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1299 Marriage of King Edward I and Margaret of France

1469 Marriage of George Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville

1472 Marriage of Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne Neville

1554 Marriage of Queen Mary with Philip II of Spain

1884 Double Heese Darmstadt Marriage

In 1197 Alfonso IX King Leon (age 25) and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 41) and Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of Ferdinand II King Leon and Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 49). They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In or before 1230 Alan V Viscount Rohan (age 25) and Aliénor de Porhoët Viscountess Rohan (age 29) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Rohan. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around March 1275 the marriage of Llywelyn "Last" Aberffraw (age 42) and Eleanor Montfort Princess of Wales (age 23) by proxy married.

In 1287 Afonso Burgundy (age 23) and Violante Manuel (age 22) were married. He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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Before 1297 Roger de Montalt 1st Baron Montalt (age 58) and Joan Mowbray (age 53) were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Marriage of King Edward I and Margaret of France

On 10th September 1299 King Edward I of England (age 60) and Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 20) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 43). He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 27) was present.

On 27th March 1304 Ralph Basset 2nd Baron Basset Drayton (age 26) and Joan Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 21) were married. She by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton. They were first cousin once removed.

On 21st September 1305 Louis X King France I Navarre (age 15) and 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 King Philip IV of France (age 37) and 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 or before 1340 John Lovell 3rd Baron Lovel (age 25) and Isabel Zouche (age 19) were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.

On 8th January 1345 Philip Duke Valois (age 8) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre (age 32). He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 51) and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 51). 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 III of England.

Around 1355 Thomas Mar 10th Earl of Mar (age 25) and Margaret Stewart 3rd Countess Angus and Mar were married. She by marriage Countess Mar. She the daughter of Thomas Stewart 2nd Earl Angus (age 24). He the son of Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar and Isabella Stewart. They were first cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

Describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience.

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In 1400 King Louis of Naples (age 22) and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples (age 18) were married at Arles. She by marriage Queen Consort Naples. She the daughter of King John I of Aragon and Yolande of Bar Queen Consort Aragon (age 35). He the son of Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou and Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou (age 55). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In November 1411 Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence (age 24) and Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent (age 61). He the son of King Henry IV of England (age 44) and Mary Bohun. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 20th June 1413 Philip Valois II Count Nevers (age 23) and Bonne Artois Duchess Burgundy (age 17) were married at Beaumont en Artois. She by marriage Countess Nevers. She the daughter of Philip Artois Count of Eu and Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge (age 38). He the son of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and 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.

In 1414 William Seton Master of Seton (age 24) and Janet Dunbar (age 24) were married. She the daughter of George Dunbar 10th Earl March (age 76) and Christina Wyntoun Countess Dunbar. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 29th May 1421 John II King Aragon (age 22) and Blanche Évreux Queen Consort Aragon (age 33) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of Charles III King Navarre (age 60) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre (age 58). He the son of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 47). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1428 Louis Bourbon (age 23) and Jeanne Auvergne were married. He the son of John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon (age 47) and Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge (age 53). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 22nd September 1428 Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal (age 36) and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Ferdinand I King Aragon and Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon (age 54). He the son of King John I of Portugal (age 76) and Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 22nd February 1452 William Douglas 8th Earl Douglas 2nd Earl Avondale (age 27) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 17) were married. She would later marry his younger brother James Douglas 9th Earl Douglas 3rd Earl Avondale (age 26); an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 44). He the son of James "Gross" Douglas 7th Earl Douglas 1st Earl Avondale and Beatrix Sinclair Countess Douglas and Avondale (age 54). They were first cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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In December 1458 John IV Marquis of Montferrat (age 45) and Margaret Savoy Countess Saint Pol (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Montferrat. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Louis Savoy I Count Savoy (age 45) and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy (age 40). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 15th May 1459 James Douglas 1st Earl Morton and Joan Stewart Countess Morton (age 31) were married. She by marriage Countess Morton. She the daughter of King James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1463 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders (age 24) and Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon and Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 56). He the son of Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders (age 52) and Catherine La Marck (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 29th June 1463 Francis Montfort II Duke Brittany (age 30) and Margaret Montfort Duchess Brittany (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brittany. She the daughter of Francis Montfort I Duke Brittany and Isabella Stewart Duchess Brittany (age 37). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Marriage of George Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville

In 1472 Fernando II Duke of Braganza (age 42) and Isabella Aviz (age 13) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Marriage of Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne Neville

On 19th August 1479 Jean V Count Armagnac and Jeanne Foix were married. The difference in their ages was 34 years. She the daughter of Gaston IV Count Foix and Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre. He the son of John IV Count Armagnac and Isabella Évreux Countess Armagnac. They were first cousin once removed.

On On 28th November 1487 Frederick IV King Naples (age 35) and Isabella del Balzo Queen Consort of Naples (age 22) were married. He the son of Ferdinand I King Naples (age 64) and Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1497 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 27) and Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 27) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. Her first husband being his nephew Afonso Aviz.He would, three years later, marry her younger sister Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 15); an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 44) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 45). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

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Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 8th January 1499 Louis XII King France (age 36) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 21) were married at Nantes [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. Her second marriage to a King of France having been first married to Charles VIII King France. The French Crown was determined to acquire Brittany. Louis and Anne's daughter Claude married King Francis I of France (age 4) at which time Brittany was merged with the Crown of France. He the son of Charles Valois Duke Orléans and Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1500 Manuel "Fortunate" I King Portugal (age 30) and Maria Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the younger sister of his first wife Isabella Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal; an example of Married to Two Siblings. She the daughter of Ferdinand II King Aragon (age 47) and Isabella Queen Castile (age 48). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1517 John Barry 13th Baron Barry (age 36) and Ellen Fitzgibbon (age 26) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

After 7th February 1546 Anthony Heveningham (age 45) and Mary Shelton (age 36) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Marriage of Queen Mary with Philip II of Spain

On 25th July 1554 Prince Philip of Spain (age 27) and Queen Mary (age 38) were married by Bishop Stephen Gardiner (age 71) at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King Henry VIII of England and Ireland and Catherine of Aragon Queen Consort England. He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor (age 54) and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

John Gage (age 74) bore the queen's train.

Magdalen Dacre Viscountess Montague (age 16) took part in the Bridal Procession.

On 11th May 1569 Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur (age 44) and Catherine Romula Duchess of Lorraine (age 18) were married. The difference in their ages was 26 years. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were first cousin once removed.

Before February 1583 John Stewart of Minto (age 58) and Margaret Stewart of Cardonald were married. They were first cousin once removed.

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Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses

Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.

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On 13th January 1585 John Fleming 1st Earl Wigtown (age 18) and Lilias Graham Countess Graham were married. She the daughter of John Graham 3rd Earl Montrose (age 37). They were first cousin once removed.

Before 1592 John Poyntz (age 31) and Frances Newton Baroness Cobham (age 52) were married. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1606 Robert Dudley (age 31) and Elizabeth Southwell (age 22) were married at Lyon, France [Map]. Bigamous in his case since his second wife Alice Leigh 1st Duchess Dudley (age 28) was alive. She the daughter of Robert Southwell and Elizabeth Howard Countess Carrick (age 41). He the illegitmate son of Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester and Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield (age 64). They were first cousin once removed.

On 17th February 1610 James Ogilvy 1st Earl Findlater (age 15) and Elizabeth Leslie were married. She the daughter of Andrew Leslie 5th Earl Rothes (age 80). They were first cousin once removed.

On 21st September 1629 Ferdinando Gorges (age 64) and Elizabeth Gorges (age 51) were married at Wraxall, Somerset [Map]. She the daughter of Thomas Gorges of Longford Castle and Helena Snakenbourg Marchioness Northampton (age 80). They were first cousin once removed.

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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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On 24th October 1636 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha (age 34) and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha (age 17) were married at Altenburg. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha. She the daughter of Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg (age 39) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (age 43). He the son of Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar and Dorothea Maria Anhalt. They were first cousin once removed.

On 9th October 1645 Jacob Kettler (age 34) and Louise Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 28) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 1646 Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet (age 22) and Mary Seymour (age 26) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Around 1646 John Bowyer (age 46) and Elizabeth Bowyer (age 34) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

In January 1661 Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 24) and Jean Campbell were married. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 53) and Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 51). He the son of William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 56) and Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 6th February 1662 George Keith 8th Earl Marischal (age 48) and Mary Hay were married. She the daughter of George Hay 2nd Earl Kinnoull and Anne Douglas Countess Kinnoul. He the son of William Keith 6th Earl Marischal and Mary Erskine. They were first cousin once removed.

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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.

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On 23rd September 1666 Louis Henry Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern (age 25) and Maria Orange Nassau (age 24) were married. They had no issue. They were first cousin once removed.

On 18th January 1670 James Drummond 1st Duke Perth (age 22) and Jean Douglas (age 27) were married. She the daughter of William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas and Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas (age 70). He the son of James Drummond 3rd Earl Perth (age 55) and Anne Gordon. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1691 William Hamilton (age 28) and Margaret Culpepper (age 25) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 6th March 1704 William Ward (age 27) and Mary Grey were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 23rd March 1709 Warwick Lake (age 48) and Elizabeth Gerard (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. They were first cousin once removed.

In January 1712 John Jardine 3rd Baronet (age 29) and Catherine Lockhart Lady Jardine were married. She by marriage Lady Jardine of Applegirth in Dumfrieshire. They were first cousin once removed.

On 2nd January 1723 Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 25) and Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. He the son of John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld (age 64) and Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. They were first cousin once removed.

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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 27th November 1734 Johann Adolph Wettin Duke Saxe Weissenfels (age 49) and Fredericka Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 19) were married at Altenburg. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were first cousin once removed.

On 25th October 1739 Infante Philip of Spain (age 19) and Louise Elisabeth of France (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Louis XV King France (age 29) and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of Philippe V King Spain (age 55) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 47). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 23rd February 1745 Dauphin Louis Bourbon (age 15) and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (age 18) were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain (age 61) and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 52). He the son of Louis XV King France (age 35) and Marie Leszczyńska Queen Consort France (age 41). They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 15th April 1759 John Evans 5th Baron Carbery (age 21) and Emilia Crowe Baroness Carbery were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 21st March 1769 Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 24) and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 17) were married at Meiningen. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. He the son of Duke Frederick III of Saxe Coburg Altenburg III (age 69) and Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were first cousin once removed.

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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.

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On 21st August 1777 Charles Townshend 1st Baron Bayning (age 47) and Annabella Smith-Powlett (age 23) were married at Lambeth Palace [Map]. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were first cousin once removed.

On 3rd April 1784 John Sheffield 2nd Baronet (age 41) and Charlotte Sophia Digby (age 17) were married. The difference in their ages was 24 years. They were first cousin once removed.

On 6th January 1785 Francis Henry Tyler (age 31) and Betty Maria Roper were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 6th June 1791 James Buller (age 25) and Ann Buller (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Bishop William Buller (age 56) and Anne Thomas (age 53). They were first cousin once removed.

In 1805 Charles D'Oyly 7th Baronet (age 23) and Marian Greer (age 15) were married at Tumluk, Bengal. They were first cousin once removed.

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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 23rd November 1826 Frederick William Thomas Vernon Wentworth (age 31) and Augusta Frederica Brudenell (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Charles Brudenell 1st Marquess Ailesbury (age 53) and Henrietta Maria Hill. They were first cousin once removed.

On 5th May 1829 George Lewen Glyn 4th Baronet (age 24) and Henrietta Amelia Glyn Lady Glyn were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 3rd November 1829 John Fane (age 25) and Ellen Catherine Parker were married. She the daughter of Thomas Parker 5th Earl Macclesfield (age 66) and Daughter of Lewis Edwards. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 10th September 1854 Frederick Ulric Graham 3rd Baronet (age 34) and Jane Hermione Seymour Lady Graham (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Edward Adolphus Seymour 12th Duke of Somerset (age 49) and Jane Georgiana Sheridan Duchess Somerset (age 44). They were first cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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On 18th August 1857 Frederick Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes 10th or 16th Baron Saye and Sele (age 58) and Caroline Eliza Leigh Baroness Saye and Sele (age 32) were married. She by marriage Baroness Saye and Sele. The difference in their ages was 25 years. They were first cousin once removed.

In or before 1859 Frederick Dampier Rich (age 40) and Jacinthia Catherine Hesketh Lethbridge (age 38) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 6th October 1859 Charles Henry Maude (age 29) and Georgina Henrietta Emma Hanbury-Tracy (age 27) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 1860 General William Francis Napier (age 74) and Caroline Amelia Fox were married. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 28th August 1862 William Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick (age 22) and Caroline Maria Gray Countess of Limerick were married. He the son of William Henry Tennison Pery 2nd Earl of Limerick (age 50). They were first cousin once removed.

On 3rd June 1863 Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 60) and Louisa Elizabeth Heneage Countess Essex were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 12th May 1869 Edmund Langton (age 27) and Emily Caroline Langton Massingberd (age 21) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 11th October 1871 Richard Henry Fitzroy Somerset 2nd Baron Raglan (age 54) and Mary Blanche Farquhar Baroness Raglan (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Raglan. The difference in their ages was 27 years. They were first cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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On 24th June 1879 George Thomas Shuckburgh 9th Baronet (age 49) and Ida Florence Geraldine Robertson Lady Schuckburgh were married. She by marriage Lady Schuckburgh of Schuckburgh in Warwickshire. They were first cousin once removed.

Before 17th June 1881 Robert Spencer (age 64) and Louisa Spencer-Churchill (age 61) were married. She the daughter of George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough and Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 20th November 1883 Reverend Gilbert Vyvyan Heathcote (age 53) and Mary Henrietta Perceval were married. They were first cousin once removed.

Double Heese Darmstadt Marriage

On 30th April 1884 father and daughter, Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke (age 46) and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 21), were both married on the same, or near, days, he taking advantage pf his relatives being in Darmstadt for his daughter's wedding. He, apparently, didn't approve of his daughter's choice of his first cousin Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven (age 29) since they, Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven would live in Britain.

Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

In the evening Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke and Alexandrina Hutten Czapska (age 29) were married. She being his former mistress. Apparently, they separated within a week and the marriage was annulled within three months.

In 1889 Paul Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 28) and Alexandra Glücksburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of George I King Greece (age 43) and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 37). They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

In 1890 George Florance Irby 6th Baron Boston (age 29) and Cecilia Constance Irby (age 19) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. They were first cousin once removed.

On 28th August 1894 Major Basil St John Mundy (age 32) and Violet Wilhelmina Morgan (age 33) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

On 12th February 1896 William Gervase Beckett 1st Baronet (age 30) and Mabel Theresa Duncombe (age 17) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1897 Gerard Cecil Noel of Cottesmore (age 33) and Madeline Edith Clifton (age 29) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

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The 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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On 5th February 1904 Henry Fitzalan Howard 15th Duke of Norfolk (age 56) and Gwendolen Constable-Maxwell Duchess Norfolk (age 27) were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Henry Granville Fitzalan 14th Duke of Norfolk and Augusta Mary Minna Catherine Lyons Duchess Norfolk. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1927 Arthur Harold Clayton 11th Baronet (age 23) and Muriel Edith Lily Clayton (age 26) were married. They were first cousin once removed.

In 1931 Georg Donatus Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 24) and Cecilie Glücksburg Grand Duchess (age 19) were married. She by marriage Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine. He the son of Ernest Louis Hesse Darmstadt Grand Duke (age 62) and Eleonore Solms Hohensolms Lich Grand Duchess. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 3rd October 1933 John Digby Pepys 7th Earl of Cottenham (age 26) and Angela Neville Countess Cottenham (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Guy Larnach Neville 4th Marquess Abergavenny (age 50) and Isabel "Nellie" Larnach Marchioness Abergavenny (age 43). He the son of Kenelm Charles Pepys 4th Earl of Cottenham and Rose Neville Countess Cottentham. They were first cousin once removed.

On 27th September 1937 Major John Hamilton-Russell (age 26) and Joan Elizabeth Mary Cuffe were married. She the daughter of Hamilton John Agmondesham Cuffe 5th Earl of Desart and Margaret Joan Lascelles Countess of Desart. They were first cousin once removed.

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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.

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In 1938 Paul I King Greece (age 36) and Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece (age 20) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. She the daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick (age 50) and Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick (age 45). He the son of Constantine I King Greece and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Betram Verdun and Maud Ferrers were married. She the daughter of Robert Ferrers 2nd Earl of Derby and Margaret Peverell Countess Derby. They were first cousin once removed.

Francis Trelawny and Margaret Seymour were married. His brother Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet had married, or would subsequenly marry, her sister Jonathan Trelawny 2nd Baronet. They were first cousin once removed.

Richard Whitmore of Lower Slaughter and Anne Weld were married. They were first cousin once removed.

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The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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