Paternal Family Tree: Macedonia
Around 367BC Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC was born to Lagus of Eordaia and Arsinoe of Macedon. Some sources suggest he was an illegitimate son of Philip II of Macedon.
Around 322BC Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 45] and Eurydice of Egypt were married.
Around 319BC [his son] Ptolemy Ceraunus King of Macedon 319BC 279BC was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 48] and [his wife] Eurydice of Egypt. He married before January 279BC Arsinoe II 316BC 265BC.
In 317BC Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 50] and Berenice I of Egypt 340BC 275BC were married.
In 316BC [his future daughter-in-law] Arsinoe II 316BC 265BC was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 51] and [his wife] Berenice I of Egypt 340BC 275BC. She married (1) before January 279BC Ptolemy Ceraunus King of Macedon 319BC 279BC (2) after 273BC Ptolemy II Philadelphus Pharoah of Egypt 309BC 246BC.
Around 312BC [his daughter] Philotera 312BC 275BC was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 55] and [his wife] Berenice I of Egypt 340BC 275BC.
In 309BC [his future son-in-law] Ptolemy II Philadelphus Pharoah of Egypt 309BC 246BC was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 58] and [his wife] Berenice I of Egypt 340BC 275BC. He married after 273BC Arsinoe II 316BC 265BC.
Around 305BC Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 62] was appointed Pharaoh of Egypt.
Before 283BC [his son-in-law] Demetrius I King of Macedon 337BC 283BC [aged 53] and Ptolemais- were married. She the daughter of Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 83] and Eurydice of Egypt.
In January 282BC Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC [aged 85] died.
[his daughter] Ptolemais- was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC and Eurydice of Egypt. She married before 283BC Demetrius I King of Macedon 337BC 283BC.
[his son] Rebel in Cyprus was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC and Eurydice of Egypt.
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] Melager King Of Macedon was born to Ptolemy I Soter 367BC 282BC and Eurydice of Egypt.