Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242
On 27th October 1889 [his father] Constantine I King Greece [aged 21] and [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick III King Prussia and [his grandmother] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [aged 48]. He the son of George I King Greece [aged 43] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 38]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 20th July 1890 George II King Hellenes was born to [his father] Constantine I King Greece [aged 21] and [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 20]. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 18th March 1913 [his grandfather] George I King Greece [aged 67] died. His son [his father] Constantine [aged 44] succeeded I King Greece. [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 42] by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
April 1914. Philip de László [aged 44]. Portrait of George II King Hellenes [aged 23].
On 11th June 1917 [his father] Constantine I King Greece [aged 48] abdicated King Greece. [his brother] Alexander I King Greece [aged 23] succeeded I King Greece. Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece by marriage Queen Consort Greece.
On 25th October 1920 Alexander I King Greece [aged 27] died. His brother Paul [aged 18] succeeded I King Greece.
On 27th February 1921 George II King Hellenes [aged 30] and Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes [aged 26] were married at Bucharest. He the son of Constantine I King Greece [aged 52] and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 50]. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 27th September 1922 [his father] Constantine I King Greece [aged 54] abdicated King Greece. [his brother] Alexander I King Greece succeeded I King Greece. George II King Hellenes [aged 32] succeeded II King Hellenes. [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes [aged 27] by marriage Queen Consort Hellenes.
On 11th January 1923 [his father] Constantine I King Greece [aged 54] died.
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 13th January 1932 [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece [aged 61] died.
In 1938 [his brother] Paul I King Greece [aged 36] and [his sister-in-law] Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. She the daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick [aged 50] and Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick [aged 45]. He the son of [his father] Constantine I King Greece and [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1938 George II King Hellenes [aged 47] was appointed 889th Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom [aged 42]..
On 10th October 1944 Harold Philips [aged 34] and Georgina Wernher [aged 24] were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. Guests included The King of Hellenes [aged 54], Prince Bertil of Sweden [aged 32], and The Duchess of Kent [aged 37]. Princess Alexandra of Kent [aged 7] and Gina's sister, Myra, were bridesmaids.
On 1st April 1947 George II King Hellenes [aged 56] died.
On 14th November 1956 [his former wife] Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes [aged 62] died at Cannes.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Constantine I King Greece 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Duke Württemberg 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
George II King Hellenes Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
GrandFather: Frederick III King Prussia 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Mother: Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England