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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.

Biography of Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain 1667-1740

Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach

On 28th October 1667 Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain was born to Philip William Elector Palatine (age 51).

In November 1679 [her future husband] Charles "Bewitched" II King Spain (age 17) and Marie Louise Bourbon Queen Consort Spain (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 39) and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans (age 35). He the son of Philip IV King Spain and [her future mother-in-law] Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 44). They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

In August 1689 Charles "Bewitched" II King Spain (age 27) and Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Philip IV King Spain and Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain (age 54). They were third cousin once removed.

On 2nd September 1690 [her father] Philip William Elector Palatine (age 74) died.

On 1st November 1700 [her husband] Charles "Bewitched" II King Spain (age 38) died.

On 16th July 1740 Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain (age 72) died.

Royal Ancestors of Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain 1667-1740

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain 1667-1740

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Wolfgang Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna of Hesse aka Cleves 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Babymaker" La Marck II Duke Cleves 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John La Marck III Duke Cleves 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Hesse Duchess Cleves 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William La Marck Duke of Jülich Cleves Berg 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Jülich Berg Duchess Cleves

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Habsburg Spain Duchess Cleves 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England