Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
In 1738 [his father] Charles III King Spain [aged 21] and [his mother] Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain [aged 13] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Philippe V King Spain [aged 54] and [his grandmother] Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain [aged 45]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 11th November 1748 Charles IV King Spain was born to [his father] Charles III King Spain [aged 32] and [his mother] Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain [aged 23].
On 10th August 1759 [his uncle] Ferdinand VI King Spain [aged 45] died without issue. His half brother [his father] Charles [aged 43] succeeded King Spain.
On 27th September 1760 [his mother] Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain [aged 35] died.
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Charles IV King Spain [aged 16].
In 1765 Charles IV King Spain [aged 16] and Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 13] were married. He the son of Charles III King Spain [aged 48] and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. They were first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 14th October 1784 [his son] Ferdinand VII King Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain [aged 35] and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 32]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%. He married 1829 his niece Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies, and had issue.
On 29th March 1788 [his son] Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain [aged 39] and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 36]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 14th December 1788 [his father] Charles III King Spain [aged 72] died. His son Charles [aged 40] succeeded IV King Spain.
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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1789. Francisco Goya [aged 42]. Portrait of Charles IV King Spain [aged 40].
On 6th July 1789 [his daughter] Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies was born to Charles IV King Spain [aged 40] and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 37]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 10th March 1794 [his son] Francisco de Paula of Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain [aged 45] and [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 42]. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 19th March 1808 Charles IV King Spain [aged 59] abdicated as King Spain. [his son] Ferdinand VII King Spain [aged 23] succeeded VII King Spain.
On 2nd January 1819 [his wife] Maria Luisa of Parma [aged 67] died.
On 20th January 1819 Charles IV King Spain [aged 70] died. He had abdicated eleven years before in favour of his son Ferdinand VII King Spain [aged 34].
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 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 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Louis "Sun King" XIV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry IV King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie de Medici Queen Consort France 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Father: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
Charles IV King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian IV King of Denmark 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III King of Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Augustus III King Poland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Eleonore of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia 
Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland