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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 Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal 1209-1248

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

In 1206 [his father] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 20) and [his mother] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 50) and [his grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 44). He the son of [his grandfather] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 51) and [his grandmother] Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. They were second cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 8th September 1209 Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal was born to Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 24) and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 22). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 3rd November 1220 [his mother] Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 33) died.

On 25th March 1223 [his father] Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal (age 37) died at Coimbra. His son Sancho (age 13) succeeded II King Portugal.

On 4th January 1248 Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal (age 38) died. His brother [his brother] Alfonso (age 37) succeeded III King Portugal.

Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal 1209-1248 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal 1209-1248

Kings Wessex: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal 1209-1248

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Gallant" Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Burgundy Count Portugal

Great x 1 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese

Great x 2 Grandmother: Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jimena Munoz

GrandFather: Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy

Father: Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal

Great x 1 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 2 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

GrandMother: Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal

Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

GrandFather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ramiro Jiménez

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constanza Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rodrigo Díaz Vivar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cristina Rodríguez Vivar

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Engenulphe Aigle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Aigle Lord Aigle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Richvaride Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliette du Perche Chateaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche

Mother: Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault