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Published March 2025. The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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Biography of Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 1431-1481

Paternal Family Tree: Tuchet

Maternal Family Tree: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera 1356

On 24 Feb 1415 [her father] James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 17) and Margaret Ros Baroness Audley Heighley were married. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Tuchet. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

After 14 Sep 1430 [her father] James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 32) and [her mother] Eleanor Holland Baroness Audley Heighley (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Tuchet. She the illegitmate daughter of [her grandfather] Edmund Holland 4th Earl Kent and [her grandmother] Constance York Countess Gloucester. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1431 Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville was born to James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 33) and Eleanor Holland Baroness Audley Heighley (age 25). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 25 Jan 1433 Robert Ros (age 39) and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville (age 2) were married. The difference in their ages was 37 years. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 25 Jan 1433 and before 30 Dec 1448 [her husband] Robert Ros (age 39) and Anne Halsham were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 30 Dec 1448 [her husband] Robert Ros (age 54) died.

Before 12 Jan 1458 Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville (age 21) and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Tankerville. He the son of Henry Grey 2nd Earl Tankerville and Antigone Lancaster Countess Tankerville. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry IV of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Battle of Blore Heath

On 23 Sep 1459 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 58) attempted to ambush John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 28) at Blore Heath, Staffordshire [Map] whilst he was travelling to Ludlow [Map] to join up with the main Yorkist army; the Battle of Blore Heath. Forewarned by scouts he arranged his troops into battle order. The Yorkist army included John Conyers (age 48), Thomas Harrington (age 59), James Harrington (age 29), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 59), William Stanley (age 24), Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (age 26), John Savile, Walter Strickland (age 48) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 59).

The Lancastrian army included brothers John Dutton, Thomas Dutton (age 38) and Peter Dutton who were killed.

[her father] James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 61) was killed by Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley. His son [her half-brother] John (age 33) succeeded 6th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 3rd Baron Tuchet. Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley (age 39) by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.

John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley and Edmund Sutton (age 34) were captured. Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 53) fought.

Richard Molyneux of Sefton was killed.

John Egerton (age 55) was killed.

After the battle Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (age 29) took refuge at Eccleshall Castle, Staffordshire [Map].

After the battle Thomas Harrington, John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu and Thomas Neville (age 29) were captured at Acton Bridge, Tarporley [Map] and imprisoned at Chester Castle [Map] having been detached from the main Yorkist force.

William Troutbeck (age 23) was killed.

On 23 Sep 1459 [her mother] Eleanor Holland Baroness Audley Heighley (age 53) died at Heleigh, Staffordshire.

In 1460 [her son] John Grey 1st Baron Grey of Powis was born to [her husband] Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville (age 23) and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville (age 29). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry IV of England.

On 17 Dec 1466 [her husband] Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville (age 30) died.

Before 1471 [her future husband] Maurice Berkeley and Anne West (age 44) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Around 1471 Maurice Berkeley and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville (age 40) were married. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 05 May 1474 [her husband] Maurice Berkeley died.

Before 02 Feb 1481 Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville (age 50) died.

Roger Vaughan and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

[her daughter] Elizabeth Grey was born to Richard Grey 3rd Earl Tankerville and Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry IV of England.

Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 1431-1481 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 1431-1481

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 1431-1481

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 1431-1481

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tuchet

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Audley 1st Baron Audley of Heighley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Audley 2nd Baron Audley of Heighley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzmartin Countess Lincoln

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: John Tuchet 4th Baron Audley, 1st Baron Tuchet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Abrichecourt

Father: James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Stafford

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stafford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stafford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Stafford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Stafford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gundreda Stafford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Basset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Hastings Baroness Stafford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon

GrandMother: Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Audley Heighley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Greville

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Greville of Southwick

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Greville

Margaret Tuchet Countess Tankerville 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Holand of Upholland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Segrave

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Edmund Holland 4th Earl Kent 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 1st or 8th Earl of Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp

Mother: Eleanor Holland Baroness Audley Heighley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter "Cruel" I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Castile Duchess York 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Garcia Padilla

Great x 3 Grandfather: Juan García Padilla 1st Lord Villagera

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Padilla

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernán González Henestrosa

Great x 3 Grandmother: María González Henestrosa Lady Villagera