Paternal Family Tree: De Albini
William Brito de Albini was born to Robert de Todeni.
In or before 1086 William Brito de Albini and Maud Senlis were married. She the daughter of Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Queen Consort Scotland [aged 11].
In 1088 [his father] Robert de Todeni died. He was buried at his foundation Belvoir Priory [Map].
On 28th September 1106 King Henry I "Beauclerc" England [aged 38] defeated his older brother Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy [aged 55] at the Battle of Tinchebray at Tinchebray, Orne.
William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 66]. Elias I Count Maine commanded the reserve. The following fought for Henry:
William Brito de Albini.
Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany [aged 43].
Raoul Tosny [aged 26].
William "Pincerna aka Butler" D'Aubigny [aged 42].
Robert Grandesmil [aged 28], and.
William Normandy I Count Évreux.
Robert Curthose III Duke Normandy was captured and spent the next twenty-eight years in prison; never released.
William Mortain Count Mortain 2nd Earl Cornwall [aged 22] was also captured. He spent the next thirty or more years in prison before becoming a monk. Earl Cornwall forfeit.
King Edgar Ætheling II of England [aged 55] was captured and subsequently released; Henry had married to Edgar's niece Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England [aged 26] in 1100.
Robert II Belleme 2nd Count Ponthieu 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 50] escaped.
Robert Stuteville was captured.
On 9th September 1107 Roger Bigod died. Cecily Bigod [aged 17] and her husband William Brito de Albini inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].
Around 1114 Robert de Clare [aged 50] and [his wife] Maud Senlis were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and [his mother-in-law] Maud Queen Consort Scotland [aged 40]. They were half third cousin twice removed.
Around 1130 [his son] William Meschines Brito de Albini was born to William Brito de Albini and [his wife] Maud Senlis. He married in or before 1171 Maud de Clare and had issue.
In 1131 [his mother-in-law] Maud Queen Consort Scotland [aged 57] died. Her son [his brother-in-law] Henry [aged 17] succeeded 3rd Earl Huntingdon, 3rd Earl of Northampton. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria [aged 11] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.
In or before 1138 [his brother-in-law] Simon Senlis 4th Earl Huntingdon 4th Earl of Northampton [aged 39] and Isabel Beaumont Countess Huntingdon and Northampton were married. She by marriage Countess Huntingdon, Countess of Northampton. She the daughter of Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester [aged 33] and Amice Gael Countess Leicester. He the son of [his father-in-law] Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and [his mother-in-law] Maud Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousin once removed.
Before 1139 [his brother-in-law] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria [aged 24] and Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey. He the son of King David I of Scotland [aged 54] and [his mother-in-law] Maud Queen Consort Scotland. They were half sixth cousins.
In 1139 [his brother-in-law] Henry Dunkeld 3rd Earl Huntingdon 1st Earl of Northumbria [aged 25] was created 1st Earl of Northumbria. Ada Warenne Countess Huntingdon and Northumbria [aged 19] by marriage Countess of Northumbria.
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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Around 1140 St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map] was commissioned by William Brito de Albini. The current Chancel formed that church.
In 1140 [his wife] Maud Senlis died.
Around 1155 William Brito de Albini died at Belvoir Castle [Map]. He was buried at Belvoir Priory [Map]. His son William Meschines Brito de Albini [aged 25] inherited Belvoir Castle [Map].
[his son] Ralph de Albini was born to William Brito de Albini and Maud Senlis.
Saer Quincy and Maud Senlis were married. She the daughter of Simon Senlis 1st Earl of Northampton, Earl of Huntingdon and Maud Queen Consort Scotland.
Queen Anne Boleyn of England [1]
Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [3]
Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [1]
George Wharton [12]
President George Washington [2]
Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [44]
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [187]
Queen Consort Camilla Shand [79]