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Deeds of King Henry V

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 Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd 1065-1162

Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw

Maternal Family Tree: Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd 1065-1162

1081 Battle of Mynydd Carn

1136 Battle of Kidwelly

In 1065 Angharad was born to [her father] Owain ab Edwin.

In 1081 [her future husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) succeeded King Gwynedd. Angharad (age 16) by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd.

Battle of Mynydd Carn

In 1081 the Battle of Mynydd Carn was fought between the armies of [her future husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 26) and Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth (age 16), and the army of Caradog ap Gruffydd Prince of Gwent and Trahaearn ap Caradog (age 46) as part of a dynastic struggle for control of the Welsh kingdoms of Gwynedd and Deheubarth. The result of the battle had a radical effect on the history of Wales.

Caradog ap Gruffydd Prince of Gwent, Meilir ap Rhiwallon (age 46) and Trahaearn ap Caradog were killed.

Before 1097 [her son] Cadwallon ap Gruffudd Aberffraw was born to [her future husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 41) and Angharad (age 31). He died aged less than one years old.

In 1097 [her son] Cadwallon ap Gruffudd Aberffraw died.

In or before 1100 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 44) and Angharad (age 34) were married. He the son of Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd and Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd. They were second cousin once removed.

Around 1100 [her grandson-in-law] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw and [her daughter-in-law] Gwerfel ferch Gwrgan Unknown were married. He the son of [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35).

Around 1100 [her grandson-in-law] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and Angharad (age 35). He married (1) Alice Clare Baroness Percy Topcliffe and had issue (2) his niece Tangwystl ferch Cadwallon and had issue (3) 1100 Gwerfel ferch Gwrgan Unknown and had issue.

Around 1100 [her daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and Angharad (age 35). She married 1113 her half second cousin once removed Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth, son of Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth and Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon Mathrafal Queen Consort Deheubarth, and had issue.

Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans

Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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Around 1100 [her son] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and Angharad (age 35). He married (1) before 1130 Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd and had issue (2) 1145 his first cousin Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd and had issue.

In 1105 [her father] Owain ab Edwin died.

Around 1113 [her son-in-law] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 32) and [her daughter] Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Deheubarth. She the daughter of [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 58) and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 48). He the son of Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth and Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon Mathrafal Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 53). They were half second cousin once removed.

Before 1130 [her son] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 74) and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 64).

In 1132 [her son] Mareda Aberffraw was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 77) and Angharad (age 67).

1136 Battle of Kidwelly

In 1136 a battle, or skirmish, was fought at Maes Gwenllian [Map] between the Welsh forces of [her daughter] Gwenllian (age 36), wife of [her son-in-law] Gruffydd (age 55), with her two sons, and the Norman force of Maurice de Londres. Gwenllian and her two sons [her grandson] Morgan Dinefwr and [her grandson] Maelgwn Dinefwr were killed.

Before 1137 [her daughter] Susanna Aberffraw was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and Angharad (age 71). She married before 1150 her second cousin once removed Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and had issue.

Before 1137 [her son] Ranulht Aberffraw was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and Angharad (age 71).

Before 1137 [her daughter] Agnes Aberffraw was born to [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 81) and Angharad (age 71).

In 1137 [her husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 82) died. His son [her son] Owain (age 37) succeeded King Gwynedd.

Around 1145 [her son] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 45) and [her daughter-in-law] Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 40) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of [her former husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 80). They were first cousins.

Before 1150 [her son-in-law] Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and [her daughter] Susanna Aberffraw (age 13) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 84). He the son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1162 Angharad (age 97) died.

Royal Ancestors of Angharad

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Rhodri ap Mervyn "The Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys

Royal Descendants of Angharad
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Owain "Great" King Gwynedd [1]

Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth [1]

King Robert II of Scotland [1]

King Richard II of England [1]

King Henry V of England [1]

Philippa Lancaster Queen Consort Denmark [1]

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland [2]

King Edward IV of England [5]

King Richard III of England [5]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [8]

King Henry VII of England and Ireland [3]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [8]

Queen Jane Seymour [9]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [14]

Queen Catherine Howard of England [6]

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [2]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [15]

King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [2]

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [2]

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [2]

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [2]

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [4]

George Wharton [89]

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [4]

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress [4]

John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]

Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [4]

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]

Frederick I King Sweden [6]

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]

Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]

President George Washington [4]

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]

William Elector of Hesse [6]

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]

Frederick William III King Prussia [2]

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]

Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]

Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]

William I King Prussia [4]

Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]

King Christian IX of Denmark [6]

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [358]

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]

Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]

Constantine I King Greece [6]

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1470]

Carl XVI King Sweden [54]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [521]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [4384]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [15]

Ancestors of Angharad

Great x 3 Grandfather: Owain King Deheubarth

Great x 2 Grandfather: Einion Dinefwr

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gronwy Ap Einion Dinefwr

GrandFather: Edwin of Tegeingl

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leofric Earldorman Mercia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ælfgar Earl of Mercia and East Anglia

Great x 4 Grandmother: Godgifu aka Lady Godiva

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edwin Earl of Mercia

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ethelfleda or Aldgyth of Mercia

Father: Owain ab Edwin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gwerystan ap Gwaithfoed Mathrafal

Great x 1 Grandfather: Cynfyn ap Gwersytan Mathrafal

Great x 2 Grandmother: Nest ferch Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys

GrandMother: Iwerydd Mathrafal

Great x 2 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin

Great x 1 Grandmother: Unnamed d Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin

Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd