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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.
Maternal Family Tree: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera 1356
Before 2nd March 1684 [his father] Christopher Wandesford 1st Viscount Castlecomer (age 27) and [his mother] Elizabeth Montagu were married. They were third cousin once removed.
On 2nd March 1684 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer was born to Christopher Wandesford 1st Viscount Castlecomer (age 27) and Elizabeth Montagu.
On 15th September 1707 [his father] Christopher Wandesford 1st Viscount Castlecomer (age 51) died. His son Christopher (age 23) succeeded 2nd Viscount Castlecomer, 2nd Baron Wandesford, 3rd Baronet Wandesford of Kirklington.
In 1710 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 25) was elected MP Morpeth which seat he held until 1713.
In 1715 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 30) was elected MP Ripon which seat he held until his death in 1719.
On 31st May 1715 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 31) and Frances Pelham Viscountess Castlecomer were married. They were fifth cousins.
On 11th August 1715 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 22) was created 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Marquess Clare with a special remainder to his brother [his brother-in-law] Henry Pelham (age 20).
In 1717 [his son] Christopher Wandesford 3rd Viscount Castlecomer was born to Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Pelham Viscountess Castlecomer
On 2nd April 1717 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 23) and Henrietta Godolphin Duchess Newcastle under Lyne (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Newcastle under Lyme. She the daughter of Francis Godolphin 2nd Earl Godolphin (age 38) and Henrietta Churchill 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (age 35).
On 16th May 1717 Henry Clinton 7th Earl Lincoln (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Lucy Pelham Countess Lincoln were married. She by marriage Countess Lincoln. He the son of Francis Clinton 6th Earl Lincoln and Susan Penniston Countess Lincoln.
In 1718 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyne (age 24) was appointed 533rd Knight of the Garter by King George I (age 57).
On 23rd June 1719 Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer (age 35) died. His son [his son] Christopher (age 2) succeeded 3rd Viscount Castlecomer, 3rd Baron Wandesford, 4th Baronet Wandesford of Kirklington.
On 27th June 1756 [his former wife] Frances Pelham Viscountess Castlecomer died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Wandesford of Kirklington
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Wandesford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Hansby of Gray's Inn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hansby
GrandFather: Christopher Wandesford 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Osborne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hewett Osborne
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hewett
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hewett
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Osborne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fleetwood
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joyce Fleetwood
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spring
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Spring
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Waldegrave
Father: Christopher Wandesford 1st Viscount Castlecomer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Lowther
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lowther of Lowther Hall
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lowther 1st Baronet
GrandMother: Eleanor Lowther Lady Wandesford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fletcher
Christopher Wandesford 2nd Viscount Castlecomer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham
GrandFather: George Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Crouch of Corneyborough
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Crouch Countess Manchester
Mother: Elizabeth Montagu 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Irby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Irby 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Peyton of Isleham in Cambridgeshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Peyton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rich
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Peyton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Osborne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Osborne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hewett
GrandMother: Elizabeth Irby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wray
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Wray
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Jackson
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wray 1st Baronet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Girlington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Girlington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Wray 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Drury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Rich
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Drury Lady Glentworth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stafford 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England