Paternal Family Tree: Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress
In 929 [her future husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 16] and Eadgyth Wessex Queen Consort Germany were married. She the daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons and Aelfflaed Wiltshire Queen Anglo Saxons [aged 59]. He the son of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 53] and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.
In 931 Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress was born to Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy [aged 51] and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
On 2nd July 936 Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia [aged 60] died. His succeeded son [her future husband] Otto [aged 23] succeeded I King Germany, I Duke Saxony. Eadgyth Wessex Queen Consort Germany by marriage Queen Consort Germany.
On 11th July 937 [her father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy [aged 57] died. His succeeded son [her brother] Conrad [aged 12] succeeded I King Burgundy.
Around 948 [her daughter] Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia was born to Lothair II King of Italy [aged 22] and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 17]. She married 965 her half fourth cousin once removed Lothair III King West Francia, son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia, and had issue.
In 951 Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 38] and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Germany. She the daughter of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. He the son of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.
In 953 [her brother-in-law] Bruno Saxon Ottonian Archbishop Cologne [aged 27] was appointed Archbishop Cologne.
On 18th November 953 [her step-daughter] Liutgarde Saxon Ottonian [aged 22] died.
On 17th December 954 [her step-son] William Saxon Ottonian Archbishop of Mainz [aged 25] was appointed Archbishop of Mainz.
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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In 955 [her son] Otto "Red" II King Germany II Holy Roman Emperor II King Italy was born to [her husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 42] and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 24]. He married Theophanu Unknown Holy Roman Empress and had issue.
On 1st November 955 [her brother-in-law] Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria [aged 35] died. His succeeded son Henry "Quarrelsome" II Duke Bavaria [aged 4] succeeded II Duke Bavaria.
In December 955 [her daughter] Matilda Saxon Ottonian Abbess Quedlinburg was born to [her husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 43] and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 24].
On 6th September 957 [her step-son] Liudolf Duke Swabia [aged 27] died.
On 25th December 961 [her husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 49] was appointed I King Italy. Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 30] by marriage Queen Consort Italy.
On 2nd February 962 [her husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 49] was created Holy Roman Emperor. Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 31] by marriage Holy Roman Empress.
Before 964 [her brother] Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 38] and [her sister-in-law] Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of [her father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [her mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
In 964 [her brother] Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 39] and [her sister-in-law] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 51]. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In 965 [her son-in-law] Lothair III King West Francia [aged 24] and Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort France. She the daughter of Lothair II King of Italy and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 34]. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 11th October 965 [her brother-in-law] Bruno Saxon Ottonian Archbishop Cologne [aged 40] died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 2nd March 968 [her step-son] William Saxon Ottonian Archbishop of Mainz [aged 39] died.
On 5th May 969 or 984 [her sister-in-law] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 56] died.
On 7th May 973 [her husband] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 60] died. His succeeded son Otto [aged 18] succeeded II King Germany.
On 7th December 983 Otto "Red" II King Germany II Holy Roman Emperor II King Italy [aged 28] died following a malaria outbreak. His succeeded son Otto [aged 3] succeeded III King Germany.
After 987 [her daughter] Emma of Italy Queen of West Francia [deceased] died.
On 19th October 993 [her brother] Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 68] died. His succeeded son [her nephew] Rudolph [aged 22] succeeded III King Burgundy.
In 999 [her daughter] Matilda Saxon Ottonian Abbess Quedlinburg [aged 43] died.
On 16th December 999 Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 68] died.
In 947 Lothair II King of Italy and Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress were married. She the daughter of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were half fourth cousins.
[her father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [her mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Italy. He the son of [her grandfather] Rudolph I King Burgundy.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Welf
Great x 2 Grandfather: Conrad Welf I Count Auxerre
Great x 4 Grandfather: Isambart "The Saxon" Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxony
Great x 1 Grandfather: Conrad Welf II Count Auxerre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Tours
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Tours Countess Auxerre
GrandFather: Rudolph I King Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Waldrada Worms Countess Auxerre
Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress
Mother: Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy