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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Ferdinand II King Naples 1469-1496

Paternal Family Tree: Ivrea

On 10th October 1465 [his father] Alfonso II King Naples (age 16) and [his mother] Ippolita Maria Sforza (age 19) were married at Milan. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan (age 64) and [his grandmother] Bianca Maria Visconti (age 40). He the son of [his grandfather] Ferdinand I King Naples (age 42) and [his grandmother] Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples.

On 26th August 1469 Ferdinand II King Naples was born to Alfonso II King Naples (age 20) and Ippolita Maria Sforza (age 23).

On 20th August 1484 [his mother] Ippolita Maria Sforza (age 38) died.

On 18th December 1495 [his father] Alfonso II King Naples (age 47) died. His son Ferdinand (age 26) succeeded II King Naples. [his aunt] Joanna Trastámara Queen Consort Naples (age 16) by marriage Queen Consort Naples.

In 1496 Ferdinand II King Naples (age 26) and Joanna Trastámara Queen Consort Naples (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand I King Naples and Joanna of Aragon Queen Consort Naples (age 42). He the son of Alfonso II King Naples and Ippolita Maria Sforza. They were aunt and nephew.

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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

In October 1496 Ferdinand II King Naples (age 27) died. His uncle [his uncle] Frederick (age 44) succeeded IV King Naples.

On 27th August 1518 [his aunt] Joanna Trastámara Queen Consort Naples (age 39) died.

Royal Ancestors of Ferdinand II King Naples 1469-1496

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Ferdinand II King Naples 1469-1496

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Fratricide" II King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I King Castile 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Manuel Queen of Castile 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand I King Aragon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter IV King Aragon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Castile 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Barcelona Queen Consort Aragon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso V King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho Alfonso Ivrea 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Guzman

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Alberquerque Queen Consort Aragon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter I King Portugal 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Inês Castro

GrandFather: Ferdinand I King Naples 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Giralda Carlino

Father: Alfonso II King Naples 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bartholomew "Tristan" Clermont

GrandMother: Isabella Clermont Queen Consort Naples

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raimondo Balzo Orsini

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Balzo Orsini

Ferdinand II King Naples 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Muzio Attendolo Sforza

GrandFather: Francesco Sforza I Duke Milan

Mother: Ippolita Maria Sforza

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Galeazzo II Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bianca Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Filipo Maria Visconti

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephano Visconti

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernabò Visconti

Great x 4 Grandmother: Valentina Doria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Caterina Visconti Duke Milan

Great x 4 Grandfather: Mastino II della Scala

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Regina della Scala

Great x 4 Grandmother: Taddea da Carrara

GrandMother: Bianca Maria Visconti