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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.

Biography of Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 1134-1188

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Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Faidiva Toulose Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

In 1123 [his father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 28) and [his mother] Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [his grandfather] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy (age 53).

In 1134 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy was born to Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 39) and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

In April 1148 [his father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy (age 53) died at Nicosia. His son Humbert (age 14) succeeded III Count Savoy.

Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 21) and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders (age 56) and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 43). He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.

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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In 1160 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne by marriage Count Boulogne.

In 1160 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 24) were married. She the daughter of King Stephen I England and Matilda Flanders. He the son of [his father-in-law] Thierry Count Flanders (age 61) and [his mother-in-law] Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex and Flanders (age 48). They were third cousins.

In 1164 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 30) and Clementia Zähringen Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.

In 1166 [his daughter] Alicia Savoy was born to Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 32) and [his wife] Clementia Zähringen Countess Savoy.

In 1170 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne (age 34) were divorced.

In 1173 [his brother-in-law] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne died. His daughter Ida (age 13) succeeded Countess Boulogne.

In 1176 [his brother-in-law] Peter Metz Bishop Cambrai died.

In 1178 [his son] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy was born to Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 44) and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy.

In 1178 [his daughter] Alicia Savoy (age 12) died.

In 1186 [his wife] Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy died.

On 4th March 1188 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy (age 54) died. His son [his son] Thomas (age 10) succeeded I Count Savoy.

[his father] Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Adelaide Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of [his grandfather] Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and [his grandmother] Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy.

[his daughter] Sofia Savoy was born to Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Clementia Zähringen Countess Savoy.

Ancestors of Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 1134-1188

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Otto Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy

GrandFather: Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy

Father: Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adalbert King of Italy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud Unknown

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Fearless" Normandy I Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Conan "Crooked" Penthièvre III Duke Brittany

Great x 3 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Gerberga Ingelger Duchess Brittany

GrandMother: Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Mother: Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy

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Ancestors of Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 1134-1188