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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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Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

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On 26th June 1626 [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby [aged 19] and [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars and [his grandmother] Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau [aged 46]. He the son of William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby [aged 65] and Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby [aged 50].

On 19th January 1628 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby was born to James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby [aged 20] and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 28]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Around 1630 [his future brother-in-law] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester [aged 23] and Cecilia Bayning [aged 16] were married. He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston [aged 45] and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint [aged 49]. They were sixth cousins.

Between September 1651 and November 1651 a rebellion against the Royalist leader of the Isle of Man [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby [aged 44] who had been captured at the Battle of Worcester. His wife [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 51] resisted the rebels with the aid of Philip Musgrave 2nd Baronet [aged 44] and Illiam Dhone (her husband's Receiver General). The Countess eventually surrendered after hearing of her husband's death. Illiam Dhone changed sides and worked with Parliamentarian soldiers to achieve a bloodless coup. Illiam Dhone was eventually arrested by the Earl's son Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 23] and executed by firing squad at Hango Hill on 2nd January 1663.

On 15th October 1651 [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby [aged 44] died. His son Charles [aged 23] succeeded 8th Earl Derby, 2nd Baron Strange Knockin.

In 1652 [his future brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 18] and Anne Percy 2nd Countess Chesterfield [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland [aged 49] and Anne Cecil. He the son of Henry Stanhope and [his future mother-in-law] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 43]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In September 1652 [his brother-in-law] Henry Pierrepont 1st Marquess Dorchester [aged 46] and [his sister] Catherine Stanley Marchioness Dorchester were married. She the daughter of [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 52]. He the son of Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston and Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

After 1654 [his future brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 20] and Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde [aged 43] and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde [aged 38]. He the son of Henry Stanhope and [his future mother-in-law] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 45].

On 27th February 1654 [his brother-in-law] William Wentworth 2nd Earl Strafford [aged 27] and [his sister] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 54]. He the son of Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl Strafford and Arabella Holles. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

Before 1655 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 26] and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Derby. She the daughter of Jehan Lord of Heenvliet [aged 60] and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 45]. He the son of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 55].

Around 1655 [his son] William Stanley 9th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 26] and [his wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 25]. He married 1673 his half third cousin Elizabeth Butler Countess Derby, daughter of Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory and Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory, and had issue.

On 5th May 1659 [his brother-in-law] John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl [aged 28] and [his sister] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of [his father] James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 59]. He the son of John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl.

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The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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On 31st March 1664 [his mother] Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby [aged 64] died.

On 3rd July 1664 [his son] James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 36] and [his wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 34]. He married February 1705 Mary Morley Countess Derby.

After July 1665 [his brother-in-law] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield [aged 31] and Elizabeth Dormer Countess Chesterfield [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of Charles Dormer 2nd Earl Carnarvon [aged 32] and Elizabeth Capell Countess Carnarvon [aged 32]. He the son of Henry Stanhope and [his mother-in-law] Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield [aged 56]. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1666 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 37] was appointed Mayor of Liverpool.

On 21st December 1672 Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby [aged 44] died. His son William [aged 17] succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.

On 6th April 1673 [his former wife] Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby [aged 43] died.

[his daughter] Charlotte Stanley was born to Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby and Dorothea Helena Kirkoven Countess Derby. She married before September 1694 her fourth cousin once removed Thomas Savage, son of Thomas Savage 3rd Earl Rivers and Elizabeth Scrope Countess Rivers.

Royal Ancestors of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of 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 4 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Charles V of France

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

Kings Spain: Great x 13 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon

Ancestors of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 1628-1672

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings Baron Botreaux, Hungerford and Moleyns 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hastings Countess Derby 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hungerford Baroness Hastings, 4th Baroness Hungerford, 5th Baroness Botreaux and 2nd Baroness Moleyns 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III 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: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk

Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 1st Earl of Cumberland 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne St John Baroness Clifford 8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brandon 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bruyn 14 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry VII of England and Ireland Great Grandson of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Queen Consort France daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth York Queen Consort England daughter of King Edward IV of England

Father: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

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 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grandson 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

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Golding

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tonge

Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Dicons

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Heckington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saunders

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis II de la Tremoille

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles I de La Tremoille

Great x 2 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars

Grandfather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 6 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jean II de Montmorency

Great x 3 Grandfather: William de Montmorency

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Landless" Savoy II Duke Savoy 2 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: René of Savoy 3 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Libera Portoneri

Great x 2 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Lascaris

Mother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange

Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon VIII Count Vendôme 4 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Prince of La Roche sur Yon 5 x Great Grandson of King Louis IX of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 2 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Bourbon Duchess of Monpensier 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Jean IV de Longwy Seigneur de Givry

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois Orléans Count Angoulême Great Grandson of King Charles V of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Valois 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Antoinette Polignac