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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.

Biography of Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne 1303-1349

Paternal Family Tree: Julich

Before 13th December 1299 [his father] Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 49) and [his mother] Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich were married. She by marriage Countess Jülich. He the son of [his grandfather] William Jülich IV Count Jülich and [his grandmother] Richardis Guelders Countess Jülich.

Around 1303 Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne was born to Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 53) and Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich.

On 29th July 1328 [his father] Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich (age 78) died. His son [his brother] William (age 29) succeeded V Count Jülich.

In 1332 Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne (age 29) was appointed Archbishop Cologne.

On 14th August 1349 Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne (age 46) died.

Royal Ancestors of Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne 1303-1349

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne 1303-1349

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Jülich II Count Jülich

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Jülich III Count Jülich

GrandFather: William Jülich IV Count Jülich

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Luxemburg Countess Jülich

Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthias Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mieszko III Duke "Old" Greater Poland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Greater Poland Duchess Lorraine

Father: Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard II Count Guelders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry I Count Guelders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermgard Zutphen Countess Guelders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto I Count Guelders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Arnstein 3rd Count Arnstein

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gerard III Count Guelders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Richardis Wittelsbach Countess Guelders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Loon I Count Loon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Loon Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Metz Countess Loon

GrandMother: Richardis Guelders Countess Jülich 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders

Walram Jülich Archbishop Cologne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

GrandFather: Godfrey Brabant

Mother: Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich