Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
On 27th April 1806 Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain was born to [her father] Francis I of the Two Sicilies (age 28) and [her mother] Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies (age 16). Coefficient of inbreeding 9.01%.
On 19th March 1808 [her grandfather] Charles IV King Spain (age 59) abdicated as King Spain. [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 23) succeeded VII King Spain.
In 1814 [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 29) was appointed 647th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 51) during the Regency.
On 20th January 1819 [her grandfather] Charles IV King Spain (age 70) died. He had abdicated eleven years before in favour of his son [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 34).
In 1829 Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 44) and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Charles IV King Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. They were uncle and niece. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th October 1830 [her daughter] Isabella II Queen Spain was born to [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 45) and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 19.31%. She married her first cousin Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain and had issue.
On 8th November 1830 [her father] Francis I of the Two Sicilies (age 53) died.
On 29th September 1833 [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) died. His daughter [her daughter] Isabella (age 2) succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle [her uncle] Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain (age 45) since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.
On 10th October 1846 two Spanish Princesses were married...
[her son-in-law] Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 24) and [her daughter] Isabella II Queen Spain (age 16) were married. They were double first cousins. She was forced to marry by the Moderare Party. She, apparently commented, "what shall I tell you about a man whom I saw wearing more lace than I was wearing on our wedding night?". She the daughter of [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 40). They were first cousins.
Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 22) and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand VII King Spain. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France (age 73). They were fifth cousins.
On 13th September 1848 [her mother] Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies (age 59) died.
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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On 22nd August 1878 Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 72) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis XV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
GrandFather: Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: 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: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 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 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Francis I of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles V Duke of Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Duke of Lorraine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
GrandFather: 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 Wettin III Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: 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: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 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 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Mother: Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Infante Philip of Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
GrandMother: Maria Luisa of Parma 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Elisabeth of France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France