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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 Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon 994-1028

Paternal Family Tree: Astur Leonese

In 994 Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon was born to Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon (age 41) and Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia (age 16).

In September 999 [his father] Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon (age 46) died. His son Alfonso (age 5) succeeded V King Leon.

In 1013 Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon (age 19) and Elvira González Queen Consort Leon (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon and Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia (age 35).

Around 1015 [his son] Bermudo III King Leon was born to Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon (age 21) and [his wife] Elvira González Queen Consort Leon (age 19).

In 1017 [his mother] Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia (age 39) died.

Around 1018 [his daughter] Sancha Astur Leonese was born to Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon (age 24) and [his wife] Elvira González Queen Consort Leon (age 22).

On 2nd December 1022 [his wife] Elvira González Queen Consort Leon (age 26) died.

On 2nd December 1022 Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon (age 28) and Urraca Jiménez Queen Consort Leon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of García Sánchez "Tremulous" II King Pamplona and Jimena Fernández Bermúdez Queen Consort Pamplona. He the son of Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon and Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia. They were half first cousins.

On 7th August 1028 Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon (age 34) died. His son [his son] Bermudo (age 13) succeeded III King Leon. Jimena Sánchez Jiménez Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Leon.

[his daughter] Jimena Astur Leonese was born to Alfonso "Noble" V King Leon and Urraca Jiménez Queen Consort Leon. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.12%.

[his father] Bermudo "Gouty" II King Galicia II King Leon and [his mother] Elviro Garcia Queen Galicia were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon, Queen Galicia. The difference in their ages was 25 years. He the son of [his grandfather] King Ordoño III of Leon and [his grandmother] Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona.