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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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In 1260 [his son-in-law] Manuel Ivrea (age 26) and [his daughter] Constance Barcelona were married. She the daughter of James "The Just" II King Aragon and [his future wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 10th April 1267 James "The Just" II King Aragon was born to [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 27) and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 18).
On 27th July 1276 [his grandfather] James I King Aragon (age 68) died. His son [his father] Peter (age 36) succeeded III King Aragon.
In 1282 [his brother-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and [his sister] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 11th November 1285 [his father] Peter III King Aragon (age 45) died. His son [his brother] Alfonso (age 20) succeeded III King Aragon.
On 18th June 1291 [his brother] Alfonso III King Aragon (age 25) died. His brother James (age 24) succeeded II King Aragon.
On 1st December 1291 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 24) and Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 8) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 33) and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 42). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th April 1295 [his father-in-law] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 36) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand (age 9) succeeded IV King Castile, IV King Leon.
On 29th October 1295 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 28) and Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles II King Naples (age 41) and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 38). He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 46). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 29th September 1296 [his son] James Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 29) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
In 1299 [his daughter] Maria Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 31) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. She married her second cousin Peter Ivrea, son of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon.
On 2nd November 1299 [his son] Alfonso IV King Aragon was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 32) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. He married (1) his first cousin once removed Eleanor Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon, and had issue (2) Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon and had issue.
On 23rd January 1302 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 16) and [his niece] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 40) and [his sister] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 31). He the son of [his father-in-law] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 9th April 1302 [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 53) died.
In 1304 [his son] John Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 36) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
In 1305 [his son] Peter Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 37) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
In 1305 [his daughter] Isabella Barcelona Duchess Austria was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 37) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. She married Frederick "Fair" Habsburg I Duke Austria, son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria, and had issue.
In 1307 [his daughter] Blanche Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 39) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
In August 1308 [his son] Ramon Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 41) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
On 12th September 1309 [his nephew] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 18) and [his sister-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of [his brother-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 47) and [his sister] Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 38). They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1310 John Capet III Duke Brittany (age 23) and [his wife] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany 1221 Dreux. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In October 1310 [his daughter] Violante Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 43) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon.
On 7th September 1312 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 26) died. His son [his grandson-in-law] Alfonso (age 1) succeeded XI King Castile.
On 15th June 1315 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 48) and Marie Lusignan Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon.
On Before 1318 [his son-in-law] Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 35) and [his daughter] Constance Barcelona were married. She the daughter of James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 50) and [his wife] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th December 1322 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 55) and Elisenda Montcada Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Peter III King Aragon and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon.
On 7th January 1325 [his brother-in-law] Denis I King Portugal (age 63) died. His son [his nephew] Alfonso (age 33) succeeded IV King Portugal. [his sister-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th November 1327 James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 60) died. His son Alfonso (age 28) succeeded IV King Aragon since his eldest son wished to take holy orders.
In 1328 [his former wife] Isabella Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon (age 45) died.
[his father] Peter III King Aragon and [his mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] James I King Aragon and [his grandmother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
[his daughter] Constance Barcelona was born to James "The Just" II King Aragon and Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. She married (1) 1260 her second cousin twice removed Manuel Ivrea, son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon, and had issue (2) before 1318 her half first cousin twice removed Juan Manuel Prince of Villena and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona III Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona
Great x 4 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
GrandFather: James I King Aragon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Father: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Bohemond II of Antioch
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice of Antioch
GrandMother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
James "The Just" II King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor
GrandFather: Manfred King Sicily
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bianca Lancia
Mother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh II Duke Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Matilda Mayenne Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son 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 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guigues V Count of Albon and Grenoble
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy