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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: Wittelsbach
Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim
On 22nd February 1568 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 19) and [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 23) were married at Munich. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and [his grandmother] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 46). He the son of [his grandfather] Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 39) and [his grandmother] Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 39). They were second cousins.
On 6th October 1577 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach was born to William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 29) and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 33). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.86%.
On 22nd May 1602 [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 58) died.
In 1612 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach (age 34) was appointed Archbishop Cologne.
On 17th February 1626 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 77) died. His son [his brother] Maximilian (age 52) succeeded Maximillian I Duke Bavaria.
On 13th September 1650 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach (age 72) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Margrave Baden 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher I Margrave Baden 10 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 11 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp II the Younger of Katzenelnbogen
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ottilie of Nassau-Dillenburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IV Count Palatine of the Rhine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Elector Palatinate 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Savoy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IX Duke of Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amalia of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło
Great x 3 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany
Great x 2 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Foix 1st Earl Kendal 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kerdeston Countess Foix 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Count of Vaudémont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt
Great x 2 Grandfather: René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Valois Anjou 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bertrand V of La Tour
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gabrielle La Tour
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquette du Peschin Dame de Banassat
Great x 1 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ludovico III Gonzaga Marquis of Mantua
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederico Gonzaga Marquess Mantua
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Brandenburg Marquise of Mantua
Great x 2 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: John King Denmark Norway and Sweden
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England