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Biography of Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet 1541-1617

Paternal Family Tree: Wyvill

Before 1541 [his father] Christopher Wyvill (age 22) and [his mother] Margaret Scrope (age 20) were married. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1541 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet was born to [his father] Christopher Wyvill (age 23) and [his mother] Margaret Scrope (age 21).

In or before 1562 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 20) and Magdalen Danby (age 26) were married. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1562 [his son] Christopher Wyvill was born to Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 21) and [his wife] Magdalen Danby (age 27). He married 2nd April 1589 his fourth cousin once removed Jane Stapleton and had issue.

Around 1578 [his father] Christopher Wyvill (age 60) died.

In 1584 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 43) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1585.

On 2nd April 1589 [his son] Christopher Wyvill (age 27) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Stapleton (age 11) were married. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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In 1597 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 56) was elected MP York which seat he held until 1598.

In June 1608 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 67) was knighted at Syon House [Map].

On 25th November 1611 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 70) was created 1st Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.

On 22nd July 1614 [his son] Christopher Wyvill (age 52) died.

On 9th January 1617 Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet (age 76) died. He was buried at Masham. His grandson [his grandson] Marmaduke (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire.

Royal Ancestors of Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet

Father: Christopher Wyvill 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzrandolph

GrandMother: Agnes Fitzrandolph 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Welles Baroness Scrope Masham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chaworth 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Greystoke 4th Baron Greystoke 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Greystoke 5th Baron Greystoke 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Baroness Greystoke Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Greystoke Baroness Scrope Masham 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Greystoke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Marmaduke Wyvill 1st Baronet 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville Baroness Scrope Bolton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth St John Baroness Scrope Bolton Baroness Zouche Harringworth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: John Scrope 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Baroness Scrope Bolton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne

Mother: Margaret Scrope 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Phyllis Rokeby