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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Paternal Family Tree: Metx
Maternal Family Tree: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress 1691-1750
On 14th February 1736 [her father] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 27] and [her mother] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [aged 50] and [her grandmother] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress [aged 44]. He the son of Leopold Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine [aged 59]. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 2nd November 1755 Queen Marie Antoinette of France was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 46] and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 38]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 18th August 1765 [her father] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 56] died.
1767. Martin van Meytens [aged 71]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 11].
1769. Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux [aged 33]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 13] sent to [her future husband] Louis XVI King France [aged 14] before their wedding.
On 16th May 1770 Louis XVI King France [aged 15] and Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 53]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1771 [her brother-in-law] King Charles X of France [aged 13] and Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 14th May 1771 [her brother-in-law] Louis XVIII King France [aged 15] and Maria Joséphine of Savoy [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th May 1774 Louis XV King France [aged 64] died of smallpox. His grandson [her husband] Louis [aged 19] succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
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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1775. Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty [aged 34]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 19].
On 19th December 1778 [her daughter] Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to [her husband] Louis XVI King France [aged 24] and Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 23]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.61%. She married 10th June 1799 her first cousin Duke Louis Antoine of Angoulême, son of King Charles X of France and Maria Teresa of Savoy.
On 29th November 1780 [her mother] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 63] died.
Around 1781 Jean-Pierre Silvestre Coster [aged 36] and Anne Vallayer aka Coster [aged 36] were married in the presence of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 25] who signed the marriage contract as witness.
1783. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun [aged 27]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 27] en chemise. This controversial portrait was considered by her critics to show improperly informal attire for a queen.
1785. Joseph Boze [aged 38]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 29].
On 27th March 1785 [her son] Louis XVII King France was born to [her husband] Louis XVI King France [aged 30] and Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 29]. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.61%. He died aged ten in 1795.
1788. Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller [aged 36]. "Marie Antoinette [aged 32] in a hunting dress".
1788. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun [aged 32]. Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 32].
On 21st January 1793 [her husband] Louis XVI King France [aged 38] was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son Louis [aged 7] de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 16th October 1793 at 12:15 Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 37] was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution. Her last words were "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès" or "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose" after she accidentally stepped on the executioners shoe.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis XIII King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles V Duke of Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Leopold Duke of Lorraine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia 
Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Queen Marie Antoinette of France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Eleonore of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England