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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: Barcelona
King Martin I of Aragon and Maria Luna Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.
On 23rd July 1338 [his father] Peter IV King Aragon (age 18) and Maria Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 9) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre (age 32) and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre (age 26). He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso IV King Aragon and [his grandmother] Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 15th November 1347 [his father] Peter IV King Aragon (age 28) and Eleanor Burgundy Queen Consort Aragon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 56) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 54). He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso IV King Aragon and [his grandmother] Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27th August 1349 [his father] Peter IV King Aragon (age 29) and [his mother] Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso IV King Aragon and [his grandmother] Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 29th July 1356 King Martin I of Aragon was born to Peter IV King Aragon (age 36) and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.45%.
On 11th October 1377 [his father] Peter IV King Aragon (age 58) and [his step-mother] Sibia Fortia Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Alfonso IV King Aragon and [his grandmother] Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon.
On 6th January 1387 [his father] Peter IV King Aragon (age 67) died. His son [his brother] John (age 36) succeeded I King Aragon.
On 19th May 1396 [his brother] King John I of Aragon (age 45) died. His brother Martin (age 39) succeeded I King Aragon.
Chronicle of St Denis Book 17 Chapter 2. [19th May 1396]. Indeed, trustworthy men reported the fate of the king, that, while he was riding through the countryside, it happened by chance that those accompanying his retinue found a hare lying in the woods, which was being pursued by the cries of all. However, the king [[his brother] King John I of Aragon (age 45)], in order to chase the hare, began to urge his horse toward that direction; but as he pressed hard on the course and hastened without thinking, the horse was driven headlong, and falling to the ground, threw the king down headfirst and mortally wounded him. At this event, all who were riding and those who were following, terrified by the harshness of the incident, turned back, and the courtiers attempted to offer help to the fallen one. But before he could be carried to the nearer village, he expired in their hands. And because the lord patriarch had not yet left the kingdom, he was recalled by the queen of Aragon (age 31), performed the royal funeral rites, and delivered the royal body to ecclesiastical burial. Thus, with matters duly completed, the messengers returning to the king of France around the middle of October reported the responses of the kings, asserting that, because the king of Aragon had died without an heir, a great war was already arising between the Duke of Montblanc (age 39) and another for the dignity of the sceptre to be obtained1.
Referebant equidem fide digni casum regis, quod, cum per patriam equitaret, accidit casu, ut qui preibant ejus comittatum, leporem in silvis jacentem reperierunt, quem fugientem persequutus est clamor universorum. Rex autem, ut leporem insectaretur, equum ad illas cepit urgere partes; sed cum cursui vehementer instaret, et inconsulte festinaret, equus in preceps agitur, corruensque in terram regem dedit precipitem et letaliter vulneratum. Ad hunc casum universus, qui preibat et qui sequebatur, facti acerbitate perterritus conversus est comitatus, et aulici jacenti opem ferre conati sunt. Sed antequam ad villam viciniorem deferretur, inter manus eorum expiravit. Et quia dominus patriarcha nundum regnum exierat, a regina Arragonie revocatus, regias persolvit exequias, et corpus regium tradidit ecclesiastice sepulture. Sic rebus rite peractis, nuncii ad regem Francie circa medium octobris redeuntes, responsiones regum retulerunt, asserentes quod, quia rex Arragonie sine herede obierat, jam inter ducem Montis Albi et alterum guerra oriebatur maxima pro dignitate sceptrigera obtinenda.
Note 1. John I, having died on May 19, 1596, Matthew, Count of Foix, his son-in-law, claimed the succession to the throne of Aragon; but the States awarded it to the infant, Duke of Montblanc and brother of the late king, who was then in Sicily.
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On 17th September 1409 King Martin I of Aragon (age 53) and Margaret Prades Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter IV King Aragon and Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon.
On 31st May 1410 King Martin I of Aragon (age 53) died. His nephew Ferdinand (age 29) succeeded I King Aragon.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: James "The Just" II King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Manfred King Sicily
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bianca Lancia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: Alfonso IV King Aragon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman
Father: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon
King Martin I of Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III King Sicily
GrandFather: Peter II King Sicily 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Capet 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman
Mother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England