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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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Paternal Family Tree: Pitt
On 4th January 1746 [her father] George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 24) and [her mother] Penelope Atkins were married. Their marriage was notoriously unhappy and they were often estranged.
On 23rd February 1749 Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier was born to George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 27) and Penelope Atkins.
On 6th December 1766 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 26) and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 17) were married at the chapel of the British Embassy, Paris.
On 28th April 1770 Jean Louis Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 89) died unmarried. Earl Ligonier, Viscount Ligonier of Enniskillen and Baron Ligonier extinct. His nephew His nephew [her husband] Edward (age 30) succeeded Viscount Ligonier of Clonmell and was created Earl Ligonier albeit in the Irish peerage six years later. Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 21) by marriage Countess Ligonier.
On 7th May 1771 [her husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 31) duelled at Green Park with Vittorio Amadeo, Count Alfieri, with whom he believed his wife Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 22) was conducting an affair.
On 7th November 1771 Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 31) and Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 22) were divorced.
On 14th December 1773 [her former husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 33) and Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington and Jane Huband.
On 14th June 1782 [her former husband] Edward Ligonier 1st Earl Ligonier (age 42) died. Earl Ligonier extinct.
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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.
On 1st January 1795 [her mother] Penelope Atkins died in Milan, Italy. She was buried at the Old English Cemetery Livorno Italy.
On 7th April 1821 [her father] George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers (age 99) died. On 7th April 1821 His son [her brother] George (age 69) succeeded 2nd Baron Rivers of Stratfield Saye in Hampshire, 2nd Baron Rivers of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
Before 1827 . Thomas Gainsborough. Portrait of the Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 77). Collection of The Huntingdon, San Marino.
In 1827 Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier (age 77) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pitt
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Pitt
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Pitt
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Morton 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Morton
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Pitt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Savage 2nd Earl Rivers 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Savage Baroness Chandos 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Parker 4th Baron Monteagle 14th Baron Marshal 13th Baron Morley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Parker 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tresham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: George Pitt of Stratfield Saye 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Penelope Pitt Viscountess Ligonier 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Henry Atkins 4th Baronet
Mother: Penelope Atkins