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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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Maternal Family Tree: Agatha
Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal was created Queen Consort Portugal.
Before 1190 [her father] Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 24) and Marie Chatillon were married.
In 1190 [her father] Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 25) and [her mother] Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (age 30) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Matthew Metz Count Boulogne and [her grandmother] Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne.
In 1202 Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal was born to [her father] Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 37) and [her mother] Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (age 42). She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
In 1204 [her father] Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 39) was appointed I Count Aumale.
In 1216 [her mother] Ida Metz Countess Boulogne (age 56) died.
In 1227 [her father] Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale (age 62) committed suicide.
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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In 1239 Alfonso III King Portugal (age 28) and Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal (age 37) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. She the daughter of Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale and Ida Metz Countess Boulogne. He the son of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 4th January 1248 [her brother-in-law] Sancho "Pious" II King Portugal (age 38) died. His brother [her husband] Alfonso (age 37) succeeded III King Portugal.
In 1253 Alfonso III King Portugal (age 42) and Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal (age 51) were divorced.
In 1253 [her husband] Alfonso III King Portugal (age 42) and Beatrice Queen Consort Portugal (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Portugal. The difference in their ages was 31 years. She the illegitmate daughter of Alfonso X King Castile X King Leon (age 31) and Mayor Guillén de Guzmán (age 48). He the son of Alfonso "Fat" II King Portugal and Urraca Ivrea Queen Consort Portugal. They were first cousin twice removed. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In January 1259 Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal (age 57) died.
On 16th February 1279 [her former husband] Alfonso III King Portugal (age 68) died.
Philip Capet Count Boulogne was created Count Boulogne. Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal by marriage Countess Boulogne.
Philip Capet Count Boulogne and Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal were married. She the daughter of Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale and Ida Metz Countess Boulogne. He the son of King Philip II of France and Agnes of Merania Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Kings Scotland: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Alberic Dammartin
Father: Renaud Dammartin I Count Boulogne, Dammartin and Aumale
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Clermont Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Great x 1 Grandfather: Renaud II Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
GrandMother: Mathilde Clermont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois III Count Vermandois
Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto Vermandois I Count Vermandois
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengard of Bar Countess Vermandois
Great x 2 Grandfather: Herbert Vermandois IV Count Vermandois
Great x 3 Grandmother: Pavia Countess Vermandois
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph III Count of Valois 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph IV Count of Valois
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois
Matilda Dammartin Queen Consort Portugal Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Regilinda Ardennes Countess Namur
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "The Frisian" I Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Billung Countess Holland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eilika Schweinfurt Duchess Saxony
GrandFather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey "Ferréol" Anjou 2nd Count Gâtinais 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Fulk "Réchin" Anjou 4th Count Anjou
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Blanche Ingelger Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Montfort
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnès of Normandy 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean de la Flèche de Baugency
Great x 3 Grandfather: Elias I Count Maine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Paula Maine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermengarde de la Flèche Countess of Anjou
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gervais II Lord Chateau Du Loir
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Chateau Du Loir Countess Maine
Mother: Ida Metz Countess Boulogne Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo Blois II Count Blois 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Blois III Count Blois
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Auvergne Countess Blois
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres
Great x 4 Grandfather: Herbert "Wakedog" Maine I Count Maine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda Maine Countess Blois
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Magnificent" Normandy I Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King William "Conqueror" I of England -2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Herleva of Falaise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin "The Good" V Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Capet Duchess Normandy
GrandMother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandfather: Eustace II Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida of Lorraine Countess Boulogne
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Duncan I of Scotland 
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Malcolm III of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bethóc Unknown Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Exile" Wessex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wessex Queen Consort Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agatha