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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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Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach
Maternal Family Tree: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 1627-1686
On 22nd February 1650 [his father] Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 32) and [his mother] Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 22) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and [his grandmother] Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 53).
On 31st March 1651 Charles Palatinate Simmern II was born to [his father] Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 33) and [his mother] Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 23) at Heidelburg. He a great grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 14th April 1657 [his father] Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 39) and [his mother] Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 29) were divorced.
On 6th January 1658 [his father] Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 40) and [his step-mother] Maria Susanne Luise von Degenfeld (age 23) were married morganatically. She had previously been his mistress. As a result of the marriage being morganatic their children were excluded from the succession. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine and [his grandmother] Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 61).
On 16th November 1671 [his brother-in-law] Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans (age 31) and [his sister] Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Orléans. He the son of Louis XIII King France and Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France. They were half fourth cousin twice removed. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1680 Charles Palatinate Simmern II (age 28) was appointed 484th Knight of the Garter by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 49).
On 28th August 1680 [his father] Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 62) died. His son Charles (age 29) succeeded II Elector Palatine Rhine.
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 26th May 1685 Charles Palatinate Simmern II (age 34) died at Heidelburg.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John II Count Palatinate Simmern 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III Elector Palatine 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis VI Elector Palatine 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick IV Elector Palatine 11 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 1 Grandmother: Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 
6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Father: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthew Stewart 4th Earl Lennox 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel or Elizabeth Stewart Countess Lennox 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Countess Lennox Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland 
Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: King James V of Scotland Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tudor Queen Scotland Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Queen of Scots Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Claude Lorraine 1st Duke Guise 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Bourbon Duchess of Guise 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia 
Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Frederick I of Denmark 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian III King of Denmark 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick II King of Denmark 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William II Landgrave of Hesse 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Landgrave Philip I of Hesse 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William IV Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Duke of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Christine of Saxony 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Landgrave Maurice of Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: Landgrave William V of Hesse-Kassel 12 x Great Grand Son of
Mother: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of