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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.
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In 1738 [his father] Charles III King Spain (age 21) and [his mother] Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain (age 13) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Philippe V King Spain (age 54) and [his grandmother] Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 45). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 11th November 1748 Charles IV King Spain was born to Charles III King Spain (age 32) and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain (age 23).
On 27th September 1760 [his mother] Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain (age 35) died.
In 1765 Charles IV King Spain (age 16) and Maria Luisa of Parma (age 13) were married. He the son of Charles III King Spain (age 48) and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. They were first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs (age 36). Portrait of Charles IV King Spain (age 16).
On 14th October 1784 [his son] Ferdinand VII King Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 35) and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 29th March 1788 [his son] Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 39) and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma (age 36). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 14th December 1788 [his father] Charles III King Spain (age 72) died. His son Charles (age 40) succeeded IV King Spain.
1789. Francisco Goya (age 42). Portrait of Charles IV King Spain (age 40).
On 6th July 1789 [his daughter] Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 40) and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma (age 37). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 10th March 1794 [his son] Francisco de Paula of Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 45) and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma (age 42). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 19th March 1808 Charles IV King Spain (age 59) abdicated as King Spain. [his son] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 23) succeeded VII King Spain.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 2nd January 1819 [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma (age 67) died.
On 20th January 1819 Charles IV King Spain (age 70) died. He had abdicated eleven years before in favour of his son [his son] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 34).
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 25 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 England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Louis "Sun King" XIV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Father: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
Charles IV King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian IV King Denmark 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Augustus III King Poland 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland