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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.
Angers is in Anjou.
See: , Angers Cathedral [Map], .
Around 1068 Ermengarde Anjou Duchess Brittany and Aquitaine was born to Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 25) and Hildegarde Beaugency Countess Anjou (age 24) at Angers [Map].
Around 1089 Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem was born to Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou (age 46) and Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France (age 19) at Angers [Map].
On 22nd July 1136 William Plantagenet was born to Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy (age 22) and Empress Matilda (age 34) at Argentan or Angers [Map]. He a grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1252 Richard Tosny (age 60) died at Angers [Map].
On 19th May 1432 Joan Valois (age 22) died at Angers [Map].
On 2nd May 1451 René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar was born to Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont (age 23) and Yolande Valois Anjou (age 22) at Angers [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.75%.
On 3rd July 1183 Archbishop Walter de Coutances was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln at Angers Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Richard de Dover.
On 29th April 1417 King Louis of Naples (age 39) died. His son Louis (age 13) succeeded Louis III Duke Anjou. He was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou: On 25th September 1403 he was born to King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%. On 12th November 1434 Louis Valois Anjou III Duke Anjou died. His brother René succeeded I Duke Anjou. Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine by marriage Duchess Anjou.
On 14th November 1442 Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples (age 61) died. She was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples: On 11th August 1381 she was born to King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon. In 1400 King Louis of Naples and she were married at Arles. She by marriage Queen Consort Naples. She the daughter of King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 22nd July 1470 Warwick the Kingmaker (age 41), King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 48) and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (age 40) signed the Angers Agreement at Angers Cathedral [Map]. The agreement had been brokered by King Louis XI of France (age 47). Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales (age 16) and Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 14) were betrothed as part of the Agreement.
On 13th December 1470 Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales (age 17) and Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 14) were married at Angers Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 42) and Anne Beauchamp 16th Countess Warwick (age 44). He the son of King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 49) and Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (age 40). They were half third cousins. She a great x 3 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 10th July 1480 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 71) died at Aix en Provence. His nephew Charles (age 34) succeeded IV Duke Anjou. He was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].
René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou: On 16th January 1409 he was born to King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%. On 24th October 1420 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine were married. She the daughter of Charles Metz II Duke Lorraine. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. On 10th September 1454 René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Jeanne Laval Duchess Anjou were married at Abbey St Nicholas, Angers. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of King Louis of Naples and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou: In 1446 he was born to Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Maine. In 1474 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou and Joan Lorraine were married. She the daughter of Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont and Yolande Valois Anjou. He the son of Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine and Isabelle Luxemburg Countess Maine. They were first cousin once removed. On 10th December 1481 Charles Valois Anjou IV Duke Anjou died without issue. His first cousin Louis succeeded Duke Anjou.
On 25th August 1482 Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (age 52) died at Chateau Dampierre-sur-Loire, Dampierre-sur-Loire, Saumur. She was buried at Angers Cathedral [Map].