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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: Holstein-Gottorp
Maternal Family Tree: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 1683-1737
On 1st October 1766 [his father] Gustav III King Sweden (age 20) and [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 20) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick V King Denmark and Norway and [his grandmother] Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. He the son of [his grandfather] Adolph Frederick King Sweden (age 56) and [his grandmother] Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden (age 46). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 1st November 1778 King Gustav IV of Sweden was born to Gustav III King Sweden (age 32) and Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 32). He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.73%.
On 29th March 1792 [his father] Gustav III King Sweden (age 46) was assassinated. King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 13) succeeded King Sweden.
The assassination of the king was enacted on the 16th of March 1792 at a masked ball at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm at midnight. Gustav had arrived earlier that evening to enjoy a dinner in the company of friends. During dinner, he received an anonymous letter that described a threat to his life written by the colonel of the Life Guards Carl Pontus Lilliehorn. After dinner the King continued through a corridor leading from the foyer towards the opera stage where the dancing took place. Anckarström took out the pistol from his left inner pocket, then either he or Ribbing pulled the trigger with the gun in Anckarström's hand. The king was carried back to his quarters, and the exits of the Opera were sealed. Anckarström was arrested the following morning and immediately confessed to the murder. The king had not been shot dead; he was alive and continued to function as head of state. However, the wound became infected, and on 29 March 1792. Gustav's funeral took place on 14 May 1792 at Riddarholmskyrkan.
In 1797 King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 18) and Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Sweden. He the son of Gustav III King Sweden (age 50) and Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 50). They were half sixth cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 21st May 1801 [his daughter] Princess Sophie of Sweden was born to King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 22). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19th June 1804 Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Princess Wilhelmine Baden (age 15) were married. She by marriage Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. They were first cousins.
In 1809 King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 30) was compelled to abdicates by the Estates. [his uncle] Charles XIII King Sweden (age 60) succeeded King Sweden, or acted as Regent.
In 1811 King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 32) and Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (age 29) were divorced.
On 21st August 1813 [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden (age 67) died.
On 25th June 1819 [his son-in-law] Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (age 28) and [his daughter] Princess Sophie of Sweden (age 18) were married. She the daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 40).
All About History Books
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 25th September 1826 [his former wife] Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (age 45) died.
On 7th February 1837 King Gustav IV of Sweden (age 58) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian Albert Duke of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian August of Holstein Gottorp Prince Eutin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Adolph Frederick King Sweden 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Gustav III King Sweden Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandMother: Louisa Ulrika of Prussia Queen Consort of Sweden Grand Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
King Gustav IV of Sweden Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III King Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian V King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick IV King Denmark and Norway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian VI King Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick III Duke of Holstein Gottorp
Great x 3 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Duchess Holstein Gottorp 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Mother: Queen Sophia of Sweden Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
GrandMother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Joachim Ernst Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England