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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.
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Paternal Family Tree: Barcelona
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy 1161-1228
On 4th November 1265 Alfonso III was born to [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 25) and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 16).
On 27th July 1276 [his grandfather] James I King Aragon (age 68) died. His son [his father] Peter (age 36) succeeded III King Aragon.
In 1282 [his brother-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and [his sister] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In February 1282 John Vesci was sent with Bishop Antony Bek (age 37) to negotiate a marriage between Alfonso (age 16), son of [his father] King Peter III of Aragon (age 42), and King Edward's (age 42) daughter Eleanor (age 12), which resulted in the signing of the contract as proxy at Huesca.
On 11th November 1285 [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 45) died. His son Alfonso (age 20) succeeded III King Aragon.
On 18th June 1291 Alfonso III (age 25) died. His brother [his brother] James (age 24) succeeded II King Aragon.
[his father] Peter III King Aragon and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] James I King Aragon and [his grandmother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Godwinson: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond III Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona 
Great x 4 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
GrandFather: James I King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Father: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandfather: Mstislav I of Kiev
Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphrosyne of Kiev
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond II of Antioch
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice of Antioch
GrandMother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Alfonso III King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice of Burgundy Holy Roman Empress
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor
GrandFather: Manfred King Sicily
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bianca Lancia
Mother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh II Duke Burgundy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Matilda Mayenne Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois 
Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guigues V Count of Albon and Grenoble
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy