Paternal Family Tree: Welf
Around 925 Conrad I King Burgundy was born to Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy [aged 45] and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
On 11th July 937 [his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy [aged 57] died. His son Conrad [aged 12] succeeded I King Burgundy.
In 951 [his brother-in-law] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 38] and [his sister] Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Germany. She the daughter of [his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [his mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. He the son of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.
On 2nd February 962 [his brother-in-law] Otto I Holy Roman Emperor King Italy and East Francia [aged 49] was created Holy Roman Emperor. [his sister] Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 31] by marriage Holy Roman Empress.
Before 964 Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 38] and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
In 964 [his daughter] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France was born to Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 39] and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 21]. She married (1) 983 her sixth cousin Odo Blois I Count Blois, son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy, and had issue (2) 999 her second cousin Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks, son of Hugh I King of the Franks and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France.
In 964 Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 39] and 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 [his brother-in-law] Lothair III King West Francia [aged 24] and [his niece] 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 [his sister] Adelaide of Italy Holy Roman Empress [aged 34]. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and [his mother-in-law] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
In 965 [his daughter] Gerberga Welf was born to Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 40] and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 22].
In 969 [his daughter] Matilda Welf was born to Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 44] and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 26].
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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In 970 [his brother-in-law] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 16] and Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Robert Vermandois Count Meaux Count Châlons. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and [his mother-in-law] Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 971 [his son] Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy was born to Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 46] and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 28].
In or before 975 [his son-in-law] Henry "Quarrelsome" II Duke Bavaria [aged 23] and Gisela Welf Duchess Bavaria were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 49] and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria and Judith Luitpoldings.
In 977 [his brother-in-law] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 23] was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.
After 7th September 978 [his sister-in-law] Gerberge of Lothingaria Countess Vermandois [deceased] died.
Around 983 [his son-in-law] Odo Blois I Count Blois [aged 33] and Bertha Welf Queen Consort France [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 58] and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 40]. He the son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy. They were sixth cousins.
On 2nd March 986 [his brother-in-law] Lothair III King West Francia [aged 45] died. His son Louis [aged 19] succeeded V King West Francia. Adelaide-Blanche of Anjou Queen Consort West Francia [aged 46] by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
On 12th June 991 [his brother-in-law] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 38] died.
On 27th January 992 [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy [aged 49] died.
On 19th October 993 Conrad I King Burgundy [aged 68] died. His son Rudolph [aged 22] succeeded III King Burgundy.
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] Gisela Welf Duchess Bavaria was born to Conrad I King Burgundy and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy. She married in or before 975 Henry "Quarrelsome" II Duke Bavaria, son of Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria and Judith Luitpoldings, and had issue.
[his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [his mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Italy. He the son of [his grandfather] Rudolph I King Burgundy.
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [9]
Isabella Burgundy Queen Consort Germany [1]
Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy [1]
Henry King Romans II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond [1]
Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Henry Luxembourg VII Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Margaret of France Queen Consort England [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [2]
Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [2]
Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [2]
Joan Capet II Queen Navarre [1]
Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxembourg [2]
King John "The Good" II of France [1]
Blanche Dampierre Queen Consort Norway and Sweden [3]
Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile [5]
Martha Armagnac Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [5]
Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France [5]
Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [2]
Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [1]
Jacquetta of Luxembourg Duchess Bedford [6]
Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England [4]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [9]
King Richard III of England [7]
Anne Neville Queen Consort England [9]
King Henry VII of England and Ireland [2]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [9]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [22]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [14]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [28]
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [9]
Queen Jane Seymour [13]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [9]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [19]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [56]
Antoine King Navarre [38]
Queen Catherine Howard of England [8]
Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [9]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [15]
Francis II King France King Consort Scotland [5]
Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [5]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [37]
King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [4]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [60]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [60]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [16]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [32]
George Wharton [102]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [32]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [32]
Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [9]
Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [9]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [28]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [28]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [68]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [32]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [28]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [93]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [28]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [124]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [28]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [56]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [56]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [56]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [42]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [28]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [42]
President George Washington [5]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [56]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [28]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [56]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [84]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [56]
Frederick William III King Prussia [28]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [56]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [56]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [84]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [56]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [140]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [168]
King Christian IX of Denmark [84]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [112]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [140]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [308]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [308]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [84]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [413]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [168]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [168]
Constantine I King Greece [84]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [224]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [392]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [476]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [364]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [560]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1662]
Carl XVI King Sweden [756]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [586]
Diana Spencer Princess Wales [5165]
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
mother: Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy