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Biography of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen

In 1281 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 9) and [his mother] Clementia Habsburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Rudolph I King Romans (age 62) and [his grandmother] Gertrude Hohenburg (age 56). He the son of [his grandfather] Charles II King Naples (age 27) and [his grandmother] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 24).

In 1288 Charles I King Hungary was born to Charles Martel King Hungary (age 16) and Clementia Habsburg (age 26). On 5th May 1309 Charles I King Hungary succeeded I King Hungary.

After 7th February 1293 [his mother] Clementia Habsburg (deceased) died.

On 12th August 1295 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 23) died at Naples [Map]. He was buried at Naples Cathedral [Map].

In 1306 Charles I King Hungary (age 18) and Mary Bytom Queen Consort Hungary Queen Consort Poland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.

Around February 1319 Charles I King Hungary (age 31) and Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. She the daughter of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

All About History Books

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.

On 11th November 1319 [his wife] Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary (age 14) died.

On 6th July 1320 Charles I King Hungary (age 32) and Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.

In 1321 [his son] Charles Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 33) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1324 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 36) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

On 5th March 1326 [his son] Louis I King Hungary King Poland was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1327 [his son] Andrew Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 39) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1329 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary (age 5) died.

In 1332 [his son] Stephen Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 44) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1342 [his son] Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 15) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary (age 6) were married. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 25) and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 25). He the son of Charles I King Hungary (age 54) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

All About History Books

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.

On 16th July 1342 Charles I King Hungary (age 54) died. His son [his son] Louis (age 16) succeeded I King Hungary. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary (age 7) by marriage Queen Consort Hungary.

Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Louis I King Hungary King Poland

Ancestors of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King 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 Blois 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 1 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily 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

GrandFather: Charles II King Naples 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 Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily

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

Father: Charles Martel King Hungary 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 2 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

GrandMother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

Charles I King Hungary 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Rudolph I King Romans

Mother: Clementia Habsburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

GrandMother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen