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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Paternal Family Tree: Kerr
Maternal Family Tree: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton 1542
At the end of 1630, or early 1631, [his father] William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 25) and [his mother] Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian were married. He by marriage Earl Lothian. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Robert Kerr 2nd Earl Lothian and [his grandmother] Annabel Campbell Countess Lothian. He the son of [his grandfather] Robert Kerr 1st Earl Ancram (age 52) and [his grandmother] Anne Stanley (age 30). They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 8th March 1636 Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian was born to [his father] William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 31) and [his mother] Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian.
In January 1661 Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 24) and Jean Campbell were married. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 53) and Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 51). He the son of William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 56) and Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
After January 1661 [his son] William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 24) and [his wife] Jean Campbell. He married June 1685 his first cousin Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian, daughter of Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll and Mary Stewart Countess Argyll, and had issue.
In October 1663 [his brother-in-law] Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 34) succeeded 9th Earl Argyll. Mary Stewart Countess Argyll (age 35) by marriage Countess Argyll.
In 1667 [his mother] Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian died. Her son Robert (age 30) succeeded 4th Earl Lothian.
In 1670 [his daughter] Margaret Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 33) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In 1671 [his daughter] Jean Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 34) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In 1673 [his son] John Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 36) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In 1674 [his daughter] Mary Kerr Marchioness Douglas was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 37) and [his wife] Jean Campbell. She married 13th December 1692 her fourth cousin once removed James Douglas 2nd Marquess Douglas, son of Archibald Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde 12th Earl Angus and Anne Stewart, and had issue.
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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In 1675 [his father] William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian (age 70) died. His son Robert (age 38) succeeded 2nd Earl Lothian.
In 1676 [his son] Mark Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 39) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In 1678 John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 41) and [his sister-in-law] Mary Campbell Countess Caithness, Breadalbaine and Holland (age 43) were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 68). They were fifth cousin once removed.
Around 1678 Simon Pietersz Verelst (age 34). Portrait of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 41).
In 1678 [his daughter] Margaret Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 41) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In 1679 [his son] James Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 42) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
On 13th August 1681 John Campbell 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland (age 45) was created 1st Earl Breadalbaine and Holland. [his sister-in-law] Mary Campbell Countess Caithness, Breadalbaine and Holland (age 47) by marriage Countess Breadalbaine and Holland.
In 1682 [his daughter] Annabella Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 45) and [his wife] Jean Campbell.
In June 1685 [his son] William Kerr 2nd Marquess Lothian (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian were married. She the daughter of [his brother-in-law] Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 56) and Mary Stewart Countess Argyll. He the son of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 49) and [his wife] Jean Campbell. They were first cousins.
On 30th June 1685 [his brother-in-law] Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll (age 56) was beheaded on the Maiden (an early gullotine) in Edinburgh for his part in Argyll's Rising. His son Archibald (age 26) succeeded 10th Earl Argyll. Elizabeth Tollemache Duchess Argyll (age 25) by marriage Countess Argyll.
On 4th February 1690 [his sister-in-law] Mary Campbell Countess Caithness, Breadalbaine and Holland (age 56) died.
On 13th December 1692 [his son-in-law] James Douglas 2nd Marquess Douglas (age 46) and [his daughter] Mary Kerr Marchioness Douglas (age 18) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Douglas. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 56) and [his wife] Jean Campbell. He the son of Archibald Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde 12th Earl Angus and Anne Stewart. They were fourth cousin once removed.
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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In 1700 [his wife] Jean Campbell died.
On 23rd June 1701 Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 65) was created 1st Marquess Lothian.
On 15th February 1703 Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian (age 66) died. His son William (age 42) succeeded 2nd Marquess Lothian, 5th Earl Lothian, 3rd Earl Lothian. [his daughter-in-law] Jean Campbell Marchioness Lothian by marriage Marchioness Lothian.
On 28th June 1853 Francis Charteris 8th Earl of Wemyss Douglas 4th Earl March (age 81) died. His son Francis (age 56) succeeded 9th Earl Wemyss, 2nd Baron Wemyss of Wemyss in Fife. Louisa Bingham Countess Wemyss (age 55) by marriage Countess Wemyss.
His obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine by Sylvanus Urban Volume XL reads as follows:
THE EARL OF WEMYSS AND MARCH June 28 At Gosford House East Lothian in his 81st year the Right Hon Francis Wemyss Charteris Wemyss sixth Earl of Wemyss and Lord Elcho and Methel 1633 Baron Wemyss of Elcho 1628 Earl of March Viscount of Peebles and Lord Niedpath, Lyne and Munard 1697 all dignities in the peerage of Scotland Baron Wemyss of Wemyss co Fife 1821 and Lord Lieutenant of Peebleshire.
He was born on the 15th April 1772 the only son of Francis Lord Elcho son and heir apparent of the fifth Earl by Miss Susan Tracy Keck one of the Maids of Honour to Queen Charlotte the second daughter of Anthony Tracy Keck esq of Great Tew co Oxford by Lady Susan Hamilton fourth daughter of James fourth Duke of Hamilton and first Duke of Brandon KG and KT.
In early life his lordship had a commission in the army and from 1793 to 1797 was aide de camp to his grand uncle Lord Adam Gordon Commander in chief of the forces in Scotland He quitted the army in 1797.
His father Lord Elcho died on the 20th June 1808 and his grandfather on the 24th August following whereupon he succeeded to the Earldom of Wemyss and its attendant titles. On the death of William fourth Duke of Queensberry (age 83) in Dec 1810 he inherited the barony of Niedpath and the extensive property which had belonged to his Grace in the county of Peebles in pursuance of the terms of the marriage contract of the first Earl of March his Grace's grandfather. He also succeeded to the dignities of Earl of March, Viscount of Peebles and Lord Douglas of Niedpath, Lyne and Munard the patent of creation being to Lord William Douglas et heredes masculos de ejus corpore quibus deficientibus alios ejus hæredes masin culos et talliæ contentos in ejus infeofa mentis terrarum et dominii de Niedpath.
His Lordship was created a peer of the united kingdom by the title of Baron Wemyss at the Coronation of King George IV by patent dated 17th July 1821. He supported the Conservative party in parliament but took but little interest in politics.
He married May 31 1794 Margaret (age 16) fourth daughter of Walter Campbell esq of Shawfield (age 54) by his first wife [his great granddaughter] Eleanor daughter of [his grandson] Robert Kerr of Newfield eldest son of [his son] Lord Charles Kerr second son of Robert first Marquess of Lothian. By that lady who died in 1850 he had issue two sons and nine daughters 1 Francis his successor 2 Lady Eleanor (age 1) married in 1820 to Walter Frederick Campbell of Woodhall co Lanark esq eldest son of Colonel John Campbell (age 26) by Lady Charlotte (age 21) daughter of John fifth Duke of Argyle (age 73) and died in 1832 3 the Hon Walter died 1818 4 Susan who died in infancy 5 Lady Margaret married in 1824 to Lieut Colonel John Wildman and died in 1825 6 Lady Katharine married in 1824 to her cousin George Harry Lord Grey of Groby who died in 1835 and she died in 1844 leaving issue the present Earl of Stamford and Warrington and Lady Margaret Milbanke 7 Lady Charlotte (age 1) married in 1825 to Andrew Fletcher esq of Salton Castle East Lothian 8 Lady Louisa Antoinetta (age 1) married in 1832 to William Forbes esq of Callendar co Stirling late MP for Stirlingshire 9 Lady Harriet (age 1) married in 1829 to Sir George Grant Suttie Bart 10 Lady Jane and 11 Lady Caroline. The present Earls in 1796 married in 1817 Lady Louisa Bingham fourth daughter of Richard 2d Earl Lucan (age 31) by whom he has issue Francis Lord Elcho four other sons and daughters.
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[his son] Charles Kerr was born to Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian and Jean Campbell.
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 19 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 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: Thomas Kerr of Smailholm later of Ferniehurst
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Kerr of Ferniehirst
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Kerr
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Kerr of Ancram
GrandFather: Robert Kerr 1st Earl Ancram
Father: William Kerr 1st Earl Lothian 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk 
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland 
Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France 
Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandMother: Anne Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Golding
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Robert Kerr 1st Marquess Lothian 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Kerr of Calverton 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Andrew Kerr of Cessford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mark Kerr 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Crichton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marion Margaret Maxwell 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Mark Kerr 1st Earl Lothian 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Leslie
GrandFather: Robert Kerr 2nd Earl Lothian 13 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Mother: Anne Kerr 3rd Countess of Lothian 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 3rd Earl Argyll 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 4th Earl Argyll 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean or Janet Gordon Countess Argyll 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 6th Earl Argyll 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Graham 3rd Earl Menteith 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Graham Countess Argyll 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 7th Earl Argyll 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Keith Master of Marischal
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Keith 4th Earl Marischal 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Douglas 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Keith Countess Moray and Mar 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Keith of Inverugie
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Keith Countess Marischal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Gray Lady Wemyss 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Annabel Campbell Countess Lothian 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Douglas
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Douglas
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boyd
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 6th Earl Morton 11 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Erskine 17th Earl of Mar 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Erskine 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Campbell Countess Mar 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Douglas Countess Argyll 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Leslie 4th Earl Rothes
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Leslie Countess Morton