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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: Hohenzollern
Maternal Family Tree: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken 1721-1774
On 14th July 1769 [his father] Frederick William II King Prussia (age 24) and [his mother] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 17) were married. The date exactly four years after his first marriage. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 3rd August 1770 Frederick William III King Prussia was born to Frederick William II King Prussia (age 25) and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 18). He a great x 2 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 24th December 1793 Frederick William III King Prussia (age 23) and Queen Louise of Prussia (age 17) were married. He the son of Frederick William II King Prussia (age 49) and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 42). They were half second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 15th October 1795 [his son] Frederick William IV King Prussia was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 25) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 22nd March 1797 [his son] William I King Prussia was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 26) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 21). He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 16th November 1797 [his father] Frederick William II King Prussia (age 53) died. His son Frederick (age 27) succeeded II King Prussia.
On 13th July 1798 [his daughter] Charlotte Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 27) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 22). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 14th October 1799 [his daughter] Frederica Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 29) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 30th March 1800 [his daughter] Frederica Hohenzollern died.
On 29th June 1801 [his son] Charles Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 30) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 25). He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 23rd February 1803 [his daughter] Alexandrine Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 32) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 26). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 13th December 1804 [his son] Ferdinand Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 34) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 28). He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 25th February 1805 [his mother] Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia (age 53) died.
On 1st April 1806 [his son] Ferdinand Hohenzollern (age 1) died.
All About History Books
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.
On 1st February 1808 [his daughter] Louise Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 37) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 31). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 4th October 1809 [his son] Prince Albert Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 39) and [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 33). He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 19th July 1810 [his wife] Queen Louise of Prussia (age 34) died.
In 1814 Frederick William III King Prussia (age 43) was appointed 644th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (age 51) during the Regency..
On 13th July 1817 [his son-in-law] Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (age 21) and [his daughter] Charlotte Hohenzollern (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William III King Prussia (age 46) and [his former wife] Queen Louise of Prussia. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 25th May 1822 [his son-in-law] Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (age 21) and [his daughter] Alexandrine Hohenzollern (age 19) were married. They had two sons and four daughters. She the daughter of Frederick William III King Prussia (age 51) and [his former wife] Queen Louise of Prussia. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 26th May 1827 [his son] Charles Hohenzollern (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Marie Saxe Weimar Eisenach (age 19) were married. He the son of Frederick William III King Prussia (age 56) and [his former wife] Queen Louise of Prussia.
On 14th September 1830 [his son] Prince Albert Hohenzollern (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Marianne Orange Nassau (age 20) were married at The Hague. He the son of Frederick William III King Prussia (age 60) and [his former wife] Queen Louise of Prussia. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 7th June 1840 Frederick William III King Prussia (age 69) died. His son [his son] Frederick (age 44) succeeded IV King Prussia.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King George I
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George William Hohenzollern 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick I King Prussia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Henry Orange Nassau II Prince Orange
Great x 3 Grandmother: Luise Henriette Orange Nassau
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amalia Solms Braunfels Princess Orange
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick William "Soldier King" I King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Charlotte Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Augustus William Hohenzollern Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
Father: Frederick William II King Prussia Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Frederick William III King Prussia 2 x Great Grand Son of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis VI Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Landgrave Ernest Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Count Palatine Christian III of Zweibrücken
GrandMother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken