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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Count Palatine

Count Palatine is in German Lords Temporal.

Conrad Palatine Count Palatine was appointed Count Palatine.

Otto I Wittelsbach I Count Palatine was appointed I Count Palatine.

Count Palatine Neumarkt

On 18th May 1410 Rupert King Germany (age 58) died. His son John (age 27) succeeded Count Palatine Neumarkt. His son Stephen (age 24) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine Simmern

Count Palatine Simmern

On 18th May 1410 Rupert King Germany (age 58) died. His son John (age 27) succeeded Count Palatine Neumarkt. His son Stephen (age 24) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine Simmern

On 14th February 1459 Stephen Count Palatine Simmern 1385-1459-Zweibrücken (age 73) died. His son Frederick (age 41) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern. Margaret Egmont Countess Palatinate Simmern (age 23) by marriage Countess Palatine Simmern. His son Louis (age 35) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

On 29th November 1490 Frederick I Count Palatine Simmern (age 73) died. His son John (age 31) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern.

On 27th January 1509 John I Count Palatinate Simmern (age 49) died. His son John (age 16) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern.

On 18th May 1557 John II Count Palatinate Simmern (age 65) died. His son Frederick (age 42) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern.

On 26th October 1576 Frederick III Elector Palatine (age 61) died. His son Louis (age 37) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern.

Count Palatine Simmern-Kaiserslautern

On 6th January 1655 Louis Philip Palatinate Simmern (age 52) died. His son Louis (age 14) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern-Kaiserslautern.

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

On 18th May 1410 Rupert King Germany (age 58) died. His son John (age 27) succeeded Count Palatine Neumarkt. His son Stephen (age 24) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine Simmern

On 14th February 1459 Stephen Count Palatine Simmern 1385-1459-Zweibrücken (age 73) died. His son Frederick (age 41) succeeded Count Palatine Simmern. Margaret Egmont Countess Palatinate Simmern (age 23) by marriage Countess Palatine Simmern. His son Louis (age 35) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

On 19th July 1489 Louis I Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (age 65) died. His son Alexander (age 26) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

On 21st October 1514 Alexander Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (age 51) died. His son Louis (age 12) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

On 3rd December 1532 Louis II Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (age 30) died. His son Wolfgang (age 6) succeeded Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.

Count Palatine of the Rhine

In 1156 Conrad Hohenstaufen Count Palatine (age 21) was appointed Count Palatine of the Rhine.

In 1193 Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine (age 20) and Agnes Palatine of the Rhine were married. She by marriage Countess Palatine of the Rhine. He the son of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria (age 64) and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony.

In 1212 Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine (age 39) Abdicated. His son Henry (age 15) succeeded VI Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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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 1212 Henry Welf VI Count Palatine of the Rhine (age 15) and Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Palatine of the Rhine. She the daughter of Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant (age 47) and Maud Metz. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 26th April 1214 Henry Welf VI Count Palatine of the Rhine (age 17) died without issue. Louis Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 40) succeeded Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria succeeded II Duke Upper Bavaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria was appointed Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria was appointed VI Count Palatine of the Rhine.

Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine succeeded V Count Palatine of the Rhine.