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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: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 20th April 1898 [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 32) and [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 34) were married at the Citadel Church, Cairo. They were sixth cousins. He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 3rd October 1899 Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster was born to [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 34) and [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 12th November 1914 [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 49) was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium whilst commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade. In his Despatch of 20 November 1914, Sir John French said: "Another officer whose name was particularly mentioned to me was Brigadier-General FitzClarence, VC, commanding the 1st Guards' Brigade. He was unfortunately killed in the night attack of the 11th November. His loss will be severely felt".
On 30th July 1925 Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 25) and Monica Sheila Grayson were married. He the son of Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence and Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 61).
On 21st March 1926 [his son] Anthony Fitz-Clarence 7th Earl of Munster was born to Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 26) and [his wife] Monica Sheila Grayson. He a great x 3 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom. He married 28th July 1949 Louise Delvigne Countess Munster.
In 1930 Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 30) and Monica Sheila Grayson were divorced.
On 28th September 1939 Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 39) and Vivian Scholfield were married. There was no issue from the marriage. He the son of Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence and Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 75).
In 1941 [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 77) died.
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 28th July 1949 [his son] Anthony Fitz-Clarence 7th Earl of Munster (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Louise Delvigne Countess Munster were married. He the son of Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 49) and [his former wife] Monica Sheila Grayson.
In 1958 [his former wife] Monica Sheila Grayson died.
On 26th August 1975 George Fitz-Clarence 5th Earl Munster (age 69) died. His second cousin Edward (age 75) succeeded 6th Earl Munster, 6th Viscount Fitzclarence, 6th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 15th November 1983 Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 84) died. His son Anthony (age 57) succeeded 7th Earl Munster, 7th Viscount Fitzclarence, 7th Baron Tewkesbury.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: King William IV of the United Kingdom Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Fitz-Clarence 1st Earl Munster Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan"
GrandFather: Captain George Fitz-Clarence Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 
13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Wyndham Countess Munster 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont
Father: Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Henry Scott 3rd Earl of Clonmell 
GrandMother: Maria Henrietta Scott
Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
GrandFather: Alfred Spencer-Churchill 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 13 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paget Countess Galloway 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Violet Spencer-Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Gough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Gough 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reynolds Calthorpe 
14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Yelverton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Carpenter
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Carpenter Baroness Calthorpe
GrandMother: Harriett Louisa Hester Gough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 
11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of