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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Silesia
1514 Death of Anne Duchess of Brittany
1515 Louis XII King France succeeded by Francis I
1526 Creation of Garter Knights
1532 Henry VIII and Francis I meet at Calais
1547 Death of King Francis I of France Accession of Henry II
On 16th February 1488 [his father] Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême (age 29) and [his mother] Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy (age 50) and [his grandmother] Margaret Bourbon. They were third cousin once removed.
On 12th September 1494 King Francis I of France was born to Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême (age 35) and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.02%.
On 1st January 1496 [his father] Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême (age 37) died.
An Account of the Life of Anne Boleyn. This Gentlewoman was commonly called Mrs Ann Bullen (age 13), and was sent, when she wasc very younge, into France, to be one of the Frenchd Queenes women, where she continued till the Queene died, and then was sent for home againe: And being with her father, he made such meanes, that she was admitted one of Queen Katherines women; who for her excellent gesture and behauioure surpassed all the other; In so much, as the King began to bee enamoured of her, which was to none, ne scant to her self knowne.
Note c. Not aboue 7 yeeres of age Anno 1514.
Note d. It should seeme by somme that she serued 3 in France successively; Mary of England (age 17) maryed to [his future father-in-law] Lewis the 12th (age 51) Anno, 1514 with whome she went out of England: but Lewis dying the 1 of January following and that Queene to returne home sooner then either Sir Thomas Bullen or some other of her frends liked she should, She was prefer'd to [his future wife] Clauda (age 14); daughter to Lewis the 12th and wife to Francis the first (age 19) then Queene (it is likely upon ye commedation of Mary ye Dowager) who not long after Dying Anno 1524 not yet weary of France she went to liue wth [his sister] Marguerite Dutches of Alançon and Berry (age 21) (a Lady much commended for her favour towards good Letters but neuer enough for ye protestant Religion then in ye infancy) who was Sister to Francis the 2nd [a mistake for first] and was twyce marryed, first to Charles Duc of Alançon, 2nd to Henry ye 2nd King of Nauarre, whose grandchilde Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre was: from her (if I am not deceiued) she first learnte ye grounds of protestant religion, So that England may seem to owe some part of her happyness deriued from that Lady.
On 9th January 1514 Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 36) died. She the last of the de Montfort family to hold the title (the Montfort family is a scion the Capet family; her father was descended from Louis VII King Franks. [his future wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 14) succeeded I Duchess Brittany. Claude and King Francis I of France (age 19) married after which the Duchy of Brittany and the Crown of France were combined.
On 18th May 1514 King Francis I of France (age 19) and Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Louis XII King France (age 51) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 37). He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 37). They were second cousins.
In 1515 Giuliano Medici Duke Nemours (age 35) was created 1st Duke Nemours by King Francis I of France (age 20). Giuliano had married into the Savoy family that had previously held the title.
On 1st January 1515 [his father-in-law] Louis XII King France (age 52) died. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 20) succeeded I King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
On 19th August 1515 [his daughter] Louise Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 20) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 15). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 23rd October 1516 [his daughter] Charlotte Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 22) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 12th September 1517 [his daughter] Louise Valois (age 2) died.
On 28th February 1518 [his son] Francis Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 23) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 16th July 1518 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [his future wife] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [his future mother-in-law] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III 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.
On 31st March 1519 [his son] King Henry II of France was born to King Francis I of France (age 24) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 19). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 10th August 1520 [his daughter] Madeleine Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 25) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 20). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 22nd January 1522 [his son] Charles Valois was born to King Francis I of France (age 27) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 5th June 1523 [his daughter] Margaret Valois Duchess Berry and Savoy was born to King Francis I of France (age 28) and [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.50%.
On 20th July 1524 [his wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France (age 24) died.
On 8th September 1524 [his daughter] Charlotte Valois (age 7) died.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. 9th March 1525. This yeare, the 9th day of Marche,c tidinges were brought to the Kinge (age 33) that Francis (age 30), the French King, was taken prisoner before the cittie Pavie, in Italie, by the Duke of Burbon (age 35), capteyn of the [his future brother-in-law] Emperoures (age 25) hoste,d and 14,000 French men slayne at the same feild.
And the Archbishop of Yorke (age 52), cardinall and legatt de latere, songe masse the same tyme in Paules churche [Map], in his "pontificalibus,"e and 11 bishopps and abbotts, with their miters, beinge present, the Duke of Northfolke (age 52) and the Duke of Suffolke (age 41), with all the nobles of the realme. And the saide Cardinall grawnted the same to all manner of persons, beinge within the precinct of the churche in the tyme of the masse, plenary remission of their synnes, à pœná et culpá; and, after masse, Te Deum was sunge for the sayde victorie,a the Major,b Aldermen, with the head craftes of the cittie standinge in the bodie of the churche in theyr liveries; and that night great fiers were made in divers places of the cittie, with vessells of wyne at everie fier for the people to drincke.
Note c. Francis I was made prisoner on the 24th February.
Note d. Charles Duke of Bourbon, Constable of France, being persecuted by Francis I for refusing to marry [his mother] Louisa of Savoy (age 48), the French King's mother, sought the protection of the Emperor Charles V by whom he was appointed his lieutenant in Italy.
Note e. After Wolsey had been invested by Pope Leo X with the sole legatine power in England, he was wont to say mass on state occasions after the manner of the Pope himself.
Note a. The victory gained by the Imperialists over the French before Pavia so changed the aspect of affairs on the continent that Henry at first entertained a project forinvading France, and asserting his claim to that crown.
Note b. Sir John Allen.
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In 1526, probably around St George's Day, 23rd April 1526, King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 34) created four new Knights of the Garter:
289th. William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy (age 48).
290th. William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl of Southampton (age 36).
291st. Henry Guildford (age 37).
292nd. King Francis I of France (age 31).
Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic Henry VIII 1529. 1st December 1529 R. O. St. P. VII. 219. 6073. Embassy to France.
Instructions to George Boleyn (age 26), gentleman of the Privy Chamber, and John Stokesley, D.D. (age 54), sent to the French king (age 35).
On their arrival at the French court they shall confer with Sir Francis Brian on the repair of Albany into Scotland, to interrupt the alliance between Scotland and the Emperor; on which subject, though Brian has been continually solicitous, the King has received from him no direct answer. They shall tell Francis that Brian is recalled to look after his own causes, and they are sent in his place; and they shall say that, considering the inconvenience like to ensue to France by the proposed alliance, the King has been anxious to learn what chance there might be of good effect by Albany's passing into Scotland, and they shall desire a consultation to be held with the Duke on the subject, guarding themselves from the supposition that the King wishes for it upon any other grounds than the benefit of France. If it be resolved on, it must be kept as secret as possible, taking care it does not come to the knowledge of the French king.
They shall also advise upon the question of a General Council, which is to be by them mutually prevented, considering the influence the Emperor has over the Pope. Upon the King's great matter they shall say, the King has sent Stokesly, who shall declare his opinion and that of other learned men, and shall say that, as De Langy at his late being here had said that divers in those parts were of similar opinion, he had special charge to consult them, and he shall do his best to obtain opinions favorable to the King. They shall also desire the French king to allow them to see the originals of the treaties and conventions made at Cambray, as copies only have reached England, sent to the French ambassadors here, containing many contradictions; and the same secresy has been observed in the court of the lady Margaret. Signed by the King at beginning and end.
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Around 1530 Jean Clouet (age 45). Portrait of King Francis I of France (age 35) as John the Baptist.
Around 1530 Jean Clouet (age 45). Portrait of King Francis I of France (age 35).
On 4th July 1530 King Francis I of France (age 35) and Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 31) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 51). He the son of Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême and Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 22nd September 1531 [his mother] Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême (age 55) died.
On 11th November 1532 Henry VIII (age 41) and Queen Anne Boleyn of England (age 31) met with King Francis I of France (age 38) at Calais [Map]. Henry Howard (age 16) was present.
Those listed as travelling with Henry and Anne include:
Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland (age 40) and Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland (age 37).
William Stafford (age 24); this may have been when he first met Mary Boleyn (age 33).
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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.
On 28th October 1533 [his son] King Henry II of France (age 14) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Medici Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. He the son of King Francis I of France (age 39) and [his former wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France.
On 10th August 1536 [his son] Francis Valois (age 18) died.
On 1st January 1537 [his son-in-law] King James V of Scotland (age 24) and [his daughter] Madeleine Valois (age 16) were married at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King Francis I of France (age 42) and [his former wife] Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France. He the son of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland (age 47). They were third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 2nd July 1537 [his daughter] Madeleine Valois (age 16) died.
On 9th September 1545 [his son] Charles Valois (age 23) died.
On 31st March 1547 King Francis I of France (age 52) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 28) succeeded II King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
Wriothesley's Chronicle [1508-1562]. The fourth daie of Aprill, 1547, tidinges was brought to London Death of the that Frances the French King (deceased) was deade, and died the first daie of April last, and it was said that he neaver rejoyced synce he had heard of the Kinges Majesties death.
On 25th February 1558 [his former wife] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 59) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles V of France 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hainault Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: John Valois Orléans 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Father: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Marguerite Rohan
King Francis I of France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Savoy I Count Savoy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Valois Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Janus of Cyprus
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anglesia Visconti
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
Mother: Louise of Savoy Countess Angoulême 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon II Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Beraud II Auvergne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Auvergne Duchess Bourbon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Margaret Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia