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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 12th March 1445 John Jacob Marquis of Montferrat (age 49) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded IV Marquis Montferrat.
In December 1458 John IV Marquis of Montferrat (age 45) and Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy (age 45) and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy (age 40). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
On 19th January 1465 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 44) and Marie Foix Marquis Montferrat (age 13) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix (age 42) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre (age 38). They were third cousin once removed.
In 18th July 1469 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 48) and Elizabetta Sforza Marquis Montferrat (age 13) were married. Elizabetta Sforza Marquis Montferrat by marriage Marchioness Montferrat.
On 6th January 1474 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 53) and Bernarde de Brosse Marquis Monferrat were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. They were fifth cousins.
In 1483 Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat (age 56) and Helena of Brosse Marquis Montferrat were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat/. His second wife. They were fifth cousins.
On 27th February 1483 William VIII Marquis of Montferrat (age 62) died. His brother Boniface (age 56) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.
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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 or after 1485 Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat (age 58) and Maria of Serbia Marchioness of Montferrat (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 39 years.
In 1494 Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat (age 67) died. His son William (age 7) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.
In 1508 William IX Marquis of Montferrat (age 21) and Anne Valois Marchioness of Montferrat (age 15) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. She the daughter of Rene Valois Duke Alençon and Margaret Lorraine Duchess Alençon (age 45). He the son of Boniface III Marquis of Montferrat and Maria of Serbia Marchioness of Montferrat. They were half second cousin once removed.
On 4th October 1518 William IX Marquis of Montferrat (age 32) died. His son Boniface (age 5) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.
On 6th June 1530 Boniface IV Marquis of Montferrat (age 17) died from a fall from a horse. He was unmarried. His uncle John (age 42) succeeded Marquis Montferrat.