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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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Paternal Family Tree: Habsburg
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
In 1666 [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Margaret Theresa Habsburg Holy Roman Empress (age 14) were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. She the daughter of Philip IV King Spain and [his aunt] Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 31). He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were uncle and niece.
Before 1676 [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 35) and Claudia Felicitas of Holy Roman Empress (age 22) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousins.
On 14th December 1676 [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 36) and [his mother] Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (age 21) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were third cousin once removed.
On 1st October 1685 Charles Habsburg Spain VI was born to [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 45) and [his mother] Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (age 30).
On 24th February 1699 [his brother] Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick (age 25) were married. He the son of [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 58) and [his mother] Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (age 44). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 5th May 1705 [his father] Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 64) died. His son [his brother] Joseph (age 26) succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor.
On 1st August 1708 Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 22) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 16) were married. He the son of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor and Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (age 53).
In 1711 [his brother] Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor (age 32) died of smallpox. His brother Charles (age 25) succeeded VI Holy Roman Emperor.
On 13th April 1716 [his son] Leopold Johann Habsburg Spain was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 30) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 24). He died aged less than one years old.
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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 4th November 1716 [his son] Leopold Johann Habsburg Spain died.
On 13th May 1717 [his daughter] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 31) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 25). She married 14th February 1736 her third cousin Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, son of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.
On 14th September 1718 [his daughter] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 32) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 27).
On 19th January 1720 [his mother] Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg (age 65) died.
On 5th April 1724 [his daughter] Maria Amalia Habsburg Spain was born to Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 32). She died aged six in 1730.
On 19th April 1730 [his daughter] Maria Amalia Habsburg Spain (age 6) died.
On 14th February 1736 [his son-in-law] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) and [his daughter] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 50) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 44). He the son of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine (age 59). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 20th October 1740 Charles Habsburg Spain VI (age 55) died.
On 21st December 1750 [his former wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress (age 59) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 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 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis X King France I Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles V Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna of Hesse aka Cleves 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John La Marck III Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Jülich Berg Duchess Cleves
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus Wettin Elector of Saxony 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Wettin I Elector Saxony 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Oldenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie of Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophie Eleonore of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert "The Elder" Hohenzollern I Duke Prussia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Frederick Hohenzollern Duke Prussia 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Maria Guelph Duchess Prussia 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Eleonore La Marck 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England