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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.
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Frederick Charles I King Finland was elected I King Finland.
On 28th January 1844 [his father] Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 23) and Alexandra Nikolaevna Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 18) were married at St Petersburg. She died in childbirth seven months later. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 26th May 1853 [his father] Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 32) and [his step-mother] Princess Anna of Prussia (age 17) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 1st May 1868 Frederick Charles I King Finland was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 47). He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 14th October 1884 [his father] Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 63) died.
On 25th January 1893 Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 24) and Margaret Hohenzollern (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Frederick III King Prussia and Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 52). They were third cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 23rd November 1893 [his son] Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 25) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 21). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 20th October 1894 [his son] Maximilian Friedrich Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 26) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 22). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1896 [his son] Philipp Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 23). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1896 [his son] Wolfgang Moritz Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 27) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 23). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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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.
In 1901 [his son] Richard Wilhelm Leopold Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 28). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1901 [his son] Christoph Ernst August Hesse-Kassel was born to Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 28). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 13th October 1914 [his son] Maximilian Friedrich Hesse-Kassel (age 19) died from wounds received in action at Saint-Jean-Chappelle, near Bailleul.
On 12th September 1916 [his son] Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 22) died from wounds received in action near Kara (Kurm) Orman, Dobroudja, Roumania.
On 9th November 1922 [his brother-in-law] Wilhelm Hohenzollern (age 63) and Hermine Reuss (age 34) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. He the son of Frederick III King Prussia and [his mother-in-law] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia.
On 28th May 1940 Frederick Charles I King Finland (age 72) died.
On 22nd January 1954 [his former wife] Margaret Hohenzollern (age 81) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Father: Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Frederick Charles I King Finland 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland