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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.

Biography of Louis XVI King France 1754-1793

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

On 23rd February 1745 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 15) and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (age 18) were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain (age 61) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 52). He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France (age 35) and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 41). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th January 1747 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 17) and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 15) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France (age 36) and [his grandmother] Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 43). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 23rd August 1754 Louis XVI King France was born to Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 24) and Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 22).

On 22nd December 1765 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 36) died.

On 13th March 1767 [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France (age 35) died.

1769. Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux (age 33). Portrait of [his future wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 13) sent to Louis XVI King France (age 14) before their wedding.

On 16th May 1770 Louis XVI King France (age 15) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.

On 10th May 1774 [his grandfather] Louis XV King France (age 64) died of smallpox. His grandson Louis (age 19) succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

All About History Books

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 19th December 1778 [his daughter] Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to Louis XVI King France (age 24) and [his wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.

Around 1784. Joseph Boze (age 37). Portrait of Louis XVI King France (age 29).

On 27th March 1785 [his son] Louis XVII King France was born to Louis XVI King France (age 30) and [his wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.

Execution of Louis XVI

On 21st January 1793 Louis XVI King France (age 38) was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son [his son] Louis (age 7) de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 16th October 1793 at 12:15 [his former wife] Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 37) was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution. Her last words were "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès" or "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose" after she accidentally stepped on the executioners shoe.

Royal Ancestors of Louis XVI King France 1754-1793

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 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 4 Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Grand Son of Louis XV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Louis XVI King France 1754-1793

Louis XVII King France

Ancestors of Louis XVI King France 1754-1793

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy

GrandFather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Dauphin Louis Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Louis XVI King France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

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 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: Dauphine Maria Josepha of France 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 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