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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 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg 1165-1226

Paternal Family Tree: Luxemburg

Around 1165 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg was born to Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 25) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

Before 1190 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 24) and Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg were married. She the daughter of Frederick Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 46) and Wierzchoslawa Ludmilla Greater Poland Duchess Lorraine. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

Around 1190 [his daughter] Sophie Luxemburg was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 25) and [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg.

Around 1192 [his daughter] Matilda Luxemburg Countess Jülich was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 27) and [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg.

In 1195 [his son] Henry Luxemburg IV Duke Limburg was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 30) and [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg.

Around 1200 [his son] Waleran Luxemburg was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 35) and [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg.

Around 1210 [his son-in-law] William Jülich III Count Jülich and [his daughter] Matilda Luxemburg Countess Jülich (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Jülich. She the daughter of Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 45) and [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg. He the son of William Jülich II Count Jülich.

In 1214 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) succeeded III Count Luxemburg. [his wife] Cunigunda Metz Countess Luxemburg by marriage Countess Luxemburg.

Before 1215 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 49) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Luxemburg. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 74) and Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg.

In 1215 [his daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 50) and [his wife] Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 28).

In 1216 [his son] Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur was born to Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 51) and [his wife] Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 29).

In 1221 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 56) succeeded III Duke Limburg. [his wife] Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 34) by marriage Duchess Limburg.

On 21st June 1221 [his father] Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 81) died.

In 1225 [his son-in-law] Matthias Metz II Duke Lorraine (age 32) and [his daughter] Catherine Luxemburg Duchess Lorraine (age 10) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lorraine. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 60) and [his wife] Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 38). He the son of [his brother-in-law] Frederick Metz II Duke Lorraine and Agnes of Bar Duchess Lorraine. They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

On 2nd July 1226 Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg (age 61) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 31) succeeded IV Duke Limburg, I Count Berg.

On 12th February 1247 [his former wife] Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 60) died. Her son [his son] Henry (age 31) succeeded V Count Luxemburg, III Count Namur.

[his father] Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg and [his mother] Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg were married. She by marriage Duchess Limburg. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg and [his grandmother] Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg.

Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.