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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: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 1601-1659
In 1617 [his father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 34) and [his mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 20th November 1629 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg was born to George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 47) and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 28).
On 12th April 1641 [his father] George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 59) died. His son [his brother] Christian (age 19) succeeded Duke Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 30th September 1658 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 28) and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 62). He the son of George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 57).
On 6th May 1659 [his mother] Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 57) died.
On 28th May 1660 [his son] King George I was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 30) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 29). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1661 [his son] Frederick Augustus Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 31) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 30). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 3rd June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft an English fleet commanded by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31), [his brother-in-law] Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 45) and Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 39) defeated a Dutch Fleet.
Richard Boyle was killed.
Charles Maccarthy Viscount Muskerry was killed.
Charles Berkeley 1st Earl Falmouth (age 35) was killed by a cannonball aboard the Royal Charles. Earl Falmouth extinct, Baron Botetourt Langport in Somerset extinct. His father Charles (age 65) succeeded 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Possibly the only occasion when a father has succeeded his son.
Charles Weston 3rd Earl of Portland (deceased) was killed by a cannon shot. On 13th June 1665 His uncle Thomas (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl of Portland, 4th Baron Weston of Nayland in Suffolk.
Thomas Allin 1st Baronet (age 53) was present.
Admiral Jeremy Smith commanded the Mary.
Captain George Batts fought. He was assigned to Sir George Ayscue's (age 49) division in the Blue Squadron.
James Ley 3rd Earl Marlborough (age 47) was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft commanding Old James attempting to recover a captured ship. His half brother William (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Marlborough.
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In 1666 [his son] Maximilian Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 36) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 35). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
Before 1668 James Hayes (age 30) was appointed Secretary to [his brother-in-law] Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 48).
On 30th October 1668 [his daughter] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 38) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 38). She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1669 [his son] Charles Philip Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 39) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 38). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1671 [his son] Christian Henry Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 41) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 40). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 17th September 1674 [his son] Ernest Augustus Hanover 1st Duke of York and Albany was born to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 44) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 43). He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1675 [his illegitimate daughter] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Countess of Darlington and Leinster was born illegitimately to Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 45).
On 21st November 1682 [his son] George Louis of Hanover (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 16) were married. The marriage had been arranged by their respective fathers Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 53) and [his brother] George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 58), and his mother [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 52). She the illegitmate daughter of George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg and Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg. He the son of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg and Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern. They were first cousins. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 29th November 1682 [his brother-in-law] Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 62) died without legitimate issue at Westminster [Map]. Duke Cumberland and Earl Holderness extinct. He was buried in the Crypt, Westminster Abbey.
Before 1685 [his son-in-law] Frederick I King Prussia (age 27) and [his daughter] Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 55) and [his wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 54). He the son of Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg (age 64) and Luise Henriette Orange Nassau. They were second cousins. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1690 [his son] Charles Philip Hanover (age 21) died.
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin 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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In 1690 [his son] Frederick Augustus Hanover (age 29) died.
On 19th December 1692 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 63) was elected Elector Brunswick Lüneburg.
On 28th December 1694 the marriage of the future [his son] King George I (age 34) and [his daughter-in-law] Sophia Dorothea of Celle (age 28) was dissolved. Sophia Dorothea was named as the guilty party for "maliciously leaving her husband". She was forbidden to remarry or to see her children again; her name was removed from official documents, she was stripped of her title of Electoral Princess. She was imprisoned for life.
On 23rd January 1698 Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg (age 68) died.
On 8th June 1714 [his former wife] Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern (age 83) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II Landgrave of Hesse 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave George I of Hesse Darmstadt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert III Duke Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England