Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
On 29th July 1981 [his father] Prince Charles [aged 32] and [his mother] Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 20] were married at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Princess of Wales. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer [aged 57] and [his grandmother] Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer [aged 45]. He the son of Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 60] and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 55].
On 21st June 1982 William Prince of Wales was born to [his father] King Charles III [aged 33] and [his mother] Diana Spencer Princess Wales [aged 20]. He a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
In On 6th November 2004 Edward van Cutsem [aged 31] and Tamara Katherine Grosvenor [aged 24] were married at Chester Cathedral [Map] at a service officiated by Canon Lawrence Skipper [aged 87] who had officated at her parent's marriage in 1978. She the daughter of Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster [aged 52] and Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster [aged 45].
The bride was given away by her father the Duke of Westminster.
The bridesmaids included Viola Grosvenor [aged 12].
The ushers were Princes William [aged 22] and [his brother] Harry [aged 20].
Guests included:
[his grandfather] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 83] and [his grandmother] Her Majesty the Queen [aged 78] and the Duke of Edinburgh.
the Duchess of Westminster and her daughter Edwina Grosvenor [aged 23].
Local guests included Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, William Bromley Davenport, Richard Thomas, chief executive of Chester Race Company and the Duke's personal assistant Vicky Bolton.
Coaches and cars departed for a buffet reception at Eaton Hall [Map], near Eccleston, Cheshire, the ancestral home of the Grosvenors, with a spectacular fireworks display at 9pm.
On 9th April 2005 [his father] Prince Charles [aged 56] and Queen Consort Camilla Shand [aged 57] were married at Windsor Guildhall. He the son of [his grandfather] Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [aged 83] and [his grandmother] Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [aged 78].
In 2011 William Prince of Wales [aged 28] was created 1st Duke Cambridge.
On 29th April 2011 William Prince of Wales [aged 28] and Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cambridge. He the son of King Charles III [aged 62] and Diana Spencer Princess Wales.
Ralph Percy 12th Duke of Northumberland [aged 54] and Isobel Jane Richard Duchess of Northumberland [aged 52] attended.
On 7th June 2024 Hugh Grosvenor 7th Duke of Westminster [aged 33] and Olivia Henson were married at Chester Cathedral [Map]. He the son of Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 6th Duke Westminster and Natalia Phillips Duchess of Westminster [aged 65].
William Prince of Wales [aged 41] attended.
Guests included Edwina Grosvenor [aged 42] and her husband Dan Snow.
The city's annual Summer Flowers project has been funded by the couple, with 100,000 flowers planted as part of the wedding celebrations and they have also paid for free ice cream and sorbet from three local independent businesses to be given to visitors to Chester city centre through the day. BBC.
On 29th August 2024 a memorial service was held at St Mary's Church, Snettisham [Map] for Robert Fellowes 1st Baron Fellowes [deceased].
The service was attended by Prince William [aged 42] and [his brother] Prince Harry [aged 39].
Kings Wessex: Great x 27 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Grand Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 33 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 31 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 
18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Andrew Glücksburg 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Hesse Darmstadt II Grand Duke 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Hesse Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Wilhelmine Baden 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Louis of Battenburg 1st Marquess Milford Haven 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Julia Hauke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Alice of Battenburg Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Wilhelm Hesse Darmstadt 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Louis Hesse Darmstadt IV Grand Duke 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Prussia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Victoria Hesse Darmstadt Marchioness Milford Haven Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Alice Saxe Coburg Gotha Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Father: King Charles III Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George V of the United Kingdom Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: King George VI of the United Kingdom Son of King George V of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Paul Ludwig Konstantin Teck 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Teck 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England Great Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Adolphus Hanover 1st Duke Cambridge Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Mary Adelaide Hanover Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
GrandMother: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas George Lyon Bowes 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Grimstead
Great x 2 Grandfather: Claude Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oswald Smith
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Dora Smith Countess Strathmore and Kinghorne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Mildred Hodgson
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort England 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Wellesley Lady Abdy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edwyn Burnaby
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Louisa Burnaby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Caroline Salisbury
William Prince of Wales Grand Son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: George John Spencer 2nd Earl Spencer 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Spencer 4th Earl Spencer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lavinia Bingham Countess Spencer 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Horace Beauchamp Seymour-Conway 
3 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Horatia Seymour-Conway Countess Spencer 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Malet Palk 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert Edward John Spencer 7th Earl Spencer 6 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Baring
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Baring 1st Baron Revelstoke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Matilda Bingham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Baring Countess Spencer 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crocker Bulteel
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel Baroness Revelstoke 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey 
14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer 7 x Great Grand Son of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Duke of Abercorn 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Albert Edward Hamilton 3rd Duke of Abercorn 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard William Penn Curzon Howe 1st Earl Howe 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Anna Curzon Howe Duchess Abercorn 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Gore Countess Howe 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton Countess Spencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles George Bingham 4th Earl Lucan 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Brudenell Countess Lucan 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rosalind Cecilia Caroline Bingham Duchess Abercorn 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Gordon-Lennox 5th Duke Richmond 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox Countess Lucan 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Duchess Richmond 
10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Mother: Diana Spencer Princess Wales 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Roche
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Roche 1st Baron Fermoy
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Roche 3rd Baron Fermoy 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Brownell Boothby 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Caroline Boothby 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Roche 4th Baron Fermoy 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Franklin H Work
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Ellen Work Lady Fermoy
GrandMother: Frances Ruth Roche Countess Spencer 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colonel William Smith Gill
Great x 1 Grandmother: Ruth Sylvia Gill Baroness Fermoy