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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Paternal Family Tree: Mecklenburg
On 24th December 1879 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark was born to [her father] Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 28].
On 10th April 1897 [her father] Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 46] died.
On 26th April 1898 Christian X King of Denmark [aged 27] and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 54] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 46]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1905 the union of Sweden and Norway was dissoved. [her brother-in-law] Haakon VII King Norway [aged 32] succeeded VII King Norway. Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 14th May 1912 [her father-in-law] Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 68] died. His son [her husband] Christian [aged 41] succeeded X King of Denmark.
On 20th April 1947 [her husband] Christian X King of Denmark [aged 76] died.
On 28th December 1952 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 73] died.
[her son] Frederik Glücksburg was born to Christian X King of Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
[her son] Knud Glücksburg was born to Christian X King of Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Duke Württemberg 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alexandrine Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
Father: Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland