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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: Fitzgerald
Maternal Family Tree: Mary Tracy Baroness Spencer Tilbury 1581-1671
Around 1655 [his father] Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare (age 59) and [his grandmother] Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare. He the son of [his grandfather] George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare (age 42) and [his grandmother] Joan Boyle Countess Kildare (age 44).
In 1661 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare was born to Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare (age 27) and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare.
On 5th March 1664 [his father] Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare (age 30) died. His son John (age 3) succeeded 18th Earl Kildare.
Before 1683 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare (age 21) and Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Kildare. He the son of Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. They were third cousin twice removed.
In November 1683 [his wife] Mary O'Brien Countess Kildare (age 20) died.
On 12th June 1684 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare (age 23) and Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Kildare. She the daughter of Richard Jones 1st Earl Ranelagh (age 43) and Elizabeth Willoughby Countess Ranelagh (age 51). He the son of Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare. They were second cousins.
In 1694 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare (age 33) was elected MP Tregony.
On 9th November 1707 John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare (age 46) died. His first cousin Robert (age 32) succeeded 19th Earl Kildare.
In April 1758 [his former wife] Elizabeth Jones Countess Kildare (age 93) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Earl of Kildare
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 9th Earl of Kildare
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Fitzeustace 1st Baron Portlester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzeustace Countess Kildare
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Fitzgerald 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Countess Kildare 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Wentworth Fitzgerald 17th Earl of Kildare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork
GrandMother: Joan Boyle Countess Kildare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fenton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fenton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork
John Fitzgerald 18th Earl of Kildare 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Holles
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Holles
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scopham
Great x 2 Grandfather: Denzil Holles
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Denzell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Denzell
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Stanley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanhope
Great x 3 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bourchier 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Rawson
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix Cooke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Port
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Port
Mother: Elizabeth Holles Countess Kildare 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Horace de Vere 1st Baron Vere 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hardkyn
GrandMother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tracy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Tracy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Digby
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tracy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Tracy Baroness Spencer Tilbury