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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 10th October 1846 two Spanish Princesses were married ...
[her future father-in-law] Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 24) and [her aunt] 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 grandfather] Ferdinand VII King Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 40). They were first cousins.
[her father] Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 22) and [her mother] Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand VII King Spain. He the son of [her grandfather] King Louis Philippe I of France (age 73). They were fifth cousins.
On 24th June 1860 Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain was born to Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 35) and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 28).
1878. Manuel Cabral Aguado-Bejarano (age 51). Portrait of Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain (age 17).
On 23rd January 1878 Alfonso XII King Spain (age 20) and Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 53) and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 45). He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 55) and Isabella II Queen Spain (age 47). They were half first cousins.
On 26th June 1878 Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain (age 18) died of typhoid.
On 29th November 1879 [her former husband] Alfonso XII King Spain (age 22) and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 21) were married at Madrid [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of [her former father-in-law] Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 57) and [her aunt] Isabella II Queen Spain (age 49). They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 25th November 1885 [her former husband] Alfonso XII King Spain (age 27) died. On 17th May 1886 His son Alfonso succeeded posthumously XIII King Spain when he was born some seven months later.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Louis XV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philippe Bourbon II Duke Orléans 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Orléans 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Françoise Marie Bourbon Duchess Orléans 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Philippe "The Fat" Bourbon I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margravine Johanna Baden Baden Duchess Orléans
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Philippe II Duke of Orléans 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: King Louis Philippe I of France 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain 7 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: Philippe V King Spain 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: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
Great x 1 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: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 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: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 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 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Ferdinand VII King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son 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: Philippe V King Spain 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: Infante Philip of Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Luisa of Parma 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Elisabeth of France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France
Mother: Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland