Paternal Family Tree: Habsburg
Maternal Family Tree: Anastasia of Halych
On 14th January 1392 [his father] Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria [aged 15] and Margaret Pomerania Duchess Austria [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. He the son of [his grandfather] Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and [his grandmother] Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria [aged 40].
On 25th January 1412 [his father] Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria [aged 35] and [his mother] Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. He the son of [his grandfather] Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria and [his grandmother] Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria [aged 60].
On 21st September 1415 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor was born to Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria [aged 38] and Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria [aged 21].
On 10th June 1424 [his father] Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria [aged 47] died.
After 28th September 1429 [his mother] Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria [deceased] died.
On 16th March 1452 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 36] was appointed III Holy Roman Emperor at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican. In the afternoon of the same day Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 17] were married at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. She the daughter of Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria and Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria.
In 1455 Henry IV King Castile [aged 29] and [his sister-in-law] Joan Aviz Queen Consort Castile [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of John II King Castile and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Castile. They were first cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1455 [his son] Christoph Habsburg was born to Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 39] and [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 20]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He died aged one in 1456.
In 1456 [his son] Christoph Habsburg [aged 1] died.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1457 King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 35] created three Knights of the Garter.:
173rd John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 39].
174th Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley [aged 52].
175th Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles [aged 51].
176th Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41].
On 22nd March 1459 [his son] Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor was born to Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 43] and [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 24]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He married (1) 18th August 1477 his second cousin Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy, daughter of Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy and Isabella Bourbon, and had issue (2) 1494 his third cousin Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress, daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza 5th Duke Milan and Bona of Savoy.
In 1460 [his son] Helene Habsburg was born to Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 44] and [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 25]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He died aged two in 1462.
In 1462 [his son] Helene Habsburg [aged 2] died.
In 1465 [his daughter] Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria was born to Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 49] and [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 30]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1487 her second cousin once removed Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria, son of Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria and Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.
In 1466 [his son] Johannes Habsburg was born to Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 50] and [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 31]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. He died aged one in 1467.
In 1467 [his son] Johannes Habsburg [aged 1] died.
On 3rd September 1467 [his wife] Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress [aged 32] died.
On 18th August 1477 Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor [aged 18] and Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy [aged 20] were married at Ghent [Map]. She the daughter of Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy and Isabella Bourbon. He the son of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 61] and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1487 [his son-in-law] Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 71] and Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria and Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Annals of the six Kings of England by Nicholas Trivet
Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 19th August 1493 Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 77] died. His son Maximilian [aged 34] succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings France: Great x 19 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg 10 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans 11 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria 12 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg II Duke Austria 13 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria
Grandfather: Leopold "The Just" Habsburg III Duke Austria 14 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 1 Grandmother: Johanna Pfirt Duchess Austria
father: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria 15 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pope Gregory X
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matteo I Visconti
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti
Great x 4 Grandfather: Squarcino Borri
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bonacossa Borri
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti
Great x 2 Grandmother: Valentina Doria
Grandmother: Viridis Visconti Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jacopo I da Carrara
Great x 2 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pietro Gradenigo
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Gradenigo
Great x 4 Grandmother: Tomasina Morosini
Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor 16 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 1 Grandfather: Siemowit III Duke of Masovia
Grandfather: Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas II Duke of Opava
Great x 1 Grandmother: Euphemia Opava
mother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gediminas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 1 Grandfather: Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jewna Lithuania
Grandmother: Alexandra of Lithuania
Great x 2 Grandfather: Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver
Great x 1 Grandmother: Uliana of Tver
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anastasia of Halych