Maternal Family Tree: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk 1477-1545
In or before 1560 [his father] Edward Leventhorpe and [his mother] Mary Parker were married.
In 1560 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet was born to Edward Leventhorpe and Mary Parker.
In August 1566 [his mother] Mary Parker died. She was buried at Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth where there is a brass to her memory.
On 8th October 1566 [his father] Edward Leventhorpe died.
Before 18th May 1592 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 32] and Joan Brograve Lady Leventhorpe were married.
On or before 18th May 1592, the date he was baptised at Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth, [his son] Thomas Leventhorpe 2nd Baronet was born to John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 32] and [his wife] Joan Brograve Lady Leventhorpe. He married before 30th July 1629 Dorothy Alington Lady Leventhorpe and had issue.
In 1593 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 33] was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
On or before 15th September 1594 [his son] Charles Leventhorpe 5th Baronet was born to John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 34] and [his wife] Joan Brograve Lady Leventhorpe. He was baptised on 15th September 1594.
On 7th May 1603 during his journey south King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 36] stayed at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire as a guest of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley.
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland knighted:
Gervase Helwys [aged 41]
John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 43]
Michael Stanhope [aged 54].
Thomas Bishopp 1st Baronet [aged 50].
In 1607 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 47] was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
On 30th May 1622 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 62] was created 1st Baronet Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire. [his wife] Joan Brograve Lady Leventhorpe by marriage Lady Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire.
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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On 23rd September 1625 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [aged 65] died. His son Thomas [aged 33] succeeded 2nd Baronet Leventhorpe of Shingey Hall in Hertfordshire.
On 25th September 1625 John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet [deceased] was buried at Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth.
On or before 1st March 1628 [his former wife] Joan Brograve Lady Leventhorpe died. She was buried at Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth on 1st March 1628.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip III of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
father: Edward Leventhorpe
John Leventhorpe 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Parker Baron Morley and Marshal 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Parker Baron Marshal Baron Morley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Parker 11th Baron Marshal 10th Baron Morley 7 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Lovell Baron Marshal, Baron Morley 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Lovell 10th Baroness Marshal 9th Baroness Morley 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alianore Morley 8th Baroness Marshal 7th Baroness Morley 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Parker 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 
7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice St John Baroness Marshal Baroness Morley 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor
Grandfather: Henry Parker 12th Baron Marshal 11th Baron Morley 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Newport 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Grace Newport
mother: Mary Parker 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby 
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley 
2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Strange 8th Baron Strange Knockin 4th Baron Mohun Dunster 
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta Woodville Baroness Strange and Mohun 
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings 
6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hungerford 
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Percy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Grandmother: Elizabeth Stanley Baroness and Morley 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Howard 
4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Tilney 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk