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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Blanca de la Cerda y Lara 1317-1347
In 1476 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 13) and Joan Valois Queen Consort France (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King Louis XI of France (age 52) and Queen Charlotte of Savoy (age 34). He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin once removed.
Before 11th October 1492 Charles VIII King France (age 22) and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. He the son of King Louis XI of France and Queen Charlotte of Savoy. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 8th January 1499 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 36) and [her mother] Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 21) were married at Nantes [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. Her second marriage to a King of France having been first married to Charles VIII King France. The French Crown was determined to acquire Brittany. Louis and Anne's daughter [her sister] Claude married King Francis I of France (age 4) at which time Brittany was merged with the Crown of France. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 25th October 1510 Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara was born to Louis XII King France (age 48) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.00%.
11th January 1513. Ferdinand King of Aragon (age 60) to Pedro De UREA, his Ambassador at the Imperial Court.
Shows that the treaty which the Cardinal of Gurk (age 45) has, with the consent of Urea and Vich, concluded at Rome, by excluding the Venetians, undoes all that has been done against France. Henceforth they must make no binding declaration without consulting Ferdinand. Had the English followed his plan they would now be masters of Guienne; and, like them, the Emperor has now hindered the accomplishment of his own wishes and made France stronger. Takes this as a command from God for Christian princes to unite in reforming the Church, and has therefore devised the measures explained in instructions sent by Beltrian. Gurk is to be shown the instructions, but not this letter. If the [her father] King of France (age 50) offers Madame Renée (age 2) as security, or offers to put fortresses in trust of third persons, Urea shall point out to the Emperor how little these offers are to be trusted. The marriage of Prince Charles (age 12) with the King of England's (age 21) [her step-mother] sister (age 16) must not be broken off; or France will gain the King of England, to the detriment of Spain and the House of Burgundy. Another essential condition is that all acts of the schismatical Council be annulled. Is glad to hear of the meeting between the Emperor and the King of England, whose alliance is both the guarantee that France will keep peace if concluded and the most valuable support in case of war.
On 9th October 1514 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 52) and [her step-mother] Mary Tudor Queen Consort France (age 18) were married at Abbeville [Map], Somme. She by marriage Queen Consort France. Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset (age 37), Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 57), Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham (age 44) and his son George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham (age 17), Bishop Thomas Ruthall (age 42) and Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset (age 27) attended. The difference in their ages was 33 years. She the daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland and Elizabeth York Queen Consort England. He the son of [her grandfather] Charles Valois Duke Orléans and [her grandmother] Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were second cousin twice removed.
On 1st January 1515 [her father] Louis XII King France (age 52) died. His first cousin once removed Francis (age 20) succeeded I King France: Capet Valois Angoulême.
In April 1528 Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 19) and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Louis XII King France and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 51). He the son of Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (age 51) and Lucrezia Borgia.
Around 1530. Corneille de Lyon. Portrait of Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 19).
On 16th November 1531 [her daughter] Anna d'Este was born to [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 23) and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 21).
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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 25th November 1533 [her son] Alfonso Este II Duke Ferrara was born to [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 25) and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 23).
On 31st October 1534 [her father-in-law] Alfonso Este I Duke Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (age 58) died. His son [her husband] Ercole (age 26) succeeded II Duke Ferrara. Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 24) by marriage Duchess Ferrara.
On 29th April 1548 [her son-in-law] Francis II Duke Guise (age 29) and [her daughter] Anna d'Este (age 16) were married in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They had seven children. She the daughter of [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 40) and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 37). He the son of Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise (age 51) and Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise (age 55). They were third cousin once removed.
On 3rd October 1559 [her husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara (age 51) died. His son [her son] Alfonso (age 25) succeeded II Duke Ferrara.
On 29th April 1566 [her son-in-law] Jacques of Savoy 2nd Duke of Nemours (age 34) and [her daughter] Anna d'Este (age 34) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Ercole Este II Duke Ferrara and Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 55). They were third cousin once removed.
On 12th June 1574 Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara (age 63) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Daughter of Louis XII King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 17 Grand Daughter 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: Charles Valois Duke 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: Louis XII King France 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck II Count La Marck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck 6 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cleves Countess Mark 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Jülich V Duke Jülich 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerhard Jülich VI Count Berg and Ravensberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
GrandMother: Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans 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: Marie Valois Duchess Cleves 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
Renée of France Duchess of Ferrara 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capet Duke Brittany Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montfort IV Duke Brittany Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Brittany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Montfort V Duke Brittany 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna Dampierre Duchess Brittany 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Montfort 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Noble" III King Navarre 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Capet II Queen Navarre 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter 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 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter 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
GrandFather: Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany 4 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: King Charles V of France 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: Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III 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 Grandmother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter 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 1 Grandmother: Margaret Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II 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 Grandmother: Isabelle Valois 5 x Great Grand Daughter 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
Mother: Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Grailly
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archambaud Grailly Count Foix
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Count Foix
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Countess Foix
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Albret
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret Countess Foix
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie d Louis and Isabel Craon Sully
GrandMother: Marguerite Foix Duchess Brittany 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bad" II King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles III King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England