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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.

Biography of Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal 1271-1336

Paternal Family Tree: Barcelona

Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy 1161-1228

Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal was crowned Queen Consort Portugal.

In 1271 Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal was born to Peter III King Aragon (age 31) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 22).

In 1282 Denis I King Portugal (age 20) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Peter III King Aragon (age 42) and Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 33). He the son of Alfonso III King Portugal and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 40). They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 11th November 1285 [her father] Peter III King Aragon (age 45) died. His son [her brother] Alfonso (age 20) succeeded III King Aragon.

On 3rd January 1290 [her daughter] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon was born to [her husband] Denis I King Portugal (age 28) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 19). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 8th February 1291 [her son] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal was born to [her husband] Denis I King Portugal (age 29) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23rd January 1302 [her son-in-law] Ferdinand IV King Castile IV King Leon (age 16) and [her daughter] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [her husband] Denis I King Portugal (age 40) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 31). He the son of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 9th April 1302 [her mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon (age 53) died.

On 12th September 1309 [her son] Alfonso "Brave" IV King Portugal (age 18) and [her daughter-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Sancho IV King Castile IV King Leon and Maria Molina Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He the son of [her husband] Denis I King Portugal (age 47) and Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 38). They were half first cousin once 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 18th November 1313 [her daughter] Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 23) died.

In 1325 [her illegitimate step-son] João Afonso Burgundy (age 45) died.

On 7th January 1325 [her husband] Denis I King Portugal (age 63) died. His son [her son] Alfonso (age 33) succeeded IV King Portugal. [her daughter-in-law] Beatrice Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal (age 32) by marriage Queen Consort Portugal.

On 4th July 1336 Elisabeth Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal (age 65) died.

[her father] Peter III King Aragon and [her mother] Constance Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [her grandfather] James I King Aragon and [her grandmother] Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.