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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.
Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen
In May 1205 (possibly March) Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon was born to Philip King Germany (age 27) in Nuremburg.
On 21st June 1208 [her father] Philip King Germany (age 30) was killed.
On 30th November 1219 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 20) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 14) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Philip King Germany. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon (age 48) and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 23rd November 1221 [her son] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 22) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1225 [her son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 26) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1227 [her daughter] Eleanor Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 28) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1228 [her daughter] Berengaria Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 29) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 22). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1231 [her son] Philip Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 32) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1233 [her son] Sancho Ivrea Archbishop Toledo was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 34) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 27). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1234 [her son] Manuel Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 35) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 28). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In November 1235 [her daughter] Maria Ivrea was born to [her husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 36) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30). She died an infant. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 5th November 1235 (possibly March) Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30) died in Toro, Zamora.
In October 1237 [her former husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 38) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 17) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin (age 57) and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 38). He the son of [her former father-in-law] Alfonso IX King Leon and [her former mother-in-law] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 58). They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 30th May 1252 [her former husband] Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 53) died. His son [her son] Alfonso (age 30) succeeded X King Castile, X King Leon. [her daughter-in-law] Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.
[her son] Frederick Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
[her son] Henry Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
GrandFather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Azzo II Margrave of Milan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders
Great x 1 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ordulf Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony
Great x 4 Grandmother: Wulfhild of Norway
Great x 2 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria
Father: Philip King Germany
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur
GrandMother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress
Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon