Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy 1161-1228
In 1282 [her father] Denis I King Portugal [aged 20] and [her mother] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Peter III King Aragon [aged 42] and [her grandmother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [aged 33]. He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal [aged 40]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 3rd January 1290 Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon was born to Denis I King Portugal [aged 28] and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal [aged 19]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th April 1295 Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 36] died. His son [her future husband] Ferdinand [aged 9] succeeded IV King Castile, IV King Leon.
On 23rd January 1302 Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 16] and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Denis I King Portugal [aged 40] and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal [aged 31]. He the son of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1307 [her daughter] Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon was born to [her husband] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 21] and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 16]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.60%. She married her first cousin once removed Alfonso IV King Aragon, son of James "The Just" II King Aragon and Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon, and had issue.
In 1308 [her daughter] Constance Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 22] and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 17]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.60%. She died aged two in 1310.
On 12th September 1309 [her brother] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal [aged 18] and [her sister-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of [her father] Denis I King Portugal [aged 47] and [her mother] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal [aged 38]. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1310 [her daughter] Constance Ivrea [aged 2] died.
In 1310 John III Duke Brittany [aged 23] and [her sister-in-law] Isabella of Castile Queen Consort Aragon [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
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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On 13th August 1311 [her son] Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile was born to [her husband] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 25] and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 21]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.60%. He married (1) 1325 his second cousin Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Juan Manuel Prince of Villena and Constance Barcelona (2) 1328 his double first cousin Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile, daughter of Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal, and had issue.
On 7th September 1312 [her husband] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon [aged 26] died. His son Alfonso [aged 1] succeeded XI King Castile.
On 18th November 1313 Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon [aged 23] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Burgundy Count Portugal 
2 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal 
3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy 11 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond III Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona 
Great x 4 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal
GrandFather: Alfonso III King Portugal 
Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 
-2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre
Great x 1 Grandmother: Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy 
9 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda 
Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Father: Denis I King Portugal 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon 2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip King Germany 8 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice of Burgundy Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
GrandMother: Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mayor Guillén de Guzmán
Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon -2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon -2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: James I King Aragon Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
GrandFather: Peter III King Aragon Great Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary 2 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphrosyne of Kiev Great Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary 3 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Mother: Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice of Burgundy Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 1 Grandfather: Manfred King Sicily 10 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bianca Lancia
GrandMother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 12 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 13 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy 14 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy 
Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guigues V Count of Albon and Grenoble
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy