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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy 1161-1228
In 1233 [her father] Manfred King Sicily (age 1) and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 9) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 36) and [her grandmother] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 41). He the illegitmate son of [her grandfather] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and [her grandmother] Bianca Lancia. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1233 Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 9) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy (age 36) and [her grandmother] Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy (age 41).
Around 1249 Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon was born to Manfred King Sicily (age 17) and Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 25).
In 1258 [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo (age 34) died.
After 1258 [her father] Manfred King Sicily (age 26) and Helena Angelina Doukaina were married. He the illegitmate son of [her grandfather] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor and [her grandmother] Bianca Lancia.
On 4th November 1265 [her son] Alfonso III King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 25) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 16).
On 26th February 1266 the Battle of Benevento was fought between King Charles Capet of Sicily (age 38) and [her father] Manfred King Sicily (age 34). Manfred King Sicily was killed. His fifth cousin Charles succeeded King Sicily. Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily (age 35) by marriage Queen Consort Sicily.
On 10th April 1267 [her son] James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18).
In 1271 [her daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 31) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 22).
In 1282 [her son-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and [her daughter] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 18th June 1291 [her son] Alfonso III King Aragon (age 25) died. His brother [her son] James (age 24) succeeded II King Aragon.
On 1st December 1291 [her son] James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 8) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 33) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 42). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 29th October 1295 [her son] James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 28) and [her daughter-in-law] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles II King Naples (age 41) and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 38). He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 46). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 9th April 1302 Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 53) died.
Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of James I King Aragon and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
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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] Yolanda Barcelona was born to Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 4 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress
GrandFather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor
Father: Manfred King Sicily
GrandMother: Bianca Lancia
Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Mother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo "Red" I Duke Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh II Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybilla Ivrea Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Felicia Matilda Mayenne Duchess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
GrandMother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guigues V Count of Albon and Grenoble
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy