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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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Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 1631-1674

Paternal Family Tree: Knollys

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Stumpe

Before 1595 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 50] and Dorothy Braye Baroness Chandos and Knollys [aged 70] were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years; she, unusually, being older than him.

On 23rd December 1605 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 61] and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Knollys. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 44] and [his grandmother] Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk [aged 41]. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1631 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 87] and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 48]. Given the advanced age of William Knollys the true father is believed to be [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 42] who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury married shortly after the death of [his brother] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury [aged 4].

On 25th May 1632 [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [aged 88] died. His son [his brother] Edward [aged 5] de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that Edward had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 43] whom Edward's [his mother] mother [aged 49] subsequently married around a month after William's death.

Around 30th June 1632 [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 43] and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 49] were married some five weeks after the death of her first husband [his father] William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury [deceased] on 25th May 1632. They, Edward and Elizabeth, when teenagers, had been subject to marriage negotiations which broke down as a consequence of the Gunpowder Plot and she had married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury some thirty-nine years her senior. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and [his grandmother] Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk [aged 68]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

Before June 1645 [his brother] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury [aged 18] was killed in a duel. His brother Nicholas [aged 14] succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.

Before February 1655 [his wife] Isabella Blount [aged 25] died.

Before February 1655 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 24] and Isabella Blount [aged 25] were married. She the daughter of Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport [aged 58] and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland [aged 55]. He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 72]. They were first cousin twice removed.

On 4th October 1655 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 24] and Anne or Abigail Sherard [aged 22] were married. He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 72].

Around 1656 [his daughter] Anna Maria Knollys was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 25] and [his wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard [aged 23]. She married 1. before 19th December 1688 her fifth cousin Major Walter Littleton, son of Edward Littleton 2nd Baronet and Mary Wrottesley Lady Littleton 2. before 6th October 1692 her third cousin once removed Captain Philip Lawson, son of John Lawson 1st Baronet and Catherine Howard Lady Lawson.

On 17th April 1658 [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury [aged 75] died.

On 8th September 1661 [his step-father] Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 72] died. His brother Henry [aged 70] succeeded 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden. He left all of his estates to his presumed son Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 30].

On or before 3rd June 1662 [his son] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 31] and [his wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard [aged 29]. He was baptised on 3rd June 1662 at the Church of St John the Baptist, Boughton. He married 1. 16th May 1689 Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury and had issue 2. 30th April 1702 Mary Woods and had issue.

Around 1669 [his daughter] Catherine Knollys was born to Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 38]. She married before 1711 John Law and had issue.

In 1674 Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury [aged 43] died. His son Charles [aged 11] de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.

On 6th March 1680 [his former wife] Anne or Abigail Sherard [aged 47] died.

Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 1473 1554

Royal Ancestors of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 1631-1674

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 1631-1674

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knollys

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandfather: William D'Oyley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Troutbeck

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 1 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

Father: William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Carey 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Orchard

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Fulford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Fulford

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Winstone Churchill Spencer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard Earl of Surrey 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland

Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Belknap

Mother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Knyvet 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Knyvet 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Howard Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Pickering 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher Pickering 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lewknor

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Lewknor 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Tuchet 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe