Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Ingelger
Maternal Family Tree: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou
Around 940 Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia was born to [her father] Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou (age 35) and [her mother] Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou.
In 942 [her grandfather] Fulk "Red" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou (age 72) died. His son [her father] Fulk (age 37) succeeded 2nd Count Anjou, 2nd Viscount Anjou.
In 960 [her father] Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou (age 55) died. His son [her brother] Geoffrey (age 21) succeeded 1st Count Anjou.
In 968 [her future husband] William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles (age 18) was created 1st Count Provence.
In 980 [her future husband] William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles (age 30) was created 1st Count Arles.
In 982 Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia (age 15) and Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 42) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou. He the son of Lothair III King West Francia (age 41) and Emma Unknown.
Around 984 William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles (age 34) and Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 44) were married. She by marriage Countess Provence, Countess Arles. She the daughter of Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou.
In 986 [her daughter] Constance Arles Queen Consort France was born to [her husband] William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles (age 36) and Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 46). She married 1003 Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks, son of Hugh I King of the Franks and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 2nd March 986 [her father-in-law] Lothair III King West Francia (age 45) died. His son [her husband] Louis (age 19) succeeded V King West Francia. Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 46) by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 21st May 987 [her husband] Louis "Do Nothing" V King West Francia (age 20) died without issue ending the Carolingian Dynasty. Hugh I King of the Franks (age 46) was elected King West Francia beginning the Capetian Dynasty.
On 21st July 987 [her brother] Geoffrey "Greygown" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou (age 48) died. His son [her nephew] Fulk (age 17) succeeded III Count Anjou.
After 29th August 993 [her former husband] William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles (deceased) died. His son [her former step-son] William (age 12) succeeded 2nd Count Provence.
In 1003 [her son-in-law] Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks (age 30) and [her daughter] Constance Arles Queen Consort France (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her former husband] William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles and Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 63). He the son of Hugh I King of the Franks and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France (age 58).
In 1026 Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 86) died.
William "Liberator" Arles 1st Count Provence 1st Count Arles and Arsenda Comminges Countess Provence and Arles were married. She by marriage Countess Provence, Countess Arles.
[her father] Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou and [her mother] Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou were married. She by marriage Viscountess Anjou. He the son of [her grandfather] Fulk "Red" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou and [her grandmother] Roscille Loches Countess Anjou.
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ingelger
GrandFather: Fulk "Red" Ingelger 1st Count Anjou
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelais Amboise
Father: Fulk "Good" Ingelger 2nd Count Anjou
Great x 1 Grandfather: Warnerius Seigneur Loches
GrandMother: Roscille Loches Countess Anjou
Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia
GrandFather: Ratburnus I Viscount of Vienne
Mother: Gerberge Unknown Viscountess Anjou