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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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Biography of Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1501-1526

Paternal Family Tree: Habsburg

Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim

On 20th October 1496 [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 18) and [her mother] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 17) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and [her grandmother] Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). He the son of [her grandfather] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 37) and [her grandmother] Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 18th July 1501 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 22) and [her mother] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 22) at Brussels [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%.

On 26th November 1504 [her grandmother] Isabella Queen Castile (age 53) died. Her daughter [her mother] Joanna (age 25) succeeded Queen Castile. [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 26) by marriage King Castile.

Around 1506 [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 27) was appointed 257th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 48).

On 25th September 1506 [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile (age 28) died.

In 1508 [her brother] Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 7) was appointed 264th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 50).

On 20th February 1513 John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 58) died. His son [her future husband] Christian (age 31) succeeded II King of Denmark, II King Norway.

In 1515 Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 33) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark, Queen Consort Norway. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 36). He the son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden (age 53). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 12th August 1515 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) was crowned Queen Consort Denmark.

Ferdinand II King Aragon Dies Joanna Queen Castile Succeeds

On 23rd January 1516 [her grandfather] Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 63) died. His daughter [her mother] Joanna (age 37) succeeded Queen Aragon.

On 21st February 1518 [her son] John Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 36) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 16) at Copenhagen.

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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.

On 16th July 1518 [her brother-in-law] Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 49) and [her sister] Eleanor of Austria Queen Consort France Queen Consort Portugal (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [her mother] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 39). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 12th January 1519 [her grandfather] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) died. His grandson [her brother] Charles (age 18) succeeded V Holy Roman Emperor.

On 4th July 1519 [her son] Maximilian Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.

On 4th July 1519 [her son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 38) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 17). He died aged less than one years old.

After 4th July 1519 [her son] Maximilian Oldenburg (deceased) died before his first birthday.

In 1520 [her son] Philip Ferdinand Oldenburg died.

On 10th November 1520 [her daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 39) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 19).

In November 1521 [her daughter] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 40) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 20). She married before 1543 her third cousin Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine, son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine and Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine, and had issue.

In 1522 [her brother] Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (age 18) was appointed 279th Knight of the Garter by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 30).

In 1523 [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) Abdicated following pressure from his nobility. His uncle Frederick (age 51) succeeded I King of Denmark.

In January 1523 [her son] Stillborn Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 41) and Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 21).

On 10th February 1525 [her brother-in-law] John III King Portugal (age 22) and [her sister] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [her father] Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile and [her mother] Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile (age 46). He the son of [her former brother-in-law] Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal and [her aunt] Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 10th February 1525 [her sister] Catherine of Austria Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) was crowned Queen Consort Portugal.

On 20th January 1526 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 24) died at Ghent [Map].

On 25th January 1559 [her former husband] Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway (age 77) died.

Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1501-1526 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1501-1526

Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1501-1526
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [1]

Ancestors of Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 1501-1526

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 3 Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia

Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania

Great x 4 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver

GrandFather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Duchess of Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Duchess of Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon II Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Auvergne Duchess Bourbon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Silesia

Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

GrandFather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fadrique Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Enríquez Enríquez 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fadrique Enríquez Count Melgar Count Rueda 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juana Mendoza

Great x 1 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Diego Fernández Lord Baena

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mariana Fernández Countess Melgar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Inés Ayala

Mother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry III King Castile 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine of Lancaster Queen Consort Castile Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter "Cruel" I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Padilla

GrandMother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince John Aviz Constable Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Duchess of Lancaster 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King John I of Portugal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Afonso Aviz I Duke Braganza 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ines Peres

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Braganza 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nuno Álvares Pereira

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatriz Pereira de Alvim

Great x 4 Grandmother: Leonor de Alvim