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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: Savoy
On 4th September 1249 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy was born to [his father] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders (age 50) and [his mother] Beatrice Fieschi.
In 1252 [his father] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders (age 53) and [his mother] Beatrice Fieschi were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy (age 72).
On 7th February 1259 [his father] Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders (age 60) died.
In 1272 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 22) and Sybille Bagé were married. He the son of Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders and Beatrice Fieschi.
In 1282 Rhuddlan Castle [Map] was besieged by the Welsh until relieved by Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 32).
On 16th May 1282 [his brother] Thomas Savoy III Count Flanders (age 36) was killed during a border dispute with Humbert I of Viennois.
In 1284 [his son] Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 34) and [his wife] Sybille Bagé at Baugé. He married his second cousin once removed Blanche Burgundy Countess Savoy, daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.
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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On 15th December 1291 [his son] Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 42) and [his wife] Sybille Bagé. He married 1330 Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy and had issue.
In 1297 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) and Marie Brabant were married. He the son of Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders and Beatrice Fieschi.
In January 1297 Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford (age 27) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 24) were married in secret greatly offending her father King Edward I of England (age 57) who had been planning to marry her to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 47) in March. Ralph Monthermer 1st Earl of Gloucester and Hertford was imprisoned at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]; he was released in August 1297. She the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England.
On 16th October 1323 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy (age 74) died. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded Count Savoy.
[his daughter] Margaret Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Anna Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his daughter] Maria Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his daughter] Catherine Savoy Duchess Austria was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant. She married Leopold Habsburg I Duke Austria, son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria, and had issue.
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.
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[his daughter] Beatrice Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Beatrice Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Marie Brabant.
[his son] John Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Bonne Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Agnes Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
[his daughter] Eleanor Savoy was born to Amadeus V "Great" Savoy and Sybille Bagé.
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [2]
Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France [1]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [1]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [1]
Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine [1]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [1]
Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [1]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [3]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [2]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Burgundy 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy
GrandFather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Father: Thomas Savoy II Count Flanders
Great x 1 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
GrandMother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Mother: Beatrice Fieschi