Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Norman
William Normandy II Count of Eu and Beatrice Bulli Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu.
William Normandy II Count of Eu and Helisende Avranches Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu. They were half first cousin once removed.
In 1055 William Normandy II Count of Eu was born to [his father] Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and [his mother] Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu [aged 33].
After 1057 [his grandfather] William Normandy 1st Count of Eu [deceased] died. His son [his father] Robert succeeded III Count Eu.
Around 1075 [his son] Henry Normandy I Count of Eu was born to William Normandy II Count of Eu [aged 20] and Helisende Avranches Countess Eu. He married 1117 his half second cousin once removed Margaret Blois Countess Eu, daughter of William "Simple" Blois Count Blois Count Chartres and Agnes Sully Countess Blois and Chartres, and had issue.
On 10th April 1085 [his mother] Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu [aged 63] died.
Around 1093 [his father] Robert Normandy III Count of Eu died. His son William [aged 38] succeeded II Count Eu.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 1093. In the same year, William [aged 38], count d'Eu, won over by his greediness of lucre, and attracted by the promise of vast domains, deserted his natural lord, Robert, earl of Normandy, to whom he had sworn fealty, and coming to king William in England, transferred his allegiance to that powerful seducer.
[his father] Robert Normandy III Count of Eu and [his mother] Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. He the son of [his grandfather] William Normandy 1st Count of Eu and [his grandmother] Lesceline Countess Eu.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Rollo Duke Normandy
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Longsword" I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Poppa Unknown Duchess Normandy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sprota
GrandFather: William Normandy 1st Count of Eu
Father: Robert Normandy III Count of Eu
GrandMother: Lesceline Countess Eu
William Normandy II Count of Eu
GrandFather: Father of Beatrix and Herleva
Mother: Beatrix Falaise Countess Eu