Paternal Family Tree: Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet
In or before 1588 [his father] Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 30] and [his mother] Catherine Morgan were married.
Around 1588 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet was born to Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 30] and Catherine Morgan.
After 1588 [his father] Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 31] and [his step-mother] Dorothy Stepney were married.
On 15th May 1601 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 13] was awarded BA by Oriel College, Oxford University.
On 22nd May 1601 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 13] matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford University.
In 1605 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 17] was admitted to Lincoln's Inn.
On or after 2nd August 1623 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 35] and Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby [aged 9] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
Before 2nd December 1628 [his father] Francis Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 71] died. His will was adminstered on 2nd December 1628. His succeeded son Walter [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.
On or before 12th April 1640 Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet [aged 52] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Kidwelly on 12th April 1640. His succeeded son Francis Mansel 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Mansel of Muddlescombe.
On 11th September 1643 [his former wife] Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby [aged 29] died. She was buried on 20th September 1643 at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[his son] Francis Mansel 3rd Baronet was born to Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth aka Mary Fotherby.
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GrandFather: Edward Mansel of Margam 
Father: Francis Mansel 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset 
Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke of Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hill 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Jane Somerset 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Moyns
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Walter Mansel 2nd Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Morgan of Muddlesoombe, Carmarthenshire
Mother: Catherine Morgan