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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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Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy succeeded III Lord Coucy.
Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy were married. She by marriage Lord Coucy.
Around 1182 Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy was born to Raoul Coucy (age 47) and Alix II Dreux (age 26).
In 1189 Geoffrey Chateaudun III Count Perche and [his future wife] Matilda Welf Countess Perche (age 17) were married at Rouen, France [Map]. She by marriage Countess Perche. She the daughter of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 60) and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony (age 32). He the son of Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche (age 54) and Matilda Blois Countess Perche. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1190 at the Siege of Acre Routrou Chateaudun IV Count Perche (age 55) and [his father] Raoul Coucy (age 55) were killed.
William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby (age 54) was killed. His son William (age 22) succeeded 4th Earl Derby. Agnes Gernon Countess Derby by marriage Countess Derby.
In 1201 Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 19) and Beatrix Vignory Lady Coucy were married. She by marriage Lord Coucy.
In 1204 [his wife] Matilda Welf Countess Perche (age 32) died.
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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.
In 1204 Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 22) and Matilda Welf Countess Perche (age 32) were married. She by marriage Lord Coucy. She the daughter of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony. They were half fifth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1214 [his mother] Alix II Dreux (age 58) died.
Around 1218 [his daughter] Marie Coucy was born to Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 36) and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy.
In 1222 [his daughter] Alix Coucy Countess Guînes was born to Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 40) and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy.
In 1236 [his son] Enguerrand Coucy 4th Lord Coucy was born to Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 54) and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy.
In 1239 [his son-in-law] King Alexander II of Scotland (age 40) and [his daughter] Marie Coucy (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. He the son of King William I of Scotland and Ermengarde Beaumont Sarthe Queen Consort Scotland. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1242 Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 60) died from a fall from a horse onto his sword.
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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.
[his son] John Coucy was born to Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy.
[his father] Raoul Coucy and [his mother] Alix II Dreux were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux and [his grandmother] Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux. They were third cousins.
[his father] Raoul Coucy and Agnes Flanders were married. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainault and Alice Namur Countess Hainault. They were fourth cousin once removed.
[his son] Raoul Coucy II Lord Coucy was born to Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy and Marie Montmirail Lady Coucy.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 9 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Enguerrand Coucy
Father: Raoul Coucy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Raoul Beaugency
GrandMother: Agnes Beaugency
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh "Great" Capet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilde Capet
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Vermandois I Count Vermandois
Great x 3 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois
Great x 4 Grandmother: Pavia Countess Vermandois
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph IV Count of Valois
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois
Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Arles Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip I of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Yaroslav "The Wise" Rurik
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rurik Queen Consort France
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis VI of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing I Count Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Othelindis d Bernard Margrave Nordmark Count Holland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
GrandFather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Mother: Alix II Dreux
GrandMother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux