Paternal Family Tree: Chaucer
Before 1367 [his father] Geoffrey Chaucer [aged 23] and [his mother] Philippa Roet [aged 20] were married at St Mary de Castro Leicester, Leicestershire [Map].
Around 1367 Thomas Chaucer was born to Geoffrey Chaucer [aged 24] and Philippa Roet [aged 21].
In June 1368 Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 29] and Violante Visconti [aged 14] were married in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Milan [Map]. The wedding festivities were lavish and ostentatious. The banquet, held outside, included 30 courses of meat and fish presented fully gilded. Between the courses the guests were given gifts such as suits of armour, bolts of cloth, war horses, arms, and hunting dogs. Among the guests were [his father] Geoffrey Chaucer [aged 25], Petrarch, Jean Froissart and John Hawkwood [aged 48]. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 55] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [aged 57]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Around 1387 [his mother] Philippa Roet [aged 41] died.
On 25th October 1400 [his father] Geoffrey Chaucer [aged 57] died. He was buried at Poets Corner Westminster Abbey [Map].
Before 1404 Thomas Chaucer [aged 36] and Maud Burghesh [aged 24] were married.
In 1404 [his daughter] Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk was born to Thomas Chaucer [aged 37] and [his wife] Maud Burghesh [aged 25]. She married (1) after 1421 Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury, son of John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury and Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury (2) 11th November 1430 her fourth cousin once removed William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, son of Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk and Katherine Stafford Countess Suffolk, and had issue.
In 1407 Thomas Chaucer [aged 40] was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.
In September 1415 King Henry V of England [aged 28] commenced his invasion of France by undertaking the Siege of Harfleur to provide himself with a port from which to supply future operations. John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk [aged 23], John Fastolf [aged 35] and Thomas Chaucer [aged 48] fought. [his future son-in-law] William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 18] was wounded. Bishop Benedict Nichols was present.
In 1417 Richard Arches of Eythrop died. The wardship of his heir Joan Arches [aged 7] was given to Thomas Chaucer [aged 50].
After 1421 [his son-in-law] Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury [aged 32] and [his daughter] Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Salisbury. He the son of John Montagu 3rd Earl Salisbury and Maud Francis Countess of Salisbury [aged 57].
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On 11th November 1430 [his son-in-law] William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 34] and [his daughter] Alice Chaucer Duchess Suffolk [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. He the son of Michael de la Pole 2nd Earl Suffolk and Katherine Stafford Countess Suffolk. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 18th November 1434 Thomas Chaucer [aged 67] died. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Ewelme [Map].
After 18th November 1434. St Mary's Church, Ewelme [Map]. Monument to Thomas Chaucer [deceased] and [his former wife] Maud Burghesh [aged 55].
The Arms in two rows left to right ...
Top Row:
2 
York Arms. Possibly Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York impaled 
Neville Arms
3 
Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter 1377 1426 Arms
4 
Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk 1300 1338 Arms impaled Neville Arms
5 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter 1377 1426 Arms (again?)
6 
Stafford Arms impaled Neville Arms
7 
Montacute and Monthermer Arms impaled 
Chaucer Modern Arms.
Bottom Row:
1 
Beauchamp Arms quartered with 
Beaumont Arms; Earl Warwick reflecting the Beauchamp family having inherited the Earldom of Warwick through marriage to Isabel Maudit who was the sister of William Maudit 8th Earl Warwick who died without issue. Isabel Maudit and William Maudit 8th Earl Warwick were the children of William Maudit and Alice Beaumont. Alice Beaumont inherited the Earldom of Warwick when her half-niece Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick died.
2 
Courtenay Arms impaled 
Beaufort Arms
3 Montacute and Monthermer Arms impaled 
Mohun Arms
4 Montacute and Monthermer Arms quartered Neville Arms
5 
De La Pole Arms quartered Chaucer Modern Arms
6 
Despencer Arms impaled Chaucer Modern Arms
7 Mohun Arms impaled Chaucer Modern Arms. John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster and Joan Burghesh Baroness Mohun.
On 27th April 1437 [his former wife] Maud Burghesh [aged 58] died at Ewelme, Oxfordshire. She was buried at St Mary's Church, Ewelme [Map].
