The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bernadotte
Maternal Family Tree: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg
On 20th October 1932 [his father] Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte (age 26) and [his mother] Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 24) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 49) and [his grandmother] Margaret "Daisy" Windsor. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 30th April 1946 Carl XVI King Sweden was born to [his father] Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte (age 40) and [his mother] Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 38). He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.86%.
On 15th September 1973 [his grandfather] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 90) died. His grandson Carl (age 27) succeeded XVI King Sweden. [his future wife] Silvia Sommerlath Queen Consort Sweden by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
On 19th June 1976 Carl XVI King Sweden (age 30) and Silvia Sommerlath Queen Consort Sweden were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Oscar I King Sweden and Norway
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gustav V King Sweden 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke William of Nassau 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Paul Heinrich Württemberg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Pauline of Württemberg 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandFather: Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden 5 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Father: Prince Gustaf Adolf Bernadotte Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Margaret "Daisy" Windsor Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Charles Hohenzollern 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Saxe Weimar Eisenach
Great x 1 Grandmother: Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
Carl XVI King Sweden 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Leopold Saxe Coburg Gotha 1st Duke Albany Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Charles Edward Saxe Coburg Gotha Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 1 Grandmother: Helena Waldeck Duchess Albany
Mother: Sibylla Saxe Coburg Gotha Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Friedrich Ferdinand Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg
GrandMother: Viktoria Adelheid Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian August Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Sophie Danneskiold Samsøe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg