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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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Paternal Family Tree: Stewart
On 3rd September 1719 [his father] James "Old Pretender" Stewart (age 31) and [his mother] Maria Clementina Sobieska (age 17) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] King James II of England Scotland and Ireland and [his grandmother] Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland.
On 31st December 1720 Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart was born to [his father] James "Old Pretender" Stewart (age 32) and [his mother] Maria Clementina Sobieska (age 18) at Palazzo Muti, via del Corso. He a grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 18th January 1735 [his mother] Maria Clementina Sobieska (age 32) died.
On 9th July 1745 the ship 'Du Teillay' aboard which Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 24) was travelling to Scotland, and the 'L'Elisabeth' were fired upon by HMS Lion.
On 23rd July 1745 Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 24) landed with seven men from the 'Du Teillay', a French privateer, accompanied by 'L'Elisabeth' at Eriskay Island to start the "Forty-Five Jacobite Rising".
On 21st September 1745 the army of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 24) defeated the only government army in Scotland at the Battle of Prestonpans, led by General Sir John Cope (age 57).
Colonel James Gardiner (age 57) was killed in action. He was mortally wounded by the Highlanders after his dragoons had fled the field and he was attempting to rally some foot soldiers. He received a mortal blow whilst wounded on the ground and was stripped to the waist as his possessions were looted by the Highlanders. After the battle he was carried from the field by a servant to nearby Tranent where he soon died.
On 16th April 1746 an English army commanded by William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland (age 24) and John Mordaunt (age 37) defeated the Scottish army of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 25) at the Battle of Culloden bring to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Bluett Wallop (age 19) fought.
Robert Kerr was killed.
William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock (age 40) was captured.
Alexander Bannerman 3rd Baronet fought and escapted to France where he died a year later.
On 29th October 1753 [his illegitimate daughter] Charlotte Stuart Duchess of Albany was born illegitimately to Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 32) and Clementina Walkinshaw (age 33). She a great granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st January 1766 [his father] James "Old Pretender" Stewart (age 77) died.
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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 28th March 1772 Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 51) and Louise Stolberg Gedern (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 31 years.
Around 1785. Hugh Douglas Hamilton (age 45). Portrait of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 64).
On 30th September 1785 James Fitz James 3rd Duke Berwick 10th Duke Veragua (age 66) died at Valencia. His son Carlos (age 33) succeeded 10th Duke Veragua, 4th Duke of Liria, 4th Duke of Jérica, 4th Duke Berwick. [his sister-in-law] Caroline Stolberg Gedern Duchess Veragua Duchess Berwick (age 30).
On 31st January 1788 Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart (age 67) died.
On 29th January 1824 [his former wife] Louise Stolberg Gedern (age 71) died at Florence, Tuscany.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox 
Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland 
Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland 
Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cosimo I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: James "Old Pretender" Stewart Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Cesare Este Duke Modena
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Este IV Duke Modena
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francesco Este I Duke Modena
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso Este IV Duke Modena
GrandMother: Mary of Modena Queen Consort England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Girolamo Martinozzi Count da Fano
Great x 1 Grandmother: Laura Martinozzi Duchess Modena
Great x 3 Grandfather: Pietro Mazzarino
Great x 2 Grandmother: Laura Mazarin
Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John III Sobieski King Poland
GrandFather: James Louis Sobieski
Mother: Maria Clementina Sobieska