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The 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." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Cuman
In 1260 [her grandfather] Manuel Ivrea (age 26) and [her mother] Constance Barcelona were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] James "The Just" II King Aragon and [her grandmother] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1316 Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile was born to Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 33) and Constance Barcelona. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.66%.
On Before 1318 [her father] Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 35) and [her mother] Constance Barcelona were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] James "The Just" II King Aragon (age 50) and [her grandmother] Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon. They were half first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1325 Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 13) and Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile (age 9) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. The marriage was annulled in 1327; there was no issue from the marriage. He the son of Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1328 [her husband] Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 16) and [her future sister-in-law] Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [her future father-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 36) and [her future mother-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 35). He the son of Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon and Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were double first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 1339 [her father] Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 56) and [her step-mother] Blanca de la Cerda y Lara (age 21) were married. The difference in their ages was 34 years. They were first cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 24th August 1340 Peter I King Portugal (age 20) and Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 49) and Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 47). They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 31st October 1345 [her son] Ferdinand I King Portugal was born to [her husband] Peter I King Portugal (age 25) and Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile (age 29). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.84%.
On 15th November 1347 Peter IV King Aragon (age 28) and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Burgundy Queen Consort Aragon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 56) and [her mother-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 54). He the son of [her uncle] Alfonso IV King Aragon and Teresa Enteca Queen Consort Aragon. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 13th June 1348 [her father] Juan Manuel Prince of Villena (age 66) died.
On 30th October 1348 [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Burgundy Queen Consort Aragon (age 20) died of plague. See Masearo, Condes de Barcelona, Volume 2, p. 274.
All About History Books
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.
On 13th January 1349 Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile (age 33) died.
In or before 1350 [her former husband] Peter I King Portugal (age 29) and Inês Castro (age 24) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. There is some uncertainty as to whether they were married. He announced their marriage in 1357 after he succeeded, and after her death, thereby ensuring their children were legitimate. He the son of [her former father-in-law] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 58) and [her former mother-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 56).
On 26th March 1350 [her former husband] Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile (age 38) died of plague. His son Peter (age 15) succeeded I King Castile.
On 18th January 1367 [her former husband] Peter I King Portugal (age 46) died. His son [her son] Ferdinand (age 21) succeeded I King Portugal.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandFather: Manuel Ivrea 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip King Germany
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon
Father: Juan Manuel Prince of Villena 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Beatrice Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Barral of Baux
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy
Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: James I King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter III King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon
GrandFather: James "The Just" II King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandfather: Manfred King Sicily
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Lancia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy
Mother: Constance Barcelona 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
GrandMother: Blanche Capet Queen Consort Aragon 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary
Great x 3 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman