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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 1199-1252

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

Maternal Family Tree: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault 1079-1151

In 1191 [his father] Alfonso IX King Leon (age 19) and [his step-mother] Theresa of Portugal Queen Consort Leon (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Sancho "Populator" I King Portugal (age 36) and Dulce Barcelona Queen Consort Portugal. He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand II King Leon and [his grandmother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 43). They were first cousins.

In 1197 [his father] Alfonso IX King Leon (age 25) and [his mother] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso VIII King Castile (age 41) and [his grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile (age 35). He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand II King Leon and [his grandmother] Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon (age 49). They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1199 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon was born to Alfonso IX King Leon (age 27) and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 20). He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.56%.

On 31st August 1217 [his mother] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 38) Abdicated I King Castile. On 31st August 1217 Her son Ferdinand (age 18) succeeded III King Castile.

On 30th November 1219 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 20) and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 14) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. She the daughter of Philip King Germany. He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon (age 48) and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 23rd November 1221 [his son] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 22) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 16). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1225 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 26) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1227 [his daughter] Eleanor Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 28) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 21). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1228 [his daughter] Berengaria Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 29) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 22). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24th September 1230 [his father] Alfonso IX King Leon (age 59) died. His son Ferdinand (age 31) succeeded III King Leon.

In 1231 [his son] Philip Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 32) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1233 [his son] Sancho Ivrea Archbishop Toledo was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 34) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 27). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1234 [his son] Manuel Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 35) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 28). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In November 1235 [his daughter] Maria Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 36) and [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30). She died an infant. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 5th November 1235 (possibly March) [his wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon (age 30) died in Toro, Zamora.

In October 1237 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 38) and Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 17) were married in Burgos [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin (age 57) and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 38). He the son of Alfonso IX King Leon and Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 58). They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1239 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 40) and [his wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 19). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1241 [his daughter] Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 42) and [his wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 21) at Burgos [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1242 Raoul Coucy II Lord Coucy succeeded II Lord Coucy. [his sister-in-law] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu by marriage Lord Coucy.

In 1243 [his son] Louis Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 44) and [his wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 23). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1243 [his son] Ferdinand Ivrea (age 18) died.

In 1244 [his son] Simon Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 45) and [his wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 24). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1245 [his son] John Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 46) and [his wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 25). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 8th November 1246 [his mother] Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile (age 67) died.

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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.

In 1249 [his son] Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 40) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon (age 34). He the son of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 50) and [his former wife] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. They were half third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 1250 Raoul Coucy II Lord Coucy and [his sister-in-law] Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Simon Dammartin and [his mother-in-law] Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu (age 50). They were third cousins.

On 30th May 1252 Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon (age 53) died. His son [his son] Alfonso (age 30) succeeded X King Castile, X King Leon. [his daughter-in-law] Violante Barcelona Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon by marriage Queen Consort Castile, Queen Consort Leon.

On 16th March 1279 [his former wife] Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon (age 59) died.

[his son] Frederick Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] Henry Ivrea was born to Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon and Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 1199-1252 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 1199-1252

Kings Wessex: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 1199-1252

Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon

Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England

Constanza Manuel Queen Consort Castile

John I King Castile

Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre

Ancestors of Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon 1199-1252

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese

Great x 2 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy

GrandFather: Ferdinand II King Leon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 2 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

Father: Alfonso IX King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Gallant" Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Burgundy Count Portugal

Great x 1 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese

Great x 2 Grandmother: Teresa Alfónsez Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jimena Munoz

GrandMother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy

Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

GrandFather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho Jiménez

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ramiro Jiménez

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constanza Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: García "Restorer" IV King Navarre

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rodrigo Díaz Vivar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cristina Rodríguez Vivar

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 4 Grandfather: Engenulphe Aigle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Aigle Lord Aigle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Richvaride Unknown

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marguerite Aigle Queen Consort Navarre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Juliette du Perche Chateaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche

Mother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermengarde La Flèche De Baugency Countess Anjou

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Aimery Chatellerault Viscount Châtellerault

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Île Bouchard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dangereuse Ile Bouchard Viscountess Chatellerault