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Biography of Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Paternal Family Tree: Fanshawe

In or before 1628 [his father] Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins (age 20) and [his mother] Susanna Otten (age 19) were married.

In 1628 Thomas Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins (age 21) and Susanna Otten (age 20).

In 1651 [his father] Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins (age 44) died.

Around 1659 Peter Lely (age 40). Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe (age 31) and [his future wife] Margaret Heath.

Margaret Heath: she was born to Edward Heath of Cottesmore. Before 1674 Thomas Fanshawe and she were married. In 1674 she died.

In 1660 Thomas Fanshawe (age 32) was appointed Clerk of the Crown in the King's Bench.

In 1660 Thomas Fanshawe (age 32) was knighted.

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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 1668 [his mother] Susanna Otten (age 60) died.

Before 1674 Thomas Fanshawe (age 45) and Margaret Heath were married.

In 1674 [his wife] Margaret Heath died.

After 1674 Peter Lely (age 55). Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe (age 46) and [his wife] Elizabeth Fanshawe.

Elizabeth Fanshawe: she was born to Thomas Fanshawe 1st Viscount Fanshawe and Elizabeth Cockayne Viscountess Fanshawe. After 1674 Thomas Fanshawe and she were married. They were half second cousins.

After 1674 Thomas Fanshawe (age 46) and Elizabeth Fanshawe were married. They were half second cousins.

Before 1684 [his son-in-law] Baptist Noel (age 25) and [his daughter] Susannah Fanshawe were married.

In 1685 Thomas Fanshawe (age 57) was elected MP Essex.

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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.

Around 1690 Mary Beale aka Cradock (age 56). Portrait of Thomas Fanshawe (age 62).

In 1705 Thomas Fanshawe (age 77) died.

[his daughter] Susannah Fanshawe was born to Thomas Fanshawe and Margaret Heath.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Thomas Fanshawe 1628-1705

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Fanshawe

GrandFather: Thomas Fanshawe 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Smythe

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Smythe 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas "Customer" Smythe 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Smythe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Thomas Fanshawe of Jenkins 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Thomas Fanshawe 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Matthias Otten

Mother: Susanna Otten