Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen
Louis of Bar was appointed Cardinal.
Louis of Bar was appointed Bishop Verdun.
In 1364 [his father] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 19) and [his mother] Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France (age 44) and [his grandmother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar and [his grandmother] Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar (age 33). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
After 1377 Louis of Bar was born to [his father] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 32) and [his mother] Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 32). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.67%.
On 2nd February 1380 [his brother-in-law] King John I of Aragon (age 29) and [his sister] Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of [his father] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 35) and [his mother] Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 35). He the son of Peter IV King Aragon (age 60) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 15th October 1404 [his mother] Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 60) died.
On 12th April 1411 [his father] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 66) died.
25th October 1415At the Battle of Agincourt the French army suffered significant casualties.
Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 20) was captured by Richard Waller (age 20) for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England (age 29). John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 34), Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" (age 49), Georges de La Trémoille (age 33) and Charles Artois Count of Eu (age 21) were captured.
Charles Albret (age 46), Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 26), [his brother] John of Bar (age 35), Jacques Chatillon (age 48), David Rambures (age 51) and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg (age 60) and Hector de Chartres were killed.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle (age 25) was killed. His daughter Jeanne succeeded Countess Soissons.
[his brother] Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar (age 38) was killed. His brother Louis (age 38) succeeded I Duke Bar.
John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John (age 6) succeeded II Duke Alençon.
Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont (age 47) was killed. His son Antoine (age 15) succeeded Count Vaudémont.
Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 31) was killed. His son John (age 12) succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester (age 14) by marriage Duchess Brabant.
On 26th June 1430 Louis of Bar (age 53) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar II Count of Bar 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry of Bar III Count of Bar 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Toucy Countess Bar
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward of Bar Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England 
Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 
Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon
GrandFather: Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Father: Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre II Count Flanders 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre Count Flanders 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert VII Lord Bethune
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Bethune
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Dampierre Count Marle 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud "Young" Dampierre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Dampierre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Chatillon
GrandMother: Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Montfort Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Capet I Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet IV Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Dampierre Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean Montfort 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Montfort Countess Dreux 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun
Cardinal Louis of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman
GrandFather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Mother: Marie Valois Duchess Bar 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John I Brabant
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
GrandMother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen