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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.
Kingdom of Prussia is in Royalty.
Culture, Germany, Royalty, Kingdom of Prussia, King Prussia
On 18th January 1701 Frederick I King Prussia (age 43) was created I King Prussia. Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.
On 25th February 1713 Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son Frederick (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.
On 31st May 1740 Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia (age 51) died. On 31st May 1740 His son Frederick (age 28) succeeded I King Prussia.
On 17th August 1786 Frederick "The Great" I King Prussia (age 74) died. His nephew Frederick (age 41) succeeded II King Prussia.
On 16th November 1797 Frederick William II King Prussia (age 53) died. His son Frederick (age 27) succeeded II King Prussia.
On 7th June 1840 Frederick William III King Prussia (age 69) died. His son Frederick (age 44) succeeded IV King Prussia.
On 2nd January 1861 Frederick William IV King Prussia (age 65) died. His brother William (age 63) succeeded I King Prussia.
On 9th March 1888 William I King Prussia (age 90) died. His son Frederick (age 56) succeeded III Emperor aka Kaiser, III King Prussia. Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 47) by marriage Empress aka Kaiser, Queen Prussia.
Culture, Germany, Royalty, Kingdom of Prussia, Queen Consort Prussia
On 18th January 1701 Frederick I King Prussia (age 43) was created I King Prussia. Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.
In 1708 Frederick I King Prussia (age 50) and Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Prussia. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were fourth cousins.
On 25th February 1713 Frederick I King Prussia (age 55) died. His son Frederick (age 24) succeeded I King Prussia. Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 25) by marriage Queen Consort Prussia.