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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: Bohemia
Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen
On 24th January 1285 [her father] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 13) and [her mother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 13) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Rudolph I King Romans (age 66) and [her grandmother] Gertrude Hohenburg. He the son of [her grandfather] Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia and [her grandmother] Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna (age 40).
On 20th January 1292 Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia was born to [her father] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 20) and [her mother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 20).
On 18th June 1297 [her mother] Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland (age 26) died at Prague.
On 21st June 1305 [her father] King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (age 33) died.
In 1313 [her daughter] Margaret Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia (age 16) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 20). She married 12th August 1328 her fourth cousin once removed Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria, son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.
On 20th May 1315 [her daughter] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France was born to King John I of Bohemia (age 18) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 23). She married 28th July 1332 her fourth cousin once removed King John "The Good" II of France, son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 14th May 1316 [her son] Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia (age 19) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 24). He married (1) Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue (2) Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue (3) Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue (4) his fourth cousin once removed Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg, daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois, and had issue.
On 12th August 1328 [her son-in-law] Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria (age 22) and [her daughter] Margaret Luxemburg (age 15) were married. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia (age 32) and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 36). He the son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 28th September 1330 Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (age 38) died.
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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.
[her daughter] Elizabeth Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
[her daughter] Anna Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
[her son] John Henry Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
[her son] Otto Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. She the daughter of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
Kings Wessex: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch
GrandFather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Father: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
GrandMother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert III Count of Habsburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida of Pfullendorf
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Welf
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen
GrandFather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 2 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
Mother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
GrandMother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen