Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Paternal Family Tree: Chatillon
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180 1252
Before 1295 [her future husband] Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 19] and Béatrix de Clermont were married. He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 64]. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
Around 1303 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke was born to Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol [aged 49] and Marie Capet [aged 35]. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 20th September 1307 Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 77] died. Her son [her future husband] Aymer [aged 32] succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke.
In 1308 [her brother-in-law] Charles Valois I Count Valois [aged 37] and [her sister] Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Valois. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of [her father] Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol [aged 54] and [her mother] Marie Capet [aged 40]. He the son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 6th April 1317 [her father] Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol [aged 63] died. His son [her brother] Jean [aged 25] succeeded Count Saint Pol.
In 1321 Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 46] and Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and Marie Capet [aged 53]. He the son of William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke. They were half first cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 23rd June 1324 [her husband] Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 49] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map] where his tomb effigy can still be seen as a splendid example of late gothic architecture. Earl Pembroke extinct.
In 1339 [her mother] Marie Capet [aged 71] died.
In 1344 [her brother] Jean Chatillon Count Saint Pol [aged 52] died.
In 1347 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke [aged 44] founded Pembroke College, Cambridge University; it was originally known as he Hall of Valence-Mary.
In 1355 and 1366, Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke [aged 52] acquired papal bulls to allow the Pembroke College, Cambridge University its own chapel, which was the first college chapel to be built in Cambridge.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1358 [her sister] Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois [aged 65] died.
On 20th February 1377 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke [aged 74] drew up her will at Braxted Park, Essex.
On 16 or 17th March 1377 Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke [aged 74] died.
Archaeologia Volume 22 Section XVI. Of the death of the Countesse of Pembrooke, & of her godly deedes.
[17th April 1377] The sevententh day of Aprill, dyed the Lady Mary of St. Paule [deceased], Countesse of Pembrooke, a woman of singular example, for yet lyvynge, so to the honour of God & glorye of her howse, so in releavynge poore men's necessytyes she spent her goods, that unto the dukes themselves, she showered examples of good workes, & dyeynge, she gave all her substance ether to her servaunts that wayted on her, or to dyvers churches, or to poore folcke; for unto the churche of St. Albans she gave a certein image of silver and gilded with golde of St. Vincent, which holdeth in yts handes a certein showe, where in ys conteined one bone of the same blessed martyr, & singuler reliques of all the martyrs & confessours (to whose honour they were mayde) where she had obteyned the benyfyte of her prayer.
[her father] Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol and [her mother] Marie Capet were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John II Duke Brittany and [her grandmother] Beatrice Plantagenet. He the son of Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol and Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 9 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 4 Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy II Chatillon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter III Chatillon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Chatillon I Count Blois V Count Saint Pol
GrandFather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Avesnes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Avesnes
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Guise
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois 
Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald "Good" Blois V Count Blois Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Blois 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks 
3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alix Capet Countess Blois 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Father: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
GrandMother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Marie Chatillon Countess Pembroke Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter of Dreux aka Mauclerc Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 3 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Thouars IV Viscount Thouars 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Thouars 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Lusignan Viscountess Thouars 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alix Thouars Duchess of Brittany 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "The Young" Penthièvre IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Penthièvre Duchess Brittany Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld Duchess Brittany 
Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland
GrandFather: John II Duke Brittany 3 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea 
Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guichard IV of Beaujeu
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Beaujeu Countess Savoy
Mother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III 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 Grandfather: King John of England Son 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
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Taillefer" VI Count Angoulême 11 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aymer I Count Angoulême 12 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
GrandMother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon 
-2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
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 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 14 x Great Grand Daughter 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