Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
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Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu 1145-1204
On 1st November 1254 [his father] King Edward I of England [aged 15] and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England [aged 13] were married at Abbey of Santa Maria la Real de Huelgas [Map]. She the daughter of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon [aged 34]. He the son of [his grandfather] King Henry III of England [aged 47] and [his grandmother] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [aged 31]. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 10th September 1299 [his father] King Edward I of England [aged 60] and [his mother] Margaret of France Queen Consort England [aged 20] were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Philip III of France and [his grandmother] Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France [aged 43]. He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 27] was present.
On 1st June 1300 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk was born to King Edward I of England [aged 60] and Margaret of France Queen Consort England [aged 21] at Brotherton [Map]. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.81%.
On 25th September 1300 Edmund "Almain" 2nd Earl Cornwall [aged 50] died. Earl Cornwall extinct. He was buried, heart and flesh, at Ashridge, Hertfordshire [Map]. His bones were interred at Hailes Abbey [Map] during a service attended by [his father] King Edward I of England [aged 61].
On 7th February 1301 [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 16] was created Prince of Wales by his father King Edward I of England [aged 61]; the first English heir to receive the title. He was created 1st Earl Chester the same day.
On 14th November 1302 [his brother-in-law] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 26] and [his half-sister] Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Essex, Countess Hereford. Westminster Abbey [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] King Edward I of England [aged 63] and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex and Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford. They were third cousins.
Before 12th December 1306 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk [aged 61] died. Earl Norfolk extinct. In 1302 Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk had surrendered his Earldom to [his father] King Edward I [aged 67] and was recreated Earl Norfolk with the remainder "to the heirs of his body" effectively disinheriting his brother John Bigod having fallen out over the repayment of a loan - see 
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough.
On 23rd April 1307 [his half-sister] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford [aged 35] died at Clare, Suffolk [Map].
On 7th July 1307 [his father] King Edward I of England [aged 68] died at Burgh by Sands [Map] whilst on his way north to Scotland. His son [his half-brother] Edward [aged 23] succeeded II King of England. Earl Chester merged with the Crown.
Edward had gathered around him Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 29], Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 35], Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 32] and Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 33] and charged them with looking after his son in particular ensuring Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 23] didn't return from exile.
On 6th August 1307 Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 23] was created 1st Earl Cornwall by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 23]; Earl Cornwall usually reserved for the heir. The earldom gave Gaveston substantial landholdings over great parts of England, to the value of £4,000 a year. These possessions consisted of most of Cornwall, as well as parts of Devonshire in the south-west, land in Berkshire and Oxfordshire centred on the honour of Wallingford, most of the eastern part of Lincolnshire, and the honour of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, with the territories that belonged to it.
On 2nd November 1307 Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 23] and [his niece] Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were married. Arranged by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 23]. Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester grand-daughter of Edward I through his daughter [his half-sister] Joan and, as such, significantly higher than Gaveston in the nobility. She the daughter of [his former brother-in-law] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford.
On 28th January 1308 [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 13] were married at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. She the daughter of [his uncle] King Philip IV of France [aged 39] and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. He the son of [his father] King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th February 1308 [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 23] was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Henry Woodlock, Bishop of Winchester. [his sister-in-law] Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 13] was crowned Queen Consort England.
Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 24] carried the Royal Crown.
William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal [aged 30] carried the Gilt Spurs.
[his brother-in-law] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 32] carried the Royal Sceptre.
Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel [aged 22] was Chief Butler, a heriditary office.
Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 27] carried the Royal Rod.
Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 30] carried the sword Curtana.
Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 20] carried the table bearing the Royal Robes.
Thomas Grey [aged 28] and Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 61] attended.
On 29th September 1308 (possibly 30th) in a Siblings Marriage de Clare siblings married de Burgh siblings at Waltham Abbey, Essex [Map] in the presence of [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 24].
John Burgh [aged 22] and [his niece] Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun [aged 13] were married. She the daughter of [his former brother-in-law] Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and [his half-sister] Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. He the son of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster [aged 49] and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. They were sixth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
[his nephew] Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford [aged 17] and Matilda Burgh Countess Gloucester and Hertford [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. He the son of Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford. They were sixth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1312 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 11] was created 1st Earl Norfolk.
On 24th June 1314 the Scottish army of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland [aged 39] including, James "Black" Douglas [aged 28], heavily defeated the English army led by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 30] at the Battle of Bannockburn.
[his nephew] Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford [aged 23] was killed. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct.
John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch [aged 20], Robert Felton 1st Baron Felton [aged 44] and William Vesci were killed.
William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal [aged 36] was killed. His son John [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Baron Marshal.
Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford [aged 40] was killed. His son Roger [aged 14] succeeded 2nd Baron de Clifford.
John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel [aged 25] was killed. His son John succeeded 3rd Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh.
Henry Bohun was killed by King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland. He was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map].
Walter Fauconberg 2nd Baron Fauconberg [aged 50] possilby died although his death is also reported as being on 31 Dec 1318.
Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 38], [his brother-in-law] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 38], Goronwy ap Tudur Hen Tudor, Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 35], Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 39] and Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus [aged 37] fought.
Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot [aged 34] was killed. His son John succeeded 2nd Baron Tibetot.
John Montfort 2nd Baron Montfort [aged 23] was killed. Peter Montfort 3rd Baron Montfort [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Baron Montfort.
Thomas Grey [aged 34] undertook a suicidal charge that contributed to the English defeat and subsequently blemished his career.
William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 38] was captured.
Michael Poynings [aged 44] was killed.
On 2nd January 1315 Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall was buried at King's Langley Priory, Hertfordshire [Map] some two and a half years after his murder. The ceremony was attended by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 30] and his wife [his sister-in-law] Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 20] as well as [his brother-in-law] Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 39], Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 40], Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 14], Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 39], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 7] and his son Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 29].
On 12th August 1315 Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick [aged 43] died. Possibly poisoned - see Thomas Walsingham. He was buried at Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 2] succeeded 11th Earl Warwick. Given his young age Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick became a ward of [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 31] until 1326.
On 10th February 1316 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 15] was appointed Earl Marshal.
On 14th February 1318 [his mother] Margaret of France Queen Consort England [aged 39] died at Marlborough Castle [Map]. She was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
On 19th April 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 6] and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick [aged 5] were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick was (his father Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 34] as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 31] had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 33]. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 33]. He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick [aged 34]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
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Around 1320 [his son] Edward Plantagenet was born to Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 19] and [his future wife] Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. He married his half third cousin once removed Beatrice Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville.
In 1321 [his brother] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent [aged 19] was created 1st Earl Kent.
In or before May 1322 John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield [aged 34] was executed by [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 38]. Baron Giffard Brimpsfield forfeit.
Around 1324 [his daughter] Alice Plantagenet was born to Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 23] and [his future wife] Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married before 29th August 1338 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, son of William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu, and had issue.
In 1325 [his brother] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent [aged 23] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Wake Countess Kent [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of [his father] King Edward I of England and [his mother] Margaret of France Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.
Before 5th February 1326 Ralph Cobham [aged 50] and [his future wife] Mary Brewes Countess Norfolk [aged 24] were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years.
Before 12th October 1326 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 26] and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England.
On 25th January 1327 [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 42] abdicated King of England. His son [his nephew] Edward [aged 14] succeeded III King of England.
On 21st September 1327 [his half-brother] King Edward II of England [aged 43] was murdered at Berkeley Castle [Map]. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe - see Publications de la Société Archéologique de Montpellier 1877: Fieschi Letter.
On 31st May 1328 the Mortimer family leveraged their new status at a lavish ceremony that celebrated the marriages of two of Roger Mortimer's [aged 41] daughters at Hereford [Map].
Edward Plantagenet [aged 8] and Beatrice Mortimer [aged 6] were married. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 27] and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. They were half third cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke [aged 9] and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 11] were married. She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville. He the son of John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Abergavenny and Juliana Leybourne Countess Huntingdon [aged 25]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John of England.
King Edward III of England [aged 15] and his mother Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 33] attended as well as Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. The King of England, after the aforementioned betrothal of his sister, shortly after the Feast of the Holy Trinity [31st May 1328], proceeded to Hereford, where solemn weddings were held for the daughters of Roger de Mortimer and certain noblemen,1 namely, the son of the Earl Marshal [aged 27] and the heir of Lord John of Hastings. There were also grand tournaments held there, in which the king's mother took part.
Rex Anglie, post predictam sue sororis desponsacionem, cito post festum sancte Trinitatis, se transtulit versus Herefordiam, ubi fuerunt solemnes nupcie inter filias Rogeri de Mortuo mari et quosdam nobiles, videlicet filium comitis Marescalli et heredem domini Iohannis de Hastinghes. Fuerunt eciam ibidem hastiludia solemnia, quibus interfuit mater regis.
Note 1. His daughter [his daughter-in-law] Beatrix [aged 6] was married to Edward [aged 8], son of Thomas of Brotherton; and Agnes [aged 11] to Laurence [aged 9], son of John, Lord Hastings, and afterwards earl of Pembroke. He had in all seven daughters, each of whom was married into some powerful family.
On 19th March 1330 the King's uncle Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent [aged 28] was beheaded at Winchester Castle [Map]. Earl Kent forfeit. Edmund had been convicted of plotting against the court believing his brother King Edward II was still alive. It later emerged the plot had been created by Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 42] to entrap Edmund. King Edward III of England [aged 17] was unable to show leniency risking complicity in the plot. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].
See
Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke,
Walter of Guisborough, Knighton 2555, 
Murimuth and Parliament Rolls.
Before 12th October 1330 [his wife] Alice Hales Countess Norfolk died.
After 1333 [his half-sister] Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant [deceased] died.
On 19th July 1333 [his nephew] King Edward III of England [aged 20] defeated the Scots army at the Battle of Halidon Hill near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland [Map]. John of Eltham 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 16] commanded.
English archers, just as at the Battle of Dupplin Moor one year previously, had a significant impact on the massed ranks of Scottish schiltrons. Edward's army included: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 33], who commanded the right wing, Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 56], Robert Pierrepont, Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 30], Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 54] and John Sully [aged 50]. One of the few English casualties was John Neville [aged 34] who was killed.
The Scottish army included King David II of Scotland [aged 9]. Alexander Bruce, Alan Stewart [aged 61], James Stewart [aged 57], John Stewart, William Douglas 1st Earl Atholl, Archibald Douglas [aged 35] who were all killed.
Hugh 4th Earl Ross [aged 36] was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Ross.
Malcolm Lennox 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son Domhnall succeeded Earl Lennox.
Kenneth de Moravia Sutherland 4th Earl Sutherland was killed. His son William succeeded 5th Earl Sutherland. Johanna Menteith Countess Sutherland by marriage Countess Sutherland.
Before 9th August 1334 [his son] Edward Plantagenet [aged 14] died.
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In 1335 [his son-in-law] John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave [aged 19] and Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk were married. She by marriage Baroness Segrave. She the daughter of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 34] and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Before 4th April 1336 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 35] and Mary Brewes Countess Norfolk [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 4th August 1338 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [aged 38] died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. His daughter Margaret succeeded 2nd Countess Norfolk. She also succeeded to the title Earl Marshal, the only woman to have held this office, and inherited Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map].
Around 11th June 1362 [his former wife] Mary Brewes Countess Norfolk [aged 60] died.
[his daughter] Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk was born to Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) 1335 her fourth cousin once removed John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave, son of Stephen Segrave 3rd Baron Segrave and Alice Fitzalan Baroness Segrave, and had issue (2) 1354 Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny and had issue.
Parliament Rolls Richard II. 33. Also, on the same Saturday [10 February 1397], a charter of the king made to the [his great grandson] earl marshal touching his office of marshal of England, and the gold staff adorned with the emblem of the king's arms which he will carry in his office, was read and delivered to the said earl. The tenor of which charter follows:
The king to the same, greeting. Know that whereas recently by our letters patent of our special grace we granted to our beloved kinsman Thomas, Earl of Nottingham, the office of marshal of England, together with the name and honour of earl marshal, to have to him and his male heirs issuing from his body, with all the fees, profits, and appurtenances whatsoever pertaining in any way to the said office, in perpetuity; as is fully contained in the same letters. We, mindful of the gracious and laudable services often performed by the aforementioned earl, on either side of the sea, for the benefit and honour of us and our kingdom, at no small effort, cost, and charge to him; and wishing therefore to provide for the estate and honour of that earl, of our special grace have granted in our present parliament for us and our heirs to the same earl the said office, and the name, title, and honour of earl marshal of England, to have to him and his male heirs issuing from his body, together with all offices, commodities, profits and other appurtenances whatsoever, both in our courts and elsewhere, relating or pertaining in any way to the same office, in the same manner and as fully, freely, wholly, and peacefully as Thomas Brotherton, lately Earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, father of our beloved kinswoman [his daughter] Margaret Countess of Norfolk, [widow] of the aforesaid late earl, or Roger Bigod sometime Earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, or any other after the death of the same former earl, or the same present earl, had or held the said office of marshal of England in their time.
Willing further and granting for us and our heirs, that the office of marshal of our Bench before us, which John Wicks holds for the term of his life by our grant, and the office of marshal in our treasury which Richard Gascoigne holds for his life by grant of our beloved brother Thomas Earl of Kent, lately marshal of England, by our confirmation; and also the office of herald of the marshal before the steward and marshal of our household, which Guy Allesley holds for his life by grant of the lord Edward [III], late king of England, our grandfather, and by our confirmation; which offices after the death of the aforesaid John, Richard and Guy should revert to us and our heirs, after the death of the same John, Richard, and Guy shall remain to the aforementioned earl marshal, to have to him and his male heirs in perpetuity. And that the same offices, and all other offices in any of our courts and elsewhere, which pertained, and used to pertain to the said office of marshal of England in times past, shall be fully restored, annexed, and reunited to the said office of marshal of England in perpetuity. And that the same earl and his male heirs may give, grant, or confer those offices on any suitable persons freely and without hindrance as soon as they shall have fallen vacant by death, demise, resignation, surrender, or in any other way, notwithstanding any of our letters patent made to the contrary.
Considering also the vigour and nobility of that earl, and that he may in future the more fittingly and honourably perform and exercise the aforesaid office, we have granted for us and our heirs to the same present earl that he and his said male heirs, marshals of England, by virtue of their aforesaid office should have, carry, and bear, as well in the presence as in the absence of us and our heirs, a certain gold staff, with both ends enamelled in black, and with the emblem of our arms decorating the top of the said staff, and with the emblem of the arms of that earl decorating the bottom of the said staff; notwithstanding that the same present earl in his time, or the aforementioned former earls, or any other who had the said office of marshal of England before this time, used to carry or bear a wooden staff. Witnessed by these, the venerable fathers Thomas archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, Robert of London, William of Winchester, John of Ely, Edmund of Exeter, our chancellor, bishops; John of Aquitaine and Lancaster, Edmund of York, dukes, our beloved uncles; Henry of Derby, Edward of Rutland, Henry of Northumberland, earls; Reginald Grey of Ruthin, Ralph Neville, John Lovell, knights; Roger Walden, dean of York, our treasurer, Thomas Percy, steward of our household, and others. Given by our hand at Westminster on 10 February 1397.
Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 11 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England 
Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith aka Matilda Dunkeld Queen Consort England 
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault
GrandFather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wulfgrin Angoulême II Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandmother: Pontia La Marche Countess Angoulême
Great x 2 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI King of the Franks 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Courtenay 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helene du Donjon
Father: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
GrandMother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort 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 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks 
Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandFather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Mother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
GrandMother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu 