Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Coburg is in Franconia.
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On 8th January 1640 Elisabeth Dorothea Saxe Gotha was born to Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha [aged 38] and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha [aged 20] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.17%.
On 6th August 1699 Albert Saxe Gotha Duke Saxe Coburg [aged 51] died at Coburg. His brother John [aged 40] succeeded IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld.
On 21st August 1713 Louise Emilie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 17] died at Coburg.
On 11th May 1726 Johann Wilhelm Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 28] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 25] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%.
On 3rd September 1727 Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 29] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 26] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%. She died aged one in 1728.
On 5th February 1728 Henriette Albertine Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 29] died at Coburg.
On 10th November 1728 Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 1] died at Coburg.
On 25th January 1730 Christian Franz Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 32] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 29] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%.
On 24th September 1731 Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 33] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 31] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%. She married 13th May 1755 her second cousin twice removed Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and had issue.
On 21st August 1733 Fredericka Magdalene Saxe Coburg Saalfeld was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 35] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 32] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%. She died aged less than one years old.
On 29th March 1734 Fredericka Magdalene Saxe Coburg Saalfeld died at Coburg.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 24th June 1735 Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach was born to Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 37] and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 34] at Coburg. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.37%. She married 22nd November 1754 her fifth cousin once removed Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach, son of Charles William Frederick "The Wild Margrave" Hohenzollern and Frederica Louise Hohenzollern.
On 21st November 1751 Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 27] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 27] at Coburg. He died aged five in 1757.
On 14th September 1752 Fredericka Juliane Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 28] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 28] at Coburg. She died aged less than one years old.
On 24th September 1752 Fredericka Juliane Saxe Coburg Gotha died at Coburg.
On 19th October 1753 Caroline Ulrike Amalie Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 29] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 29] at Coburg.
On 22nd November 1754 Charles Alexander Hohenzollern Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 18] and Frederica Caroline Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Margrave Brandenburg-Ansbach [aged 19] were married at Coburg. She the daughter of Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [aged 54]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 2nd January 1755 Ludwig Karl Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 30] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 30] at Coburg.
On 12th April 1756 Ferdinand August Heinrich Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 32] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 32] at Coburg. He died aged two in 1758.
On 16th February 1757 Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 5] died at Coburg.
On 4th March 1758 Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha was born to Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 33] and Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 34] at Coburg. He died aged less than one years old.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 26th June 1758 Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha died at Coburg.
On 8th July 1758 Ferdinand August Heinrich Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 2] died at Coburg.
On 17th August 1786 Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn was born to Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 36] and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 29] at Coburg. She married 29th May 1818 her third cousin once removed Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn, son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England, and had issue.
On 18th September 1797 Christian Franz Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 67] died at Coburg.
On 8th September 1800 Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 76] died at Coburg. His son Francis [aged 50] succeeded I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha.
On 4th May 1806 Ludwig Karl Frederick Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 51] died at Coburg.
On 26th February 1815 Prince Frederick Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld [aged 77] died at Coburg.
On 1st October 1829 Caroline Ulrike Amalie Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 75] died at Coburg.
On 15th July 1909 Alfonso Orléans Galliera Duke Galliera [aged 22] and Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera [aged 25] were married at Coburg. She by marriage Duchess Galliera. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov [aged 55].
On 20th April 1910 Alvaro Antonio Orléans Galliera was born to Alfonso Orléans Galliera Duke Galliera [aged 23] and Beatrice Windsor Duchess Galliera [aged 26] at Coburg. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 6th March 1954 Charles Edward Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 69] died at Coburg.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 29th May 1818 Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn [aged 50] and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn [aged 31] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She by marriage Duchess Kent and Strathearn. She the daughter of Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha and Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha [aged 61]. He the son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [aged 79] and Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [aged 74]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 20th April 1896 Ernst Hohenlohe Langenburg II Prince [aged 32] and Alexandra Windsor Princess [aged 17] were married at Ehrenburg Palace. She the daughter of Prince Alfred Windsor [aged 51] and Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov [aged 42].