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Paternal Family Tree: Welf
Conrad I King Burgundy and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
Around 925 Conrad I King Burgundy was born to [his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy (age 45) and [his mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy.
On 11th July 937 [his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy (age 57) died. His son Conrad (age 12) succeeded I King Burgundy.
In 951 [his brother-in-law] Otto I King Germany I King Italy Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) and [his sister] Adelaide Welf Holy Roman Empress (age 20) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Germany. She the daughter of [his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [his mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. He the son of Henry "Fowler" I King East Francia and Matilda Ringelheim Queen Consort East Francia.
On 25th December 961 [his brother-in-law] Otto I King Germany I King Italy Holy Roman Emperor (age 49) was appointed I King Italy. [his sister] Adelaide Welf Holy Roman Empress (age 30) by marriage Queen Consort Italy.
On 2nd February 962 [his brother-in-law] Otto I King Germany I King Italy Holy Roman Emperor (age 49) was created Holy Roman Emperor. [his sister] Adelaide Welf Holy Roman Empress (age 31) by marriage Holy Roman Empress.
In 964 Conrad I King Burgundy (age 39) and Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia. He the son of Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy. They were fourth cousin once removed.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 964 [his daughter] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France was born to Conrad I King Burgundy (age 39) and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 21). She married (1) 983 her sixth cousin Odo Blois I Count Blois, son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy, and had issue (2) 999 her second cousin Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks, son of Hugh I King of the Franks and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France.
In 965 [his daughter] Gerberga Welf was born to Conrad I King Burgundy (age 40) and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 22).
In 969 [his daughter] Matilda Welf was born to Conrad I King Burgundy (age 44) and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 26).
In 971 [his son] Rudolph "Idle" III King Burgundy was born to Conrad I King Burgundy (age 46) and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 28).
In or before 975 [his son-in-law] Henry "Quarrelsome" Saxon Ottonian II Duke Bavaria (age 23) and [his daughter] Gisela Welf Duchess Bavaria were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Conrad I King Burgundy (age 49) and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy. He the son of Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria and Judith Luitpoldings.
In 977 [his brother-in-law] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine (age 23) was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.
After 7th September 978 [his sister-in-law] Gerberge Reginarids Countess Vermandois (deceased) died.
Around 983 [his son-in-law] Odo Blois I Count Blois (age 33) and [his daughter] Bertha Welf Queen Consort France (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Blois. She the daughter of Conrad I King Burgundy (age 58) and [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 40). He the son of Theobald "Trickster" Blois I Count Blois and Luitgarde Vermandois Duchess Normandy. They were sixth cousins.
On 2nd March 986 [his brother-in-law] Lothair III King West Francia (age 45) died. His son Louis (age 19) succeeded V King West Francia. Adelaide Blanche Ingelger Queen Consort West Francia (age 46) by marriage Queen Consort West Francia.
On 12th June 991 [his brother-in-law] Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine (age 38) died.
On 27th January 992 [his wife] Mathilde Carolingian Queen Consort Burgundy (age 49) died.
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 19th October 993 Conrad I King Burgundy (age 68) died. His son Rudolph (age 22) succeeded III King Burgundy.
[his father] Rudolph "Pious" II King Burgundy II King Italy and [his mother] Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Italy. He the son of [his grandfather] Rudolph I King Burgundy.
[his daughter] Gisela Welf Duchess Bavaria was born to Conrad I King Burgundy and Adelaide Bellay Queen Consort Burgundy. She married in or before 975 Henry "Quarrelsome" Saxon Ottonian II Duke Bavaria, son of Henry Saxon Ottonian I Duke Bavaria and Judith Luitpoldings, and had issue.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Welf
Great x 2 Grandfather: Conrad Welf I Count Auxerre
Great x 4 Grandfather: Isambart "The Saxon" Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig Saxony
Great x 1 Grandfather: Conrad Welf II Count Auxerre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Tours
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Tours Countess Auxerre
GrandFather: Rudolph I King Burgundy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Waldrada Worms Countess Auxerre
Mother: Bertha Swabia Queen Consort Italy