Biography of Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany 1228-1261

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On 5th June 1219 [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [age 21] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [age 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Provence. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [age 41] and [her grandmother] Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [age 39]. He the son of Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence and Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence [age 39]. They were fourth cousins.

Around 1228 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany was born to [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [age 30] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [age 30].

On 30th March 1231 [her future husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 22] and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford [age 30] were married at Fawley, Lambourn. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke and Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke. He the son of King John of England and [her future mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [age 43]. They were fifth cousins.

On 27th May 1234 [her brother-in-law] King Louis IX of France [age 20] and [her sister] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France [age 13] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [age 36] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [age 36]. He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France [age 46]. They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Marriage of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence

On 14th January 1236 [her brother-in-law] King Henry III of England [age 28] and [her sister] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [age 13] were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Edmund Rich [age 61]. She the daughter of [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [age 38] and [her mother] Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [age 38]. He the son of King John of England and [her future mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [age 48]. They were fourth cousins.

On 20th January 1236 [her sister] Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England [age 13] was crowned Queen Consort England at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 23rd November 1243 Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 34] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [age 15] were married at Westminster Abbey [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. She the daughter of Raymond IV Count Provence [age 45] and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence [age 45]. He the son of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [age 55]. They were fourth cousins.

On 19th August 1245 [her father] Raymond IV Count Provence [age 47] died.

On 4th June 1246 [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [age 58] died at Fontevraud Abbey [Map]. Her son [her brother-in-law] Hugh [age 25] succeeded II Count Angoulême. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [age 27] by marriage Countess Angoulême.

In July 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 37] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [age 18]. He a grandson of King John of England. He died aged less than one years old.

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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On 15th August 1246 [her son] Unnamed Son Cornwall died.

In 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke was created 1st Earl Pembroke. Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [age 17] by marriage Countess Pembroke.

In 1247 [her brother-in-law] William de Valence 1st Earl Pembroke and Joan Munchensi Countess Pembroke [age 17] were married. He the son of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [age 64] and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.

In 1247 John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey [age 16] and [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [age 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Surrey. She the daughter of Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [age 64] and [her mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England. He the son of William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey and Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey [age 53]. They were fifth cousins.

On 5th June 1249 Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [age 66] died. His son [her brother-in-law] Hugh [age 28] succeeded XI Seigneur of Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [age 30] by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche.

On 26th December 1249 [her son] Edmund "Almain" 2nd Earl Cornwall was born to [her husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 40] and Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [age 21]. He a grandson of King John of England. He married 6th October 1272 his half fourth cousin once removed Margaret Clare Countess Cornwall, daughter of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford.

On 6th April 1250 [her brother-in-law] Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [age 29] died. His son Hugh [age 15] succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.

On 5th December 1250 [her brother-in-law] Bishop Aymer de Valence [age 28] died at Paris [Map].

On 9th February 1256 [her sister-in-law] Alice Lusignan Countess of Surrey [age 32] died.

On 27th May 1257 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [age 29] was crowned Queen Consort Germany at Aachen Cathedral, Aachen aka Aix-le-Chapelle.

Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'

This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.

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On 9th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [age 33] died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map].

On 15th November 1261 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany [deceased] was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map].

On 16th June 1269 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 60] and Beatrice Falkenburg Countess Cornwall were married at Kaiserslautern [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cornwall. He the son of King John of England and [her former mother-in-law] Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England.

On 2nd April 1272 [her former husband] Richard of Cornwall 1st Earl Cornwall [age 63] died at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire [Map]. He was buried at Hailes Abbey [Map]. His son Edmund [age 22] succeeded 2nd Earl Cornwall.

Annals of Dunstable. And leaving Edward with his wife and their attendants in Gascony, the King of England, with the queen and their household, having first requested and obtained leave from the King of France, came to Paris. And the King of France received him with the kiss of peace and great joy, and held for him a splendid feast; to which the King of England on the following day returned equal honour. And there were present together four sisters: namely, the Queen of England, the Queen of France, the wife [Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany] of Count Richard, and the wife [Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily] of the brother of the King of France.

Et Edwardo cum uxore et suis in Wasconia dimissis, rex Angliæ cum regina et suis, petita licentia a rege Franciæ et obtenta, venit Parysius; et suscepit eum rex Franciæ in osculum pacis cum gaudio magno, et solemne fecit ei convivium; cui rex Angliæ in crastino reddidit talionem. Et ibi fuerunt simul quatuor sorores; scilicet, regina Angliæ, regina Franciæ, uxor comitis Ricardi, et uxor comitis fratris regis Franciæ.