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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Bernadotte
On 6th June 1857 [his father] King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (age 28) and [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 20) were married.
On 16th June 1858 Gustav V King Sweden was born to [his father] King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (age 29) and [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 21).
On 18th September 1872 [his uncle] Charles XV King Sweden IV King Norway (age 46) died. His brother [his father] Oscar (age 43) succeeded King Sweden and King Norway. [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 36) by marriage Queen Sweden and Queen Norway.
On 11th November 1882 [his son] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden was born to Gustav V King Sweden (age 24). He married (1) 15th June 1905 his fourth cousin twice removed Margaret "Daisy" Windsor, daughter of Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn and Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught, and had issue (2) 3rd November 1923 his fifth cousin once removed Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden, daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven.
On 15th June 1905 [his son] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret "Daisy" Windsor (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Prince Arthur Windsor 1st Duke Connaught and Strathearn (age 55) and Luise Margarete Hohenzollern Duchess Connaught (age 44). He the son of Gustav V King Sweden (age 46). They were fourth cousin twice removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 8th December 1907 [his father] King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (age 78) died. His son Gustav (age 49) succeeded V King Sweden.
On 30th December 1913 [his mother] Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (age 77) died.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 3rd November 1923 [his son] Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden (age 40) and [his daughter-in-law] Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden (age 34) were married. She the daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven and Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven (age 60). He the son of Gustav V King Sweden (age 65). They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 29th October 1950 Gustav V King Sweden (age 92) died. His son Gustaf (age 67) succeeded VI King Sweden. [his daughter-in-law] Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden (age 61) by marriage Queen Consort Sweden.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Oscar I King Sweden and Norway
Gustav V King Sweden 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick William Nassau Weilburg Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John William Friso Orange Nassau Prince Nassau Dietz
Great x 3 Grandfather: Willam Karel Hendrik Friso Orange Nassau 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Louise Hesse-Kassel Princess Nassau Dietz 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Carolina Orange Nassau Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Anne Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Duke William of Nassau 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Mother: Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Frederick Wilhelm Karl Württemberg 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Hohenzollern 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Paul Heinrich Württemberg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles William Ferdinand Brunswick Bevern 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Augusta Caroline Brunswick Bevern Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Princess Pauline of Württemberg 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland