King John I of Bohemia 1296-1346

Paternal Family Tree: King John I of Bohemia

King John I of Bohemia and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.

On 9th July 1292 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 17] and [his mother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur were married at Tervuren. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg and [his grandmother] Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg.

On 10th August 1296 King John I of Bohemia was born to Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 21] and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.

In 1310 King John I of Bohemia [aged 13] was created I King Bohemia.

In 1312 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 37] was created VII Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. [his mother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur.

Before 8th July 1313 King John I of Bohemia [aged 16] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. She the daughter of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.

On 8th July 1313 [his daughter] Margaret Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 16] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 21]. She married 12th August 1328 her fourth cousin once removed Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria, son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.

On 24th August 1313 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His succeeded half fourth cousin Louis [aged 31] succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.

On 20th May 1315 [his daughter] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 18] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 23]. She married 28th July 1332 her fourth cousin once removed King John "The Good" II of France and had issue.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 14th May 1316 [his son] Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 19] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 24]. He married (1) 1335 his fourth cousin once removed Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg, daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois, and had issue (2) before 1350 Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (3) before 19th April 1358 Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue (4) in or before 1366 Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue.

On 12th August 1328 [his son-in-law] Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria [aged 22] and Margaret Luxemburg [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia [aged 32] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 36]. He the son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 28th September 1330 [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 38] died.

On 28th July 1332 [his son-in-law] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 13] and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 17] were married. Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia [aged 35] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 38] and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1335 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 18] and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois [aged 42]. He the son of King John I of Bohemia [aged 38] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 25th February 1337 [his son] Wensceslaus Luxemburg Duke of Brabant was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 40] and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia.

On 11th July 1341 [his daughter] Margaret Luxemburg [aged 28] died.

Battle of Crécy

On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England [aged 33] defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" [aged 16], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 33], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 36] and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 30].

The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield [aged 36], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 38], Bernard Brocas [aged 16], Thomas Felton [aged 16], James Audley [aged 28], Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 59], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 18], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 51], John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66], Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 37], Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 19], William Scrope [aged 21], Stephen Scrope [aged 21], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 16], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 28], Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 42], Nicholas Longford [aged 61], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [aged 27], Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 28], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 48], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 34], Thomas West [aged 34], John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby [aged 43], John Wingfield [aged 26], Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy [aged 25], Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 43] (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux [aged 37], John Devereux [aged 44], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [aged 26], Richard Pembridge [aged 26] and John Sully [aged 63].

The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 52] was wounded. William de Coucy [aged 60] and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy [aged 33] and were killed.

Charles II Count Alençon [aged 49] was killed. His succeeded son Archbishop Charles Valois [aged 9] succeeded Count Alençon.

Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His succeeded son Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons succeeded III Count Blois.

Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders [aged 42] was killed. His succeeded son Louis [aged 15] succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.

King John I of Bohemia [aged 50] was killed. His succeeded son Charles [aged 30] succeeded IV King Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 29] by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.

Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine [aged 26] was killed. His succeeded son John Metz I Duke Lorraine succeeded I Duke Lorraine.

Jean IV de Harcourt [aged 39] was killed.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

[his son] John Henry Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

[his son] Otto Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

[his daughter] Anna Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.

Royal Ancestors of King John I of Bohemia 1296-1346

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of King John I of Bohemia 1296-1346
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [1]

Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [1]

King Charles V of France [1]

Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [1]

Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon [1]

King Louis of Naples [1]

Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [1]

Louis XII King France [2]

Jean III King Navarre [1]

Charles VIII King France [2]

Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [2]

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [3]

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [2]

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [5]

King Francis I of France [5]

Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [3]

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [6]

Antoine King Navarre [4]

King Henry II of France [1]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Louis VI Elector Palatine [1]

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [3]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [7]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [7]

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [2]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]

Louis XIII King France [1]

Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [1]

Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England [1]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [4]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [4]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [9]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [4]

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [8]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [12]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [8]

Frederick I King Sweden [12]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [8]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [8]

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [4]

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [4]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [8]

William Elector of Hesse [12]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [4]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [8]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [12]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [8]

Frederick William III King Prussia [4]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [8]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [8]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [12]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [8]

William I King Prussia [8]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [20]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [24]

King Christian IX of Denmark [12]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [16]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [20]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [44]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [44]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [12]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [24]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [24]

Constantine I King Greece [12]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [32]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [56]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [68]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [52]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [80]

Carl XVI King Sweden [108]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [8]

Ancestors of King John I of Bohemia 1296-1346

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I Count Guelders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders

GrandFather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Blois Countess of Bar Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Father: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Guise

GrandMother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainaut 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: John I Brabant

Mother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur