Paternal Family Tree: Barcelona
Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252
On 5th June 1219 [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 21] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 41] and [her grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 39]. He the son of Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence [aged 39]. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1228 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany was born to Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 30] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 30].
On 30th March 1231 [her future husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 22] and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [aged 30] were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John of England and [her future mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 43]. They were fifth cousins.
On 14th January 1236 [her brother-in-law] King Henry III of England [aged 28] and [her sister] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 13] were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich [aged 61]. She the daughter of [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 38] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 38]. He the son of King John of England and [her future mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 48]. They were fourth cousins.
On 20th January 1236 [her sister] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 13] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 23rd November 1243 Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 34] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 15] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 45] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [aged 45]. He the son of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 55]. They were fourth cousins.
On 19th August 1245 [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [aged 47] died.
On 4th June 1246 [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 58] died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son [her brother-in-law] Hugh [aged 25] succeeded II Count Angoulême. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 27] by marriage Countess Angoulême.
In July 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 37] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 18]. He a grandson of King John of England. He died aged less than one years old.
On 15th August 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall died.
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 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 17] were married. He the son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 64] and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
In 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [aged 17] by marriage Countess Pembroke.
In 1247 John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey [aged 16] and [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 64] and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England. He the son of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [aged 53]. They were fifth cousins.
On 5th June 1249 Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 66] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Hugh [aged 28] succeeded XI Seigneur of Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 30] by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche.
On 26th December 1249 [her son] Edmund "Almain" 2nd Earl Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 40] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 21]. He a grandson of King John of England. He married 6th October 1272 his half fourth cousin once removed Margaret Clare Countess Cornwall, daughter of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford.
On 6th April 1250 [her brother-in-law] Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 29] died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.
On 5th December 1250 [her brother-in-law] Bishop Aymer de Valence [aged 28] died at Paris [Map].
On 9th February 1256 [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [aged 32] died.
On 27th May 1257 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 29] was crowned Queen Consort Germany at Aachen Cathedral, Aachen aka Aix-le-Chapelle.
On 9th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [aged 33] died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map].
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 15th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [deceased] was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map].
On 16th June 1269 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 60] and Beatrice Falkenburg Countess Cornwall were married at Kaiserslautern [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. He the son of King John of England and [her former mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.
On 2nd April 1272 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 63] died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map]. His son Edmund [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Earl Cornwall.
Annals of Dunstable. And leaving Edward with his wife and their attendants in Gascony, the King of England, with the queen and their household, having first requested and obtained leave from the King of France, came to Paris. And the King of France received him with the kiss of peace and great joy, and held for him a splendid feast; to which the King of England on the following day returned equal honour. And there were present together four sisters: namely, the Queen of England, the Queen of France, the wife [Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany] of Count Richard, and the wife [Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily] of the brother of the King of France.
Et Edwardo cum uxore et suis in Wasconia dimissis, rex Angliæ cum regina et suis, petita licentia a rege Franciæ et obtenta, venit Parysius; et suscepit eum rex Franciæ in osculum pacis cum gaudio magno, et solemne fecit ei convivium; cui rex Angliæ in crastino reddidit talionem. Et ibi fuerunt simul quatuor sorores; scilicet, regina Angliæ, regina Franciæ, uxor comitis Ricardi, et uxor comitis fratris regis Franciæ.
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramon Berenguer "Towhead" Barcelona II Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond III Count Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona
11 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan
Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles 9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
-2 x Great Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon 4 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine 2 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon 3 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine
Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea
9 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
-2 x Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona 2 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
father: Raymond IV Count Provence
Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany
Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy 10 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy
8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
9 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 11 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
mother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy