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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
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252
On 5th June 1219 [her father] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 21) and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy (age 41) and [her grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 39). He the son of [her grandfather] Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and [her grandmother] Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence (age 39). They were fourth cousins.
Around 1228 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany was born to Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 30) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 30).
On 30th March 1231 [her future husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 30) were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John of England and [her future mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 43). They were fifth cousins.
On 23rd November 1243 Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 34) and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 15) were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 45) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 45). He the son of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 55). They were fourth cousins.
On 19th August 1245 [her father] Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 47) died.
On 4th June 1246 [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 58) died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son [her brother-in-law] Hugh (age 25) succeeded II Count Angoulême. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 27) by marriage Countess Angoulême.
In July 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 37) and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 18). He a grandson of King John of England.
On 15th August 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall died.
In 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 17) were married. He the son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 64) and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
In 1247 John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey (age 16) and [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 64) and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England. He the son of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey (age 53). They were fifth cousins.
In 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke (age 17) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
On 5th June 1249 Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche (age 66) died. His son [her brother-in-law] Hugh (age 28) succeeded XI Seigneur of Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 30) by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche.
On 26th December 1249 [her son] Edmund "Almain" 2nd Earl Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 40) and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 21). He a grandson of King John of England.
On 6th April 1250 [her brother-in-law] Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême (age 29) died. His son Hugh (age 15) succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.
On 5th December 1250 [her brother-in-law] Bishop Aymer de Valence (age 28) died at Paris [Map].
On 9th February 1256 [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey (age 32) died.
On 27th May 1257 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 29) was crowned Queen Consort Germany at Aachen Cathedral, Aachen aka Aix-le-Chapelle.
All About History Books
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.
On 9th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 33) died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map].
On 15th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (deceased) was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map].
On 16th June 1269 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 60) and Beatrice Falkenburg Countess Cornwall were married at Kaiserslautern [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. He the son of King John of England and [her former mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
On 2nd April 1272 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall (age 63) died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map]. His son [her son] Edmund (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl Cornwall.
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramon Berenguer "Towhead" Barcelona II Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona III Count Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine
GrandFather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Father: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
GrandMother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Mother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
GrandMother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy