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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Blois
Maternal Family Tree: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
In 1123 [his father] Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois (age 33) and [his mother] Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne, Countess Blois. He the son of [his grandfather] Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres and [his grandmother] Adela Normandy Countess Blois (age 56).
In 1135 Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois was born to Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois (age 45) and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois. He a great grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1152 [his father] Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois (age 62) died. His son [his brother] Henry (age 24) succeeded I Count Champagne. His son [his brother] Theobald (age 22) succeeded V Count Blois.
In 1176 Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois (age 41) was appointed Archbishop of Reims.
In 1179 Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois (age 44) was appointed Cardinal.
In 1202 Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois (age 67) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 8 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo Blois I Count Blois
Great x 4 Grandmother: Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Odo Blois II Count Blois
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conrad I King Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha Welf Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Blois
Great x 3 Grandfather: William IV Auvergne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois
GrandFather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Maine II Count Maine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Maine III Count Maine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Unamed Penthièvre Countess Maine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gersenda Maine Countess Blois
Father: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany
Great x 1 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Herleva Falaise
GrandMother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnulf II Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rozala of Italy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Luxemburg Ardennes
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ogive Luxemburg Countess Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Gleiburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh I King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia
Cardinal William "White Hands" Blois Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Mother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois