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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: 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.
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
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 4 Grandmother: Bertha aka Judith Hohenstaufen Duchess 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 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine
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 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders
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