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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Mecklenburg
On 24th December 1879 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark was born to Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 28).
On 10th April 1897 [her father] Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 46) died.
On 26th April 1898 Christian X King Denmark (age 27) and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 54) and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 46). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1905 the union of Sweden and Norway was dissoved. [her brother-in-law] Haakon VII King Norway (age 32) succeeded VII King Norway. Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 20th April 1947 [her husband] Christian X King Denmark (age 76) died.
On 28th December 1952 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 73) died.
[her son] Frederik Glücksburg was born to Christian X King Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
[her son] Knud Glücksburg was born to Christian X King Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King George I
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandFather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 4 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alexandrine Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
Father: Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 5 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland