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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.

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Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon 1086-1157

Paternal Family Tree: Jimenez

Around 1071 [his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 29] and [his mother] Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Hilduin Montdidier IV Count Montdidier. He the son of Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon and Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre Queen Consort Aragon.

On 24th April 1086 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon was born to Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 44] and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 26].

On 4th June 1094 [his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona [aged 52] died. His son [his half-brother] Peter [aged 26] succeeded I King Aragon, I King Pamplona.

In 1112 [his brother] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona [aged 39] and [his sister-in-law] Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 32] were divorced.

On 3rd May 1123 [his mother] Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona [aged 63] died.

In 1134 [his brother] Alfonso I King Aragon I King Pamplona [aged 61] died. His brother Ramiro [aged 47] succeeded I King Aragon.

On or before 11th August 1136 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon [aged 50] and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [aged 31] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon. She the daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona.

On 11th August 1136 [his daughter] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon was born to Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon [aged 50] and [his wife] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [aged 31]. She married August 1150 her fourth cousin Raymond V Count Barcelona, son of Raymond III Count Barcelona and Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona, and had issue.

On 25th July 1137 Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 17] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 15] were married at the Cathedral of Saint-André, Bordeaux [Map] by Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux. Her father [his brother-in-law] William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine had died some three months previously leaving Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England as a ward of Louis's father Louis VI King of the Franks [aged 55] who quickly married her to his son Louis with a view to the Duchy of Aquitaine becoming joined with the Kingdom of France. A week later Louis VI King of the Franks died and his son Louis and Eleanor became King and Queen of France. She the daughter of William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of Louis VI King of the Franks and Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed.

Eleanor gave Louis a rock-crystal vase as a wedding gift which he subsequently gave to Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis. The vase is now in the Louvre.

Crystal vase, 'of Eleanor'. Crystal: Iran (?), 6th-7th century (?). Mounting: Saint-Denis, before 1147; 13th and 14th centuries. Rock crystal, nielloed and gilded silver, precious stones, pearls, champlevé enamels on silver. Originating from the treasury of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)" (This vase, Eleanor, his spouse, gave it to King Louis, Mitadolus to his ancestor, the king to me, Suger, who have offered it to the saints).

Vase de cristal, "d'Aliénor". Cristal: Iran (?), VI-VII siécle (?). Monture: Saint-Denis, avant 1147; XIII et XIV siécles. Cristal de roche, argent niellé et doré, pierres pécieuses, perles, émaux champlevés sur argent Provient du trésor de I'abbaye de Saint-Denis. Inscription: "+ HOC VAS SPONSA DEDIT A(ie)NOR-REGI LUDOVICO MITADOL(us) AVO MIHI REX S(an)C(tis)Q(ue) SUGER(ius)". (ce vase, Aliénor, son épouse, l'a donné au roi Lous, Mitadolus a son aïeul, le roi à moi, Suger, qui l'ai offert aux saints).

Archbishop Geoffrey of Loroux: In 1137 he was appointed Archbishop of Bordeaux. On 18th July 1155 he died.

William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine: he and Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine were married. She by marriage Duchess Aquitaine. He the son of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine. In 1099 he was born to William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine at Toulouse. On 10th February 1127 William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine died. His son William succeeded X Duke Aquitaine. On 9th April 1137 he died. His daughter Eleanor succeeded XI Duchess Aquitaine.

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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 2

The Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II, Volume 2, comprising A Sorrowful Commendation on King Edward, the Life of Edward II by a Monk of Bridlington, Life of Edward II by a Monk of Malmesbury and Life of Edward by Thomas de la More, presents a rich collection of medieval English chronicles illuminating the political, military, ecclesiastical and social upheavals of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. The volume offers contemporary and near-contemporary accounts of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II, a period marked by war with Scotland, conflict between Crown and nobility, disputes over royal government, ecclesiastical tensions, rebellion, deposition and civil violence. Particular attention is given to the struggle surrounding Piers Gaveston, Thomas of Lancaster and the Despensers, as well as the turbulent final years of Edward II and the political circumstances that shaped the early reign of Edward III. These chronicles are especially valuable for their vivid narrative detail. They preserve speeches, political arguments, descriptions of battles and executions, accounts of parliaments and royal councils, reports of diplomatic missions, ecclesiastical controversies, prodigies and natural events, and contemporary judgements on the conduct of kings, magnates and churchmen. Written from differing institutional and regional perspectives, the texts reveal not only what happened but how medieval observers interpreted events, often through ideas of divine judgement, legitimate kingship, loyalty, treason and moral retribution. An important primary-source collection for readers interested in Edward I, Edward II, medieval politics, the Scottish wars, the baronial opposition, the fall of Edward II, church history and fourteenth-century England, Volume 2 provides an indispensable window into one of the most turbulent periods of the English Middle Ages.

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On 13th November 1137 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon [aged 51] abdicated. [his daughter] Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon [aged 1] succeeded Queen Aragon.

Before 1140 [his step-son] Geoffrey Thouars IV Viscount Thouars [aged 14] and Aenor Lusignan Viscountess Thouars [aged 9] were married. She by marriage Viscountess Thouars. She the daughter of Hugh "Brown" VII of Lusignan II Count of La Marche [aged 74] and Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche. He the son of Aimery Thouars V Viscount Thouars and [his wife] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [aged 34]. They were half second cousins.

In August 1150 [his son-in-law] Raymond V Count Barcelona [aged 36] and Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Barcelona. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon [aged 64] and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [aged 45]. He the son of Raymond III Count Barcelona and Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona. They were fourth cousins.

On 16th August 1157 Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon [aged 71] died. He had abdicted in fabour of his daughter Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon [aged 21] some twenty years before.

Around 1159 [his former wife] Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon [aged 54] died.

Aimery Thouars V Viscount Thouars and Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon were married. She by marriage Viscountess Thouars. She the daughter of William "Troubadour" Poitiers IX Duke Aquitaine and Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine.

[his father] Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona and Isabella Urgell Queen Consort Aragon Queen Consort Pamplona were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Aragon, Queen Consort Pamplona. She the daughter of Ermengol Urgell 3rd Count Urgell. He the son of [his grandfather] Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon and [his grandmother] Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre Queen Consort Aragon.

Royal Descendants of Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon 1086-1157
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon [1]

Ancestors of Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon 1086-1157

Great x 4 Grandfather: García I King Pamplona

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho II King Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Andregoto Aznárez

Great x 2 Grandfather: García Sánchez "Tremulous" II King Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fernán González Count Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Urraca González Queen Consort Leon Queen Consort Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Sánchez

Great x 1 Grandfather: Sancho "Great" III King Pamplona

Great x 3 Grandfather: Fernando Bermúdez

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jimena Fernández Bermúdez Queen Consort Pamplona

Grandfather: Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sancha Aibar

Father: Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger I of Carcasonne

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernard Roger Count of Bigorre

Grandmother: Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre Queen Consort Aragon

Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hilduin III Count Montdidier

Grandfather: Hilduin Montdidier IV Count Montdidier

Mother: Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona