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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Fitzwilliam
On 17th September 1718 [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 33) and [his mother] Anne Stringer were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam (age 75) and [his grandmother] Anne Cremor.
On 15th January 1720 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd was born to [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 35) and [his mother] Anne Stringer.
On 28th August 1728 [his father] John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (age 43) died. His son William (age 8) succeeded 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam5th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal.
On 4th May 1741 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 21) was elected MP Peterborough.
On 22nd June 1744 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 24) and Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. She by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam, Baroness Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. She the daughter of Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 50). He the son of John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam and Anne Stringer.
On 24th March 1745 [his daughter] Anne Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 25) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 6th June 1746 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) was appointed Privy Council.
On 14th July 1746 [his daughter] Charlotte Fitzwilliam Baroness Dundas was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam. She married 24th May 1764 Thomas Dundas 1st Baron Dundas, son of Thomas Laurence Dundas 1st Baronet, and had issue.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 6th September 1746 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 26) was created 1st Earl Fitzwilliam. [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
On 30th May 1748 [his son] William Fitzwilliam 4th and 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam was born to William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 28) and [his wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam. He married (1) 1770 Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough, and had issue (2) after 1822 Louisa Molesworth Countess Fitzwilliam, daughter of Richard Molesworth 3rd Viscount Molesworth.
On 14th December 1750 [his father-in-law] Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham (age 57) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Charles (age 20) succeeded 2nd Marquess Rockingham, 7th Baron Rockingham of Northampton, 7th Baronet Watson of Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire.
In 1752 [his brother-in-law] Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess Rockingham (age 22) and Mary Bright were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Thomas Watson 1st Marquess Rockingham.
On 10th August 1756 William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd (age 36) died. His son William (age 8) succeeded 4th Earl Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam, 6th Baron Fitzwilliam of Liffer in Donegal. [his future daughter-in-law] Charlotte Ponsonby Countess Fitzwilliam by marriage Countess Fitzwilliam.
In 1769 [his former wife] Anne Watson Wentworth Countess Fitzwilliam died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 16 Grand Son of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 22 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Baron Fitzwilliam 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam 13 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: William Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Fitzwilliam 14 x Great Grand Son of
Father: John Fitzwilliam 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam 15 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Cremor
GrandMother: Anne Cremor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Tryce
William Fitzwilliam 1st and 3rd Earl Fitzwilliam 16 x Great Grand Son of
Mother: Anne Stringer