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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Biography of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 1204-1230

Paternal Family Tree: Braose

Around 1204 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber was born to [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and [his mother] Graecia Briwere.

Before 1215 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and [his mother] Graecia Briwere were married.

Around 1215 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber and [his step-mother] Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw (age 20) were married. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1215 [his uncle] Bishop Giles de Braose 7th Baron Braose 5th Baron Bramber died. His brother [his father] Reginald succeeded 8th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 6th Baron Bramber Feudal. He seized his father's lands by force following the death of his brother Giles rousing the anger of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 43) whose men attacked de Braose lands in Brecon and Abergavenny and Gower. Abergavenny Castle had to be rebuilt as a result.

Before 1221 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 16) and Eva Marshal (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.

In 1221 Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 77) died. His son Hugh (age 39) succeeded 3rd Earl Norfolk. [his sister-in-law] Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey (age 27) by marriage Countess Norfolk.

Around 1222 [his daughter] Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 18) and [his wife] Eva Marshal (age 19). She married 1230 her half fourth cousin Dafydd ap Llewellyn Prince of Wales, son of Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw and Joan Plantagenet.

Around 1222 [his brother-in-law] Richard Marshal 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 31) and Gervase Dinant Countess Pembroke were married. He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke.

In 1224 [his daughter] Maud de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 20) and [his wife] Eva Marshal (age 21) at Brecon [Map]. She married 1247 her half fourth cousin once removed Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and had issue.

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 23rd April 1224 [his brother-in-law] William "The Younger" Marshal 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 34) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Pembroke and Leicester (age 9) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 36). He the son of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. They were fifth cousins.

In 1227 [his daughter] Eva de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 23) and [his wife] Eva Marshal (age 24). She married before 15th February 1248 William Cantilupe and had issue.

Around 1228 [his daughter] Eleanor de Braose was born to William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 24) and [his wife] Eva Marshal (age 25). She married after 12th August 1241 her fourth cousin Humphrey Bohun, son of Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex and Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex, and had issue.

In June 1228 [his father] Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber died at Brecon [Map]. His son William (age 24) succeeded 9th Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation, 7th Baron Bramber Feudal.

In 1230 [his son-in-law] Dafydd ap Llewellyn Prince of Wales (age 17) and [his daughter] Isabella "Lady of Snowdon" Braose Princess Wales (age 8) were married. She the daughter of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) and [his wife] Eva Marshal (age 27). They were half fourth cousins. He a grandson of King John of England.

Sometime before 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) was captured by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet (age 39).

On 2nd May 1230 William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber (age 26) was hanged by Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw (age 58) for having been found in the bedchamber of his wife Joan Plantagenet (age 39). His daughter [his daughter] Eva (age 3) succeeded 10th Baroness Abergavenny Feudal Creation. [his future son-in-law] William Cantilupe by marriage Baron Abergavenny Feudal Creation. His first cousin John (age 33) succeeded 8th Baron Bramber Feudal.

Chronicle of the Princes of Wales. 1230. That year, William Bruse (age 26) was hanged by Llywelyn (age 58), son of Iorwerth, having been caught in the chamber of the prince, with the princess Jannet (age 39), daughter of king John, and wife of the prince.

In 1246 [his former wife] Eva Marshal (age 43) died.

Royal Ancestors of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 1204-1230

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Royal Descendants of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 1204-1230
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

King Henry V of England [2]

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [2]

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [1]

King Edward IV of England [4]

King Richard III of England [4]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [8]

King Henry VII of England and Ireland [1]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [8]

Queen Jane Seymour [9]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [15]

Queen Catherine Howard of England [7]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [15]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [2]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]

George Wharton [100]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [2]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]

Frederick I King Sweden [6]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]

President George Washington [6]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]

William Elector of Hesse [6]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]

Frederick William III King Prussia [2]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]

William I King Prussia [4]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]

King Christian IX of Denmark [6]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [390]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]

Constantine I King Greece [6]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1604]

Carl XVI King Sweden [54]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [548]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4644]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [15]

Ancestors of William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 1204-1230

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Braose 1st Baron Bramber

Great x 2 Grandfather: Phillip de Braose 2nd Baron Bramber

Great x 1 Grandfather: William de Braose 3rd Baron Bramber

Great x 3 Grandfather: Juhel Totnes

Great x 2 Grandmother: Aenor Totnes Baroness Bramber

GrandFather: William de Braose 4th Baron Bramber

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Gloucester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Gloucester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adeliza or Eunice Balun

Great x 2 Grandfather: Miles Gloucester 1st Earl Hereford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dru de Balun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Emme or Bertha Balun

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bertha Gloucester Baroness Bramber

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geofrey "The Incompetent" Neufmarché

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard Neufmarché

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ada II Heugleville

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sibyl Neufmarché Countess Hereford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Osbern St John 2nd Baron Burford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes or Nest St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Nest verch Gruffydd Cadelling Baroness Burford

Father: Reginald de Braose 8th Baron Abergavenny 6th Baron Bramber

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald St Valery

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bernard St Valery

GrandMother: Maud "Lady of Hay" St Valery Baroness Bramber

Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Unknown

William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber

Mother: Graecia Briwere