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 Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar 1831-1913

Paternal Family Tree: Gould

1854 Battle of Alma

1854 Charge of the Light Brigade

In 1827 [his father] Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar [aged 34] and [his mother] Rosamund Mundy [aged 17] were married.

On 28th April 1831 Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar was born to [his father] Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar [aged 39] and [his mother] Rosamund Mundy [aged 21] at Ruperra Castle, Monmouthshire [Map]. He was educated at Eton College [Map].

On 5th December 1846 [his grandfather] Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet [aged 86] died. His son [his father] Charles [aged 54] succeeded 3rd Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.

Battle of Alma

On 20th September 1854 Charles Pierrepont Darcy Lane-Fox [aged 24] was wounded, Poulett George Henry Somerset [aged 32] fought.

Major-General John Douglas [aged 37] commanded the 79th Regiment of Foot.

William Frederick Waldegrave [aged 38] died from wounds received.

Henry Hugh Manvers Percy [aged 37] was shot through the arm.

General George Augustus Frederick Paget [aged 36], Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 23] and Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton [aged 25] fought.

Arthur Williams-Wynn [aged 35], Captain of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, was killed.

Charge of the Light Brigade

On 25th October 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava George Charles Bingham 3rd Earl Lucan [aged 54] gave the order for the Charge of the Light Brigade which was then led by his brother-in-law James Brudenell 7th Earl Cardigan [aged 57].

Hedworth Jolliffe 2nd Baron Hylton [aged 25] took part.

Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 23] was in command of a section of the Light Brigade. His horse "Sir Briggs" survived, died aged twenty-eight and was buried in the Cedar Garden at Tredegar House, Monmouthshire where there is a monument to him.

Thomas Hutton took part. He was shot through the right thigh during the advance, and on returning from the guns he was again severely wounded through the left thigh.

George Orby Wombwell 4th Baronet [aged 21] took part and survived. His horse was killed under him and he was shortly after pulled off and taken prisoner, his sword and pistols being taken from him by some Russian Lancers. He managed to escape, catch another loose horse and ride back to the British lines, pursued by Russians.

Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis [aged 22] took part.

1905. John Charlton [aged 56]. The Charge of the Light Brigade, the Battle of Balaclava, 25th October 1854, with Godfrey Charles Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 73], Astride His Horse, "Sir Briggs".

On 16th April 1859 [his father] Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar [aged 67] was created 1st Baron Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire.

On 16th July 1863 [his brother-in-law] Robert Devereux 16th Viscount Hereford [aged 20] and [his sister] Mary Anna Morgan Viscountess Hereford were married. She by marriage Viscountess Hereford.

On 16th April 1875 [his father] Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar [aged 83] died. His son Godfrey [aged 43] succeeded 2nd Baron Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, 4th Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.

On 3rd January 1883 [his mother] Rosamund Mundy [aged 73] died.

1884. John Charlton [aged 35]. Portrait of Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 52].

Between 1896 and 1897. John Charlton [aged 47]. Portrait of Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 64], with His Skye Terrier, 'Peeps'.

The London Gazette 27871. Whitehall, January 4, 1906.

The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to confer the dignity of a Viscount of the said United Kingdom upon Godfrey Charles, Baron Tradegar [aged 74], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Tredegar of Tredegar in the county of Monmouth.

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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On 11th March 1913 Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar [aged 81] died unmarried. He was buried at St Basil's Church, Bassaleg. Viscount Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire extinct. His nephew Courtenay [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Baron Tredegar of Tredegar in Monmouthshire, 5th Baronet Morgan of Tredegar.

Royal Ancestors of Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar 1831-1913

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar 1831-1913

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Gould aka Morgan 1st Baronet

GrandFather: Charles Gould aka Morgan 2nd Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Morgan 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Morgan of Tredegar 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Morgan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Morgan of Rhiwpera 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Vaughan

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Morgan 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Father: Charles Morgan 1st Baron Tredegar 16 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Captain George Stoney

GrandMother: Mary Margaret or Magdalen Stoney

Godfrey Morgan 1st Viscount Tredegar 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Mundy 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mundy 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Mundy 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Miller Mundy 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandFather: Major-General Godfrey Basil Mundy 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Mother: Rosamund Mundy 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Rodney 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Rodney 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Rodney 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Sarah Rodney 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clies

Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Clies Baroness Rodney