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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall

The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.

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Biography of Alexander I King Greece 1893-1920

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence 1180-1242

Alexander I and Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece were married. He the son of Constantine I King Greece and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece.

On 27th October 1889 [his father] Constantine I King Greece (age 21) and [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick III King Prussia and [his grandmother] Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 48). He the son of [his grandfather] George I King Greece (age 43) and [his grandmother] Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece (age 38). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 1st August 1893 Alexander I was born to [his father] Constantine I King Greece (age 24) and [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 23). He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

On 18th March 1913 [his grandfather] George I King Greece (age 67) died. His son [his father] Constantine (age 44) succeeded I King Greece. [his mother] Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece (age 42) by marriage Queen Consort Greece.

On 11th June 1917 [his father] Constantine I King Greece (age 48) abdicated King Greece. Alexander I (age 23) succeeded I King Greece. Aspasia Manos Queen Consort Greece by marriage Queen Consort Greece.

On 25th October 1920 Alexander I (age 27) died. His brother [his brother] Paul (age 18) succeeded I King Greece.

On 27th September 1922 [his father] Constantine I King Greece (age 54) abdicated King Greece. Alexander I succeeded I King Greece. [his brother] George II King Hellenes (age 32) succeeded II King Hellenes. Elisabeth Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Queen Consort Greece Queen Consort Hellenes (age 27) by marriage Queen Consort Hellenes.

Royal Ancestors of Alexander I

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Alexander I

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of

GrandFather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Father: Constantine I King Greece 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Württemberg Duke Württemberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Alexander I King Greece Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken

Great x 1 Grandfather: William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

GrandFather: Frederick III King Prussia 7 x Great Grand Son of

Mother: Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of