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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Paternal Family Tree: Seymour
Maternal Family Tree: Maria Susanne Luise von Degenfeld 1634-1677
In March 1811 [his father] Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway (age 23) and [his mother] Georgina Mary Berkeley were married. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 11th February 1812 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford was born to [his father] Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway (age 24) and [his mother] Georgina Mary Berkeley. He a great x 4 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 9th May 1839 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 27) and Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 29) were married.
Around 1841 [his daughter] Frederica Georgina Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 28) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 30) at Dublin [Map]. She died aged seven in 1848.
In 1842 [his daughter] Horatia Elizabeth Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 29) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 31) at Dublin [Map].
On 22nd October 1843 [his son] Hugh de Grey Seymour-Conway 6th Marquess Hertford was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 31) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 33) at and Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford Dublin [Map]. He married 16th April 1868 Mary Hood Marchioness Hertford and had issue.
In 1845 [his daughter] Florence Catherine Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 32) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 34).
In 1847 [his son] Albert Charles Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 34) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 36).
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1848 [his daughter] Georgina Emily Lucy Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 35) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 37). She married 1877 her fifth cousin once removed Henry Home-Drummond-Moray.
In 1848 [his daughter] Frederica Georgina Seymour (age 7) died.
On 10th May 1850 [his son] Ernest James Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 38) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 40). He married 26th September 1877 his second cousin Georgiana Seymour Fortescue, daughter of Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue and Georgina Augusta Dawson-Damer Countess Fortescue, and had issue.
In 1852 [his son] Constance Adelaide Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 39) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 41).
On 18th March 1854 [his brother-in-law] Thomas William Anson 1st Earl Lichfield (age 58) died. His son Thomas (age 28) succeeded 2nd Earl Lichfield, 3rd Viscount Anson of Shugborough and Orgrave in Staffordshire and 3rd Baron Soberton of Soberton in Hampshire
In 1855 [his daughter] Mary Margaret Seymour Lady Dashwood was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 42) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 44). She married 12th August 1875 George John Egerton Dashwood 6th Baronet, son of Henry William Dashwood 5th Baronet, and had issue.
On 14th May 1857 [his father] Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway (age 69) was appointed Admiral.
In 1859 [his son] Reverend Victor Alexander Seymour was born to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 46) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 48).
On 16th April 1868 [his son] Hugh de Grey Seymour-Conway 6th Marquess Hertford (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Hood Marchioness Hertford (age 21) were married. He the son of Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 56) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 58).
On 20th January 1870 [his father] Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway (age 82) died in Eaton Square, Belgravia.
On 25th August 1870 Richard Seymour-Conway 4th Marquess Hertford (age 70) died in Paris [Map]. His second cousin Francis (age 58) succeeded 5th Marquess Hertford, 5th Earl Hertford, 5th Earl of Yarmouth, 5th Viscount Beauchamp, 6th Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 6th Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 60) by marriage Marchioness Hertford.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 12th August 1875 [his son-in-law] George John Egerton Dashwood 6th Baronet (age 23) and [his daughter] Mary Margaret Seymour Lady Dashwood (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 63) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 65).
In 1877 [his son-in-law] Henry Home-Drummond-Moray (age 30) and [his daughter] Georgina Emily Lucy Seymour (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 64) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 66). They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 26th September 1877 [his son] Ernest James Seymour (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Georgiana Seymour Fortescue (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Hugh Fortescue 3rd Earl Fortescue (age 59) and Georgina Augusta Dawson-Damer Countess Fortescue. He the son of Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 65) and [his wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 67). They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 19th August 1882 [his sister-in-law] Anna Margaret Anson Countess Camden (age 85) died.
After 1884. Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Memorial to Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 71).
On 25th January 1884 Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford (age 71) died. His son Hugh (age 40) succeeded 6th Marquess Hertford, 6th Earl Hertford, 6th Earl of Yarmouth, 6th Viscount Beauchamp, 7th Baron Conway of Ragley in Warwickshire, 7th Baron Conway of Killultagh in Antrim. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Hood Marchioness Hertford (age 37) by marriage Marchioness Hertford.
On 25th December 1899 [his former wife] Frances Elizabeth Anson Marchioness Hertford (age 89) died.
Church of the Holy Trinity Arrow, Warwickshire [Map]. Wall Plaque text as follows ... In a Vault under this Chancel are interred the remains of the following members of the Seymour Conway Family ...
Frances Popham Viscountess Conway.
Elizabeth Booth Countess Conway.
Edward Conway 1st Earl Conway.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway.
Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford.
Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford.
Field Marshal Henry Seymour-Conway.
[his uncle] William John Richard Seymour.
Francis Ingram Seymour-Conway 2nd Marquess Hertford.
Francis Charles Seymour-Conway 3rd Marquess Hertford.
This tablet was erected by Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 3rd Baronet 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Seymour 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Portman Baroness Seymour 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Baron Conway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Letitia Popham Baroness Seymour 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Seymour-Conway 1st Marquess Hertford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shorter
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Shorter
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Erasmus Philipps 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Darcy Lady Philips 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Hugh Seymour-Conway 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke Grafton Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke Grafton 
Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bennet 1st Earl Arlington 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Nassau Beverweert Countess Arlington 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Fitzroy Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Somerset Duchess Grafton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Father: Admiral George Francis Seymour-Conway 3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Waldegrave 3rd Baronet 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Waldegrave 1st Baron Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Englefield Lady Waldegrave 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 1st Earl Waldegrave Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henrietta Fitzjames Countess Newcastle Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hyde Duchess of York
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Waldegrave 2nd Earl Waldegrave Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Blomer Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Webb 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Belasyse 1st Baron Belasyse 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Paulett Baroness Belasyse 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Anne Horatia Waldegrave 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colonel Robert Walpole 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Walpole 1st Earl Orford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Walpole 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Shorter
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Shorter 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Philipps 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Walpole Duchess Gloucester and Edinburgh 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hammond Clement Postmaster 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Clement
Francis George Hugh Seymour-Conway 5th Marquess Hertford 4 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Berkeley 1st Earl Berkeley 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Berkeley 2nd Earl Berkeley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Massingberd Couness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Berkeley 3rd Earl Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Countess Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Augustus Berkeley 4th Earl Berkeley Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Lennox Countess Berkeley Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Cranfield Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Drax
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drax Countess Berkeley and Nugent
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Ernle 3rd Baronet
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ernle
Mother: Georgina Mary Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Brudenell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Savile 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Lennox Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cadogan 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Waller
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan
GrandMother: Emily Charlotte Lennox 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Kerr 3rd Marquess Lothian 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Henry Kerr 4th Marquess Lothian 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Kerr 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Darcy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Darcy 3rd Earl Holderness 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Darcy Marchioness Lothian 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Schomberg Countess Holderness and Fitzwalter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline von der Pfalz 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland