Paternal Family Tree: Savoy
On 4th September 1249 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy was born to Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders [aged 50] and Beatrice Fieschi.
In 1252 [his father] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders [aged 53] and [his mother] Beatrice Fieschi were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 72].
On 7th February 1259 [his father] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders [aged 60] died.
In 1272 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 22] and Sybille Bagé were married. He the son of Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders and Beatrice Fieschi.
In 1282 Rhuddlan Castle [Map] was besieged by the Welsh until relieved by Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 32].
On 16th May 1282 [his brother] Thomas Savoy III Count Flanders [aged 36] was killed during a border dispute with Humbert I of Viennois.
In 1284 [his son] Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 34] and [his wife] Sybille Bagé at Baugé. He married his second cousin once removed Blanche Burgundy Countess Savoy, daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.
On 15th December 1291 [his son] Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 42] and [his wife] Sybille Bagé. He married 1330 Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy and had issue.
In 1297 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 47] and Marie Brabant were married. He the son of Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders and Beatrice Fieschi.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In 1297 [his son-in-law] William III Count of Geneva [aged 17] and [his daughter] Agnes Savoy were married.
In January 1297 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford [aged 27] and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford [aged 24] were married in secret greatly offending her father King Edward I of England [aged 57] who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 47] in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in August 1297. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.
On 16th October 1323 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 74] died. His son Edward [aged 39] succeeded Count Savoy.
[his daughter] Agnes Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé. She married 1297 William III Count of Geneva and had issue.
[his daughter] Beatrice Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his daughter] Catherine Savoy Duchess Austria was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant. She married Leopold Habsburg I Duke Austria, son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria, and had issue.
[his daughter] Anna Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his daughter] Maria Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his daughter] Beatrice Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his son] John Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Bonne Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Eleanor Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
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 daughter] Margaret Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [1]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [1]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [1]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [3]
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 10 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy 
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 11 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
father: Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders 13 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Amadeus V "Great" Savoy 14 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
mother: Beatrice Fieschi