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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.
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On 9th April 1409 [his father] Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 19) and Isabelle Coucy Countess Nevers (age 23) were married at Soissons. She by marriage Countess Nevers. She the daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy 1st Earl Bedford 1st Count Soissons and Isabelle of Lorraine. He the son of [his grandfather] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and [his grandmother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 20th June 1413 [his father] Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 23) and [his mother] Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 17) were married at Beaumont en Artois. She by marriage Countess Nevers. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip Artois Count of Eu and [his grandmother] Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge (age 38). He the son of [his grandfather] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and [his grandmother] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Before 1415 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu was born to Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 25) and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.47%.
On 25th October 1415 King Henry V of England (age 29) defeated the French army at the Battle of Agincourt. King Henry V of England commanded the Main Battle. Thomas Camoys 1st Baron Camoys (age 64) commanded the Rearguard.
Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford (age 30) commanded. Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 25) was wounded, and was protected by his brother King Henry V of England.
Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle (age 42), commander of the Vanguard, was killed; the most senior English casualty. Duke Albemarle, Earl of Rutland and Earl Cork extinct. His nephew Richard (age 4) succeeded 3rd Duke York and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
John Fortescue (age 35), Dafydd Gam Brecon (age 35) and Edward Burnell (age 44) and Roger Vaughan of Bredwardine (age 38) were killed.
Michael de la Pole 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 21) was killed. His brother William (age 19) succeeded 4th Earl Suffolk, 4th Baron Pole.
The English included: Louis Robbessart (age 25), Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux (age 26), William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu (age 41), Thomas Rokeby (age 22), John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 51), Edward Courtenay (age 30), Ralph Cromwell 3rd Baron Cromwell (age 12), Thomas Dutton (age 19), Edmund Ferrers 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 29), Roger Fiennes (age 31), Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh (age 57), John Grey (age 28), John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 31), William Harrington (age 42) as the King's Standard Bearer, Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 37), Piers Legh (age 26) (wounded), Alfred Longford, Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 27), Thomas Morley 6th Baron Marshal 5th Baron Morley (age 22), John Rodney, Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22), Robert Strelley (age 18), James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 17), Robert Umfraville (age 52), Thomas West 2nd Baron West (age 35), Robert Willoughby 6th Baron Willoughby (age 30). Thomas Erpingham (age 60) commanded the archers. Thomas Rempston (age 26) was present. Thomas Strickland (age 48) carried the Banner of St George.
Thomas Tunstall (age 57) was killed.
The Welsh included: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert (age 35), Walter Sais (age 95), Roger Vaughan (age 70) and his son Roger Vaughan (age 5). Owen Tudor (age 15) is believed to have been present as a squire.
The French army suffered significant casualties. Charles Albret (age 46), [his father] Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 26), John of Bar (age 35), Jacques Chatillon (age 48), David Rambures (age 51) and his three sons: Jean Rambures, Hugues Rambures, Philippe Rambures, Waleran Luxemburg (age 60) and Hector de Chartres were killed.
Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 20) was captured by Richard Waller (age 20) for which he was knighted on the battlefield by King Henry V of England.
John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 34) and [his uncle] Charles Artois Count of Eu (age 21) were captured.
Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle (age 25) was killed. His daughter Jeanne succeeded Countess Soissons.
Edward of Bar III Duke of Bar (age 38) was killed. His brother Louis (age 38) succeeded I Duke Bar.
John Valois I Duke Alençon was killed. His son John (age 6) succeeded II Duke Alençon.
Frederick Metz I Count Vaudémont (age 47) was killed. His son Antoine (age 15) succeeded Count Vaudémont.
[his uncle] Anthony Valois Duke Brabant (age 31) was killed. His son John (age 12) succeeded IV Duke Brabant. Jacqueline Wittelsbach Duchess Brabant and Gloucester (age 14) by marriage Duchess Brabant.
Jean II Le Maingre "Boucicaut" (age 49) was captured.
Georges de La Trémoille (age 33) was captured.
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On 30th November 1424 [his step-father] Philip "Good" Valois III Duke Burgundy (age 28) and [his mother] Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 28) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Philip Artois Count of Eu and [his grandmother] Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge (age 49). He the son of [his uncle] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 17th September 1425 [his mother] Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 29) died.
On 24th November 1435 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 20) and Jacqueline Ailly Countess Nevers were married. He the son of Philip Valois II Count Nevers and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy.
Around 1439 [his daughter] Elizabeth Valois Duchess Cleves was born to John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 24) and [his wife] Jacqueline Ailly Countess Nevers.
In 1446 [his son] Philip Valois was born to John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 31) and [his wife] Jacqueline Ailly Countess Nevers.
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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 1452 [his son] Philip Valois (age 6) died.
On 22nd April 1455 [his son-in-law] John La Marck I Duke Cleves (age 36) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Valois Duchess Cleves (age 16) were married. She by marriage Duchess Cleves. She the daughter of John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 40) and [his wife] Jacqueline Ailly Countess Nevers. He the son of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves (age 62). They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1464 [his brother] Charles Valois I Count Nevers (age 50) died. His brother John (age 49) succeeded II Count Nevers. [his wife] Jacqueline Ailly Countess Nevers by marriage Countess Nevers.
On 30th August 1471 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 56) and Pauline Brosse Countess Nevers were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers. He the son of Philip Valois II Count Nevers and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1472 [his uncle] Charles Artois Count of Eu (age 78) died. His nephew John (age 57) succeeded Count Eu.
Around 1472 [his daughter] Charlotte Valois was born to John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 57) and [his wife] Pauline Brosse Countess Nevers.
On 21st June 1483 [his daughter] Elizabeth Valois Duchess Cleves (age 44) died.
On 25th September 1491 John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu (age 76) died. His grandson [his grandson] Engelbert (age 28) succeeded Count Eu and Count Nevers.
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Philip V King France I King Navarre
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark
Frederick William IV King Prussia
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Frederick Charles I King Finland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 1 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
GrandFather: Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John I Brabant
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Father: Philip Valois II Count Nevers 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Dampierre III Count Flanders 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Burgundy II Countess Nevers and Flanders 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders 7 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Count Rethel
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip IV of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip V King France I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Reginar I Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Peaceful" Reginar II Duke Brabant 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brabant III Duke Brabant Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis I Count Évreux 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Évreux Duchess of Brabant 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Artois Countess Évreux Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
John Valois II Count of Nevers, Etampes, Rethel and Eu 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Artois II Count Artois 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Artois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Countenay Countess Artois 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert III Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count of Eu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
GrandFather: Philip Artois Count of Eu 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Melun 1st Count Tancarville
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabeau Melun Countess Eu
Mother: Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Valois 1st Duke Berry 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland
GrandMother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard VI Count Armagnac
Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Count Armagnac
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England