The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Maternal Family Tree: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Philip V King France I King Navarre and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy and Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy. He the son of King Philip IV of France and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 16th August 1284 [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 16) and [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry I King Navarre and [his grandmother] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of [his grandfather] King Philip III of France (age 39) and [his grandmother] Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1293 Philip V King France I King Navarre was born to [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 24) and [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 19). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.11%.
On 2nd April 1305 [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 32) died.
On 21st September 1305 [his brother] Louis X King France I Navarre (age 15) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 57) and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 45). He the son of [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 37) and [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1307 [his brother] Charles IV King France I King Navarre (age 12) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 10) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Otto Ivrea IV Count Burgundy and Mahaut Artois Countess Burgundy (age 39). He the son of [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 38) and [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 28th January 1308 [his brother-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 23) and [his sister] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) were married at Boulogne sur Mer [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 39) and [his mother] Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. He the son of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th February 1308 [his brother-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 23) was crowned II King of England at Westminster Abbey [Map] by Henry Woodlock, Bishop of Winchester. [his sister] Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 13) was crowned Queen Consort England.
Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 24) carried the Royal Crown.
William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal (age 30) carried the Gilt Spurs.
Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 32) carried the Royal Sceptre.
Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel (age 22) was Chief Butler, a heriditary office.
[his uncle] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 27) carried the Royal Rod.
[his uncle] Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 30) carried the sword Curtana.
Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 20) carried the table bearing the Royal Robes.
Thomas Grey (age 28) and Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 61) attended.
On 1st May 1308 [his daughter] Joan Capet Duchess Burgundy was born to Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 15) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 16). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.29%. She married 1318 her first cousin twice removed Odo IV Duke Burgundy, son of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.
In 1309 [his daughter] Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders was born to Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 16) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 17). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.29%. She married 1320 her fourth cousin Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders, son of Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers and Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel, and had issue.
In 1310 [his daughter] Isabelle Capet was born to Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 17) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 18). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.29%.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1313 [his daughter] Blanche Capet was born to Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 20) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 21). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.29%.
On 29th November 1314 [his father] King Philip IV of France (age 46) died. His son [his brother] Louis (age 25) succeeded X King France: Capet. [his sister-in-law] Margaret of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 24) by marriage Queen Consort of France although she was in prison for adultery at the time and died four months later.
On 5th June 1316 [his brother] Louis X King France I Navarre (age 26) died. On 15th November 1316 His son [his nephew] John succeeded posthumously I King France: Capet.
On 24th June 1316 [his son] Philip Capet was born to Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 23) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 2.29%. He died aged less than one years old.
On 20th November 1316 [his nephew] John "The Posthumous" I King France died. His uncle Philip (age 23) succeeded V King France: Capet. He also claimed the Kingdom of Navarre although he had no hereditary right to do so since the Kingdom of Navarre was subject to inheritance by the female as well as male line meaning the four year old [his niece] Joan Capet II Queen Navarre (age 4) was successor by right. The Navarese didn't recognise his claim.
On 24th February 1317 [his son] Philip Capet died.
In 1318 [his son-in-law] Odo IV Duke Burgundy (age 23) and [his daughter] Joan Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 9) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 25) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 26). He the son of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 58). They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1320 [his son-in-law] Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 16) and [his daughter] Margaret Capet Countess Nevers amd Flanders (age 11) were married. She by marriage Countess Nevers, Countess Flanders. She the daughter of Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 27) and Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 28). He the son of Louis Dampierre I Count Nevers (age 48) and Joan Rethel Countess Nevers and Rethel. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 3rd January 1322 Philip V King France I King Navarre (age 29) died. His brother [his brother] Charles (age 27) succeeded IV King France: Capet, I King Navarre although his niece was by right successor to the Kingdom of Navarre.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [1]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [1]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [2]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [3]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [3]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [3]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [1]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [2]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [4]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [5]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [2]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]
Frederick William III King Prussia [2]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]
King Christian IX of Denmark [6]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]
Carl XVI King Sweden [54]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks 
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks 
Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandFather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Father: King Philip IV of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond V Count Barcelona
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Richeza Unknown Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Great x 1 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
GrandMother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Géza II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphrosyne of Kiev
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raynald of Châtillon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Constance of Antioch
Great x 1 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
Philip V King France I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Champagne 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Theobald IV King Navarre 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho "Wise" King Navarre
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon
GrandFather: Henry I King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dampierre 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Dampierre
Great x 2 Grandfather: Archambaud "Great" Dampierre
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud Bouron
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Bouron
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Bourbon Queen Consort Navarre
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alix Forez
Mother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandMother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant