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: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 16th May 1791 [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 69) and [his grandmother] Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were half fourth cousin once removed.
On 5th February 1792 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort was born to [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 25) and [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 21).
On 11th October 1803 [his grandfather] Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort (age 58) died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son [his father] Henry (age 36) succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 32) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 25th July 1814 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 22) and Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 21) were married at Upper Brook Street. Following her death in 1821 he would marry her younger half-sister Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 14). An example of a man marrying two sisters, albeit in this case half-sisters. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 47) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 43). They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
In 1816 [his daughter] Charlotte Augusta Frederica Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 23) and [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 23).
In 1817 [his daughter] Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 24) and [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 24). She married 29th December 1836 her third cousin once removed Christopher William Codrington and had issue.
On 11th May 1821 [his wife] Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy (age 28) died at Apsley House, Hyde Park Corner.
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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On 29th June 1822 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 30) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 22) were married. She being the younger half-sister of his first wife Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy both of whom's mother was Anne Wellesley (age 54) sister of Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke Wellington (age 53). An example of a man marrying two sisters, albeit in this case half-sisters. He the son of Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 55) and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 51).
On 12th August 1823 [his brother-in-law] Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe (age 33) and [his sister] Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe (age 28) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 56) and [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 52).
In 1824 [his son] Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 31) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 23) at Paris [Map]. He married 3rd July 1845 his fourth cousin Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort, daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe, and had issue.
In 1828 [his daughter] Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 35) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 27). She married 20th July 1848 George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull, son of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul, and had issue.
In 1829 [his daughter] Rose Caroline Mary Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 36) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 28).
On 11th May 1830 [his brother-in-law] George Cholmondeley 2nd Marquess Cholmondeley (age 38) and [his sister] Susan Carolina Somerset Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 26) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 63) and [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 59). He the son of George Cholmondeley 1st Marquess Cholmondeley and Georgina Charlotte Bertie Marchioness Cholmondeley (age 68). They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1831 [his daughter] Henrietta Louisa Priscilla Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 38) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 30).
In 1832 [his daughter] Geraldine Harriett Mary Somerset was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 39) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 31).
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 9th August 1833 [his brother-in-law] Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 33) and [his sister] Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 21) were married. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 66) and [his mother] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort (age 62). He the son of George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway (age 65) and Jane Paget Countess Galloway (age 58). They were second cousins.
On 27th March 1834 George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway (age 66) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Randolph (age 34) succeeded 9th Earl Galloway, 8th Baronet Stewart of Corsewall, 7th Baronet Stewart of Burray in Orkney. [his sister] Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 22) by marriage Countess Galloway.
On 30th August 1834 [his daughter] Katherine Somerset Baroness Ormathwaite was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 42) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 34). She married 20th July 1858 her fifth cousin Arthur Walsh 2nd Baron Ormathwaite, son of John Benn Walsh 1st Baron Ormathwaite and Jane Grey Baroness Ormathwaite, and had issue.
On 23rd November 1835 [his father] Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort (age 68) died. His son Henry (age 43) succeeded 7th Duke Beaufort, 9th Marquess Worcester, 13th Earl Worcester, 15th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 7th Baron Botetort. [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 35) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 29th December 1836 [his son-in-law] Christopher William Codrington (age 31) and Georgiana Charlotte Anne Somerset (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 44) and Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st June 1838 [his daughter] Edith Somerset Countess Londesborough was born to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 46) and [his wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 38). She married 1863 her third cousin William Henry Forester Denison 1st Earl Londesborough, son of Albert Conygham aka Denison 1st Baron Londesborough and Henrietta Maria Weld-Forester, and had issue.
Before 8th October 1840 John Jeffreys Pratt 1st Marquess Camden (age 81) sold 22 Arlington Street, Piccadilly to Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 48).
In 1842 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 22) appointed Knights of the Garter:
690th. Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 49).
691st. Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (age 44).
692nd. James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil 2nd Marquess Salisbury (age 50).
693rd. Henry Vane 2nd Duke Cleveland (age 53).
On 3rd July 1845 Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset 8th Duke Beaufort (age 21) and Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe (age 48) and Harriet Georgiana Brudenell Countess Howe. He the son of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 53) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 45). They were fourth cousins.
On 20th July 1848 [his son-in-law] George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull (age 21) and Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 56) and Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 48). He the son of Thomas Hay-Drummond 11th Earl Kinnoull (age 63) and Louisa Burton Rowley Countess Kinnoul.
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 1850 [his daughter] Charlotte Augusta Frederica Somerset (age 34) died.
In September 1851 George Gough-Calthorpe 3rd Baron Calthorpe (age 64) died unmarried at Lyon, France [Map]. His brother [his brother-in-law] Frederick (age 61) succeeded 4th Baron Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk, 5th Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire. [his sister] Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe (age 56) by marriage Baroness Calthorpe of Calthorpe in Norfolk.
On 17th November 1853 Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort (age 61) died. His son Henry (age 29) succeeded 8th Duke Beaufort, 10th Marquess Worcester, 14th Earl Worcester, 16th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 8th Baron Botetort. Georgiana Charlotte Curzon Howe Duchess Beaufort (age 28) by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 2nd October 1889 [his former wife] Emily Frances Smith Duchess Beaufort (age 89) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 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 12 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
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 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke 
GrandFather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne
Father: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Rolle 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Boscawen 1st Viscount Falmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jael Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Godfrey
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Godfrey Viscountess Falmouth 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Arabella Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Evelyn of Nutfield
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Evelyn Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn
Henry Somerset 7th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Wyche
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris
Great x 2 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth 
Mother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stewart 2nd Earl Galloway 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 3rd Earl Galloway
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Stewart 5th Earl Galloway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Queensberry 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Douglas Countess Galloway 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stewart Countess Queensberry 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 8th Earl Eglinton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Montgomerie 9th Earl Eglinton 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Crichton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Montgomerie Countess Galloway 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane 1st Earl Dundonald
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cochrane
GrandMother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cochrane
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cochrane 2nd Earl Dundonald 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Kennedy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cochrane 4th Earl Dundonald 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England