William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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Biography of Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal 1125-1157

Paternal Family Tree: Savoy

In 1123 [her father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 28) and [her mother] Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [her grandfather] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [her grandmother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy (age 53).

Around 1125 Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 30) and [her mother] Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

On 24th July 1128 [her future husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 18) was appointed Count Portugal.

On 26th July 1139 [her future husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 30) was appointed I King Portugal.

In 1146 Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 36) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 51) and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. He the son of Henry Burgundy Count Portugal and Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez.

On 5th March 1147 [her son] Henry Burgundy was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 37) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 22). He died aged seven in 1155.

In 1148 [her daughter] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 38) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 23). She married before 15th August 1171 her half second cousin Ferdinand II King Leon, son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon and Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon, and had issue.

In April 1148 [her father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 53) died at Nicosia. His son [her brother] Humbert (age 14) succeeded III Count Savoy.

In 1151 [her daughter] Theresa Burgundy Duchess Burgundy was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 41) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 26). She married (1) her fourth cousin Philip I Count of Flanders, son of Thierry Count Flanders and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex (2) 1194 her half second cousin twice removed Odo III Duke Burgundy, son of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy.

Deeds of King Henry V

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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In 1153 [her daughter] Malfada Burgundy was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 43) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 28). She died aged nine in 1162.

On 11th November 1154 [her son] Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 45) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 29). His nickname "Populator" not a consequence of the number of children he fathered, over sixty apparently, but his policy of populating remote areas in the northern Christian regions of Portugal. He married his fifth cousin Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal, daughter of Raymond V Count Barcelona, and had issue.

Around 1155 [her brother] Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and [her sister-in-law] Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 56) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex (age 43). He the son of [her father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and [her mother] Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.

In 1155 [her son] Henry Burgundy (age 7) died.

In 1156 [her son] John Burgundy was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 46) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 31). He died aged eight in 1164.

In 1157 [her daughter] Sancha Burgundy was born to [her husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 47) and Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 32). She died aged ten in 1167.

On 3rd December 1157 Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal (age 32) died.

On 6th December 1185 [her former husband] Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal (age 76) died. His son [her son] Sancho (age 31) succeeded I King Portugal and reigned for twenty six years.

[her father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Adelaide Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [her grandfather] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [her grandmother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy.