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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.
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 James "Old Pretender" Stewart (age 32) and 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.
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.
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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.
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 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 King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 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 4 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian III King Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick II King Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
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 King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine King Navarre 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Valois Countess Vendôme 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry II of Navarre 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
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 King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joanna of Austria Grand Duchess Tuscany 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Father: James "Old Pretender" Stewart Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
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 King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: John III Sobieski King Poland
GrandFather: James Louis Sobieski
Mother: Maria Clementina Sobieska