Half Fifth Cousin

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In or before 1063 Hoël Canhiart II Duke Brittany (age 31) and Hawise Penthièvre Countess Cornouaille were married. She by marriage Countess Cornouaille. He by marriage II Duke Brittany. The date based on the birth of their first child Alan Canhiart IV Duke Brittany in 1063. She the daughter of Alan Penthièvre III Duke Brittany and Bertha Blois Duchess Brittany (age 57). He the son of Alan Canhiart Count Cornouaille and Judith Poher Countess Cornouaille and Nantes. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1103 Raoul Tosny (age 23) and Adelise Northumbria (age 29) were married. She the daughter of Waltheof Northumbria 1st Earl of Northampton 1st Earl Huntingdon and Judith Flanders Countess Huntingdon. They were half fifth cousins.

Before 14th September 1125 Hugh Blois Count Champagne and Constance Capet Countess Champagne (age 47) were married. She by marriage Countess Champagne. She the daughter of Philip I King of the Franks and Bertha Gerulfing Queen Consort France. He the son of Theobald Blois III Count Blois and Adela Valois Countess Blois and Vermandois. They were half fifth cousins.

In or before 1191 Henry Normandy 7th Count of Eu and Maud aka Matilda Plantagenet Countess Eu (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Eu. She the daughter of Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey (age 61) and Isabella Warenne Countess Boulogne 4th Countess of Surrey (age 53). He the son of John Normandy 6th Count of Eu and Alice D'Aubigny. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

In 1204 Enguerrand Coucy III Lord Coucy (age 22) and Matilda Welf Countess Perche (age 32) were married. She by marriage Lord Coucy. She the daughter of Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria and Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony. They were half fifth cousins. She a granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1253 Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 9) and Alice or Alix Lusignan Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême (age 34). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford (age 30) and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 29). They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1253 Otto II Count Guelders (age 38) and Philippe Dammartin Countess Eu were married. She by marriage Countess Guelders. She the daughter of Simon Dammartin and Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu. He the son of Gerard III Count Guelders and Margaret Reginar Countess Guelders. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England.

Around 1260 Philip de Kyme 1st Baron Kyme (age 18) and Joan Bigod Baroness Kyme (age 13) were married. They were half fifth cousins.

After 1265 Dafydd ap Gruffudd Aberffraw Prince of Wales (age 26) and Elizabeth Ferrers (age 25) were married. She the daughter of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were half fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In or before 1268 Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 22) and Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley were married. She the daughter of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret Quincy Countess Derby. They were half fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 14th September 1276 Hugh Courtenay 3rd Baron Okehampton (age 25) and Eleanor Despencer Baroness Okehampton (age 18) were married. She by marriage Baroness Okehampton. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 2nd May 1290 Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford (age 46) and Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 18) were married at Clerkenwell [Map]. She by marriage Countess Gloucester, Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of King Edward I of England (age 50) and Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 49). He the son of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Before 7th June 1315 Thomas de Vere (age 33) and Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot were married. He the son of Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford (age 57) and Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.

Before 29th November 1396 Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 32) and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Neville Raby. She the illegitmate daughter of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 56) and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster (age 46). They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1415 Gilbert Talbot 8th Baron Strange Blackmere 5th Baron Talbot (age 32) and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter (age 33) were married. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal (age 63) and Ines Peres. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

Around 1427 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham (age 46) and Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 20th January 1433 John Holland 2nd Duke Exeter (age 37) and Beatrice Aviz Duchess Exeter (age 51) were married. She by marriage Duchess Exeter. She the illegitmate daughter of King John I of Portugal (age 81) and Ines Peres. He the son of John Holland 1st Duke Exeter and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. They were half fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England.

John Duke of Bedford marries Jacquetta Luxemburg

On 22nd April 1433 John Duke Bedford (age 43) and Jacquetta Luxemburg (age 18) were married at Thérouanne [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Bedford. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol (age 43) and Margherita Baux (age 39). He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

The marriage caused a rift with Philip "Good" Duke Burgundy (age 36), John's late wife's brother, who regarded the marriage, some five months after his sister's death, an insult to her memory. There was no issue from the marriage with John dying a year and a half later.

Around 1459 John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl (age 19) and Margaret "Fair Lady of Galloway" Douglas Countess (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. She the daughter of Archibald Douglas 2nd Duke Touraine and Euphemia Graham Lady Hamilton (age 51). He the son of James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart and Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 5th May 1471 Humphrey Tuchet (age 37) and Elizabeth Courtenay Baroness Dunster (age 41) were married. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In or before 1486 John Zouche 7th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 26) and Joan Dynham Baroness Zouche Harringworth were married. She by marriage Baroness Zouche Harringworth. They were half fifth cousins.

Around 16th June 1520 Alexander Gordon (age 15) and Janet Stewart were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl (age 45) and Janet Campbell Countess Atholl. He the son of Adam Gordon Earl Sutherland and Elizabeth Sutherland 10th Countess Sutherland. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 20th October 1528 John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 18) and Elizabeth Willoughby were married. He the son of William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 45) and Elizabeth Capell Marchioness Winchester. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 13th January 1530 Henry Stewart 1st Lord Methven (age 35) and Janet Stewart were married. She the daughter of John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl and Janet Campbell Countess Atholl. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After June 1549 Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 24) and Jane Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 31) were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. He would later marry her older sister Margaret Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 41); an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 50). They were half fifth cousins.

In 1553 Fulke Greville 12th Baron Latimer 4th Baron Willoughby (age 17) and Anne Neville Baroness Latimer were married. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 54). They were half fifth cousins.

In or after 1558 Henry Neville 5th Earl of Westmoreland (age 33) and Margaret Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (age 50) were married. She by marriage Countess of Westmoreland. She the older sister of his first wife Jane Cholmley Countess of Westmoreland (deceased); an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland. They were half fifth cousins.

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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On 17th August 1561 William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie (age 18) and Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie (age 20) were married. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

After 28th December 1568 Edward Carey (age 28) and Catherine Knyvet Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 25) were married. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 1575 Gilbert Kennedy 4th Earl Cassilis (age 33) and Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton were married. She by marriage Countess Cassilis. He the son of Gilbert Kennedy 3rd Earl Cassilis and Margaret Kennedy Countess Cassilis (age 60). They were half fifth cousins.

On 22nd November 1596 William Sandes (age 21) and Elizabeth Cornwallis (age 6) were married. There was no issue from the marriage. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1604 John Stewart 1st Earl Carrick (age 38) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Carrick (age 39) were married. She the daughter of Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 68) and Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham. He the son of Robert Stewart 1st Earl Orkney (age 71) and Jean Kennedy Countess Orkney. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 7th March 1626 Henry Howard 15th or 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 17) and Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 34). He the son of Thomas Howard 14th or 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 40) and Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (age 41). They were half fifth cousins.

In or before 1636 William Brooke (age 37) and Pembroke Lennard were married. They were half fifth cousins.

On 4th February 1638 Henry Ker and Margaret Hay Countess Cassilis were married. She the daughter of William Hay 10th Earl Erroll and Anne Lyon Countess Erroll. He the son of Robert Ker 1st Earl Roxburghe (age 68) and Jean Drummond Countess Roxburghe (age 53). They were half fifth cousins.

In 1652 William Waller (age 55) and Anne Paget (age 47) were married. They were half fifth cousins.

On 15th September 1657 George Villiers 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 29) and Mary Fairfax Duchess Buckingham (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess of Buckingham. He the son of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham. They were half fifth cousins.

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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On 9th June 1665 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland (age 23) and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess of Sunderland. She the daughter of George Digby 2nd Earl Bristol (age 52) and Anne Russell Countess Bristol (age 45). He the son of Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland (age 47). They were half fifth cousins.

After 1666 Thomas Weston 4th Earl of Portland (age 56) and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 66) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland. He the son of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland. They were half fifth cousins.

In or before 1698 Henry Fane of Brympton (age 28) and Anne Scrope were married. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1707 Henry O'Brien 8th Earl Thomond (age 18) and Elizabeth Seymour Countess Thomond (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Thomond. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 44) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 39). He the son of Henry Horatio O'Brien and Henrietta Somerset Countess Suffolk (age 38). They were half fifth cousins.

Before 19th August 1710 William Wyndham 3rd Baronet (age 22) and Catherine Seymour (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset (age 48) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 43). They were half fifth cousins.

On 5th September 1714 William Carew 5th Baronet (age 24) and Anne Coventry Lady Carew (age 19) were married. She by marriage Lady Carew of Antony in Cornwall. She the daughter of Gilbert Coventry 4th Earl Coventry (age 46) and Dorothy Keyt. They were half fifth cousins.

On 2nd October 1734 Henry Harpur 5th Baronet (age 26) and Caroline Manners Lady Harpur and Burdett were married. She the daughter of John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland and Lucy Sherard Duchess Rutland (age 49). They were half fifth cousins.

On 3rd July 1815 William Vane 3rd Duke Cleveland (age 23) and Grace Caroline Lowther Duchess of Cleveland were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of William Lowther 1st Earl Lonsdale (age 57) and Augusta Fane Countess Lonsdale (age 53). He the son of William Henry Vane 1st Duke Cleveland (age 48) and Catharine Margaret Powlett Countess Darlington. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 27th November 1824 George Rice Trevor 4th Baron Dynevor (age 29) and Frances Fitzroy Baroness Dynevor were married. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before September 1831 Bishop Hugh Percy (age 47) and Mary Manners Sutton were married. She the daughter of Archbishop Charles Manners-Sutton and Mary Thoroton. He the son of Algernon Percy 1st Earl Beverley and Isabella Susan Burrell Countess Beverley. They were half fifth cousins.

In 1868 Adelbert Wellington Brownlow Cust 3rd Earl Brownlow (age 23) and Adelaide Chetwynd-Talbot Countess Brownlow were married. She by marriage Countess Brownlow. She the daughter of Henry John Chetwynd-Talbot 3rd Earl Talbot 18th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 64) and Sarah Elizabeth Beresford Countess Talbot Shrewsbury Waterford (age 60). They were half fifth cousins.

In 1868 James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 49) and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 33) were married. He the son of Welbore Ellis Agar 2nd Earl Normanton (age 90) and Diana Herbert Countess Normanton. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 18th December 1879 William Legge 6th Earl Dartmouth (age 28) and Mary Coke Countess Dartmouth (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Dartmouth. She the daughter of Thomas Coke 2nd Earl of Leicester (age 56) and Juliana Whitbread Countess Leicester. He the son of William Legge 5th Earl Dartmouth (age 56) and Augusta Finch Countess Dartmouth (age 57). They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1887 George Wyndham (age 23) and Sibell Mary Lumley (age 31) were married. She the daughter of Richard Lumley 9th Earl Scarborough and Adeliza Drummond Countess Scarborough. They were half fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1896 Hylton Jolliffe 3rd Baron Hylton (age 33) and Alice Adeliza Hervey Baroness Hylton (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Frederick William John Hervey 3rd Marquess of Bristol (age 61) and Geraldine Anson Marchioness of Bristol (age 62). They were half fifth cousins.

In 1916 Arthur Robert Mills 3rd Baron Hillingdon (age 24) and Edith Mary Cadogan Baroness Hillingdon (age 21) were married. They were half fifth cousins.

John Grey and Agnes Montagu were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury. They were half fifth cousins.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

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John Somerset and Mary Arundell were married. He the son of Henry Somerset 1st Marquess Worcester and Anne Russell Countess Worcester. They were half fifth cousins.