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Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and II Volume 1 Annals of London and Annals of St Paul's

This volume brings together two important medieval chronicles of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II: the Annals of London (Annales Londonienses) and the Annals of St Paul’s (Annales Paulini). Written close to the events they describe, these chronicles offer a vivid contemporary record of English political, military, ecclesiastical and civic life from the late thirteenth to the early fourteenth century. Their particular strength lies in their London perspective, recording not only the affairs of kings, nobles and bishops, but also parliaments, royal proclamations, civic disputes, elections of mayors and sheriffs, executions, tournaments, religious ceremonies, fires, floods, disturbances and the everyday concerns of the capital. The chronicles cover some of the most dramatic events of the period, including the wars of Edward I, conflict with Scotland, the turbulent reign of Edward II, the rise and fall of Piers Gaveston and the Despensers, the rebellion of Thomas of Lancaster, Queen Isabella’s invasion of England, the deposition of Edward II, and the accession of Edward III. The Annales Paulini, associated with St Paul’s Cathedral, is particularly rich in detailed observations of London and its clergy and citizens. An essential primary source for students and readers interested in medieval England, London history, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, the Scottish wars, medieval politics, and ecclesiastical history, this volume provides an unusually immediate view of a kingdom undergoing profound political upheaval.

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Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 1343-1373

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen

Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre was crowned Queen Consort Navarre.

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 1102. And the Archbishop Anselm [aged 69] held a synod of clergy; and there they established many canons that belong to Christianity. And many, both French and English, were there deprived of their staves and dignity, which they either obtained with injustice, or enjoyed with dishonour. And in this same year, in the week of the feast of Pentecost, there came thieves, some from Auvergne133, some from France, and some from Flanders, and broke into the minster of Peterborough [Map], and therein seized much property in gold and in silver; namely, roods, and chalices, and candlesticks.

Note 133. "Auvergne" at that time was an independent province, and formed no part of France. About the middle of the fourteenth century we find [her step-mother] Jane, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne, and Queen of France, assisting in the dedication of the church of the Carmelites at Paris, together with Queen Jeanne d'Evreux, third wife and widow of Charles IV., [her future sister-in-law] Blanche of Navarre, widow of Philip VI., and Jeanne de France, Queen of Navarre.-Felib. "Histoire de Paris", vol. I, p. 356.

On 28th July 1332 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 13] and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [her grandfather] King John I of Bohemia [aged 35] and [her grandmother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 38] and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24th June 1343 Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre was born to King John "The Good" II of France [aged 24] and Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France [aged 28].

In June 1348 the The Black Death arrived in England. The first of many occurrences. It is estimated to have killed between 25 to 60 percent of the population of around six million. The outbreak lasted through 1349 recurring in 1362, 1369 and regularly thereafter until its last significant outbreak in The Great Plague of 1666.

On 11th August 1349 [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France [aged 34] died of plague in Maubisson, Pontoise.

In 1349 Gaston Phoebus Foix III Count Foix [aged 17] and [her future sister-in-law] Agnes Évreux Countess Foix [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Foix. She the daughter of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre. He the son of Gaston Foix II Count Foix and Eleanore Comminges Countess Foix. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 9th February 1350 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 30] and [her step-mother] Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [aged 23] were married in the chapel of Madame Saint James, near Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne. He the son of [her grandfather] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 56] and [her grandmother] Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France. They were half second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 8th April 1350 [her brother] King Charles V of France [aged 11] and [her sister-in-law] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon [aged 39] and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon [aged 37]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 30] and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 12th February 1352 Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 19] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 8] were married at Chateau du Vivie, Coutevroult. She by marriage Queen Consort Navarre. She the daughter of King John "The Good" II of France [aged 32] and Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. He the son of Philip "Noble" III King Navarre and Joan Capet II Queen Navarre. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1360 [her brother] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou [aged 20] and [her sister-in-law] Marie Chatillon Duchess Anjou [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Anjou. She the daughter of Charles of Blois Duke Brittany [aged 41] and Joan "Lame" Capet Countess Penthièvre [aged 41]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 40] and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1360 [her daughter] Marie Évreux was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 27] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 16]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.

In 1361 [her son] Charles III King Navarre was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 28] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 17]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%. He married 1375 his fourth cousin Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre and had issue.

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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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Before 21st November 1361 Philip I Duke Burgundy [aged 15] and [her future sister-in-law] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [aged 31] and Margaret of Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders [aged 38]. He the son of Philip Burgundy I Count Auvergne and [her step-mother] Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 1362 [her brother] John Valois 1st Duke Berry [aged 21] and [her sister-in-law] Joanne Armagnac Duchess Berry [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Duchess Berry. She the daughter of John I Count Armagnac [aged 50] and Beatrice Clermont Countess Armagnac [aged 51]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 42] and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1364 [her brother-in-law] Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar [aged 19] and [her sister] Marie Valois Duchess Bar [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 44] and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. He the son of Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar and Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar [aged 33]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1364 [her daughter] Bonne Évreux was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 31] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 20]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.

On 8th April 1364 [her father] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 44] died at Savoy Palace [Map] of an unknown illness. He was buried at the Basilica of St Denis [Map]. His son [her brother] Charles [aged 25] succeeded V King France: Capet Valois.

On 19th June 1369 [her brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [aged 27] and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders [aged 38] and Margaret of Brabant Countess Nevers and Flanders [aged 46]. He the son of [her father] King John "The Good" II of France and [her mother] Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1370 [her daughter] Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 37] and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 26] at Pamplona [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%. She married 1. 2nd October 1386 her second cousin twice removed John Montfort V Duke Brittany, son of John Montfort IV Duke Brittany and Joanna of Flanders Duchess Brittany, and had issue 2. 7th February 1403 her third cousin King Henry IV of England, son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster.

On 3rd November 1373 Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre [aged 30] died at Évreux.

On 1st January 1387 [her former husband] Charles "Bad" II King Navarre [aged 54] burned to death. His son Charles [aged 26] succeeded III King Navarre. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre [aged 24] by marriage Queen Consort Navarre.

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[her son] Peter Évreux Count Mortain was born to Charles "Bad" II King Navarre and Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 4.15%.

Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 1343-1373

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Royal Descendants of Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 1343-1373
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Charles III King Navarre [1]

Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England [1]

Ancestors of Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre 1343-1373

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France son of King Philip II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip III of France son of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon son of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary 3 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France Grandson of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France son of King Philip II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary 4 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary 5 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

Father: King John "The Good" II of France son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France son of King Philip II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy daughter of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence son of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 12 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

Joan Valois Queen Consort Navarre daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran Luxembourg III Duke Limburg 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxembourg V Count Luxembourg III Count Namur 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxembourg VI Count Luxembourg 5 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxembourg and Namur 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Luxembourg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Guise

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxembourg 4 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Brabant

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxembourg and Namur

Mother: Bonne Luxembourg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia 4 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance of Hungary 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia 5 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland 6 x Great Grandson of King Harold II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Harold II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg 9 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg 10 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans 11 x Great Grandson of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen