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: Poitiers
In or before 1004 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine [aged 34] and Adalemode Limoges Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and [his grandmother] Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.
In or before 1010 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine [aged 40] and Sancha Gascony Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of [his grandfather] William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and [his grandmother] Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.
In or before 1023 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine [aged 53] and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy [aged 62] and [his grandmother] Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine and Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine.
Around 1025 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine was born to [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine [aged 56] and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.
On 31st January 1030 [his father] William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine [aged 61] died. His son [his half-brother] William [aged 26] succeeded VI Duke Aquitaine.
In 1032 [his step-father] Geoffrey "Martel" II Count Anjou and [his mother] Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy and [his grandmother] Ermentrude Countess Burgundy. He the son of Fulk "Black" Ingelger III Count Anjou [aged 62] and Hildegarde Sundgau Countess Anjou.
In 1038 [his half-brother] William VI Duke Aquitaine [aged 34] died. Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine [aged 28].
On 10th March 1040 [his half-brother] Odo Duke Gascony and Aquitaine [aged 30] died. His half brother William [aged 17] succeeded VII Duke Aquitaine.
In or after 1058 [his daughter] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile was born to Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 33] and [his future wife] Mateoda Duchess Aquitaine. She married 1069 Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile, son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.
Around October 1058 William VII Duke Aquitaine [aged 35] died. His brother Guy [aged 33] succeeded VIII Duke Aquitaine.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Before November 1058 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 33] and Garsende Perigord Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.
In November 1058 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 33] and Garsende Perigord Duchess Aquitaine were divorced.
After November 1058 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 33] and Mateoda Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine.
In May 1068 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 43] and Mateoda Duchess Aquitaine were divorced.
In 1069 [his son-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile [aged 28] and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile [aged 10] were married. She the daughter of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 44] and Mateoda Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.
Before 22nd October 1071 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 46] and Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of Robert I Duke Burgundy [aged 60] and Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy [aged 53]. He the son of William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine and Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine. They were second cousin once removed.
On 22nd October 1071 [his son] William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine was born to Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 46] and [his wife] Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine [aged 15] at Toulouse. He married (1) 1088 his half first cousin Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine, daughter of Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou (2) 1094 Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine, daughter of William Rouerge Duke Narbonne and Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne, and had issue.
Before 1072 [his brother-in-law] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou [aged 28] and Ermengarde Bourbon Countess Anjou [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and [his mother-in-law] Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy [aged 53].
In 1072 [his daughter] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona was born to Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 47] and [his wife] Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine [aged 16]. She married 1086 Peter I King Aragon I King Pamplona, son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Isabella Urgell Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona, and had issue.
Around 1076 [his brother-in-law] Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou [aged 33] and Orengarde Chatellailon Countess Anjou were married. She by marriage Countess Anjou. He the son of Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais and [his mother-in-law] Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy [aged 58].
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 1078 [his daughter] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Castile [aged 19] died.
In 1079 [his former son-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile [aged 38] and [his sister-in-law] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 33] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Robert I Duke Burgundy and Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy. He the son of Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon and Sancha Astur Leonese.
In 1086 [his son-in-law] Peter I King Aragon I King Pamplona [aged 18] and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 61] and Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine [aged 30]. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 44] and Isabella Urgell Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona.
On 25th September 1086 Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine [aged 61] died. His son William [aged 14] succeeded IX Duke Aquitaine.
In 1104 [his former wife] Hildegarde Burgundy Duchess Aquitaine [aged 48] died.
Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 4 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ranulf II Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ebles "Manzer aka Bastard" III Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: William "Towhead" III Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: William "Proud Arm" IV Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rollo Duke Normandy 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Poppa Unknown Duchess Normandy
Father: William "Great" V Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald "Elder" Blois 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois
GrandMother: Emma Blois Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pepin Vermandois I Count Vermandois
Great x 3 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois I Count Vermandois
Great x 2 Grandfather: Herbert II Count Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux
Great x 1 Grandmother: Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Strong" 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert I King West Francia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Capet Countess Vermandois, Soissons and Meaux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aelis Unknown Queen Consort West Francia
Guy William Poitiers VIII Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adalbert I Margrave of Ivrea 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Berengar II King of Italy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Count of Arles
Great x 3 Grandfather: Boso Unknown Margrave Tuscany
Great x 2 Grandmother: Willa Bosonids Queen Consort Italy
GrandFather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Mother: Agnes Ivrea Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown
GrandMother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy