Edward III, King of England, b. 13 November 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, d. 21 June 1377 in Surrey, England, He acceded to the throne of England, 25 January 1327 in England, He was crowned King of England, 1 February 1327 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, He took control of the crown from his mother, 1330 in England, cause of death was a stroke.
Father: Edward II, King of England, b. 25 April 1284 in Caernarfon, Wales, d. 21 September 1327 in Berkley Castle, Berkley, England, He acceded to the throne of England, 8 July 1307 in England, He was crowned King of England, 24 February 1308 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, He was deposed, 20 January 1327 in England, cause of death was murder by order of his wife, Isabella.
Mother: Isabella "She-Wolf of France" of Hainault, b. 1295 in Paris, France, d. 22 August 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
Spouse: Philippa of Hainault, b. 24 June 1314 in Valenciennes, Hainault, France, d. 15 August 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England
Father: William I, Count of Hainault
Mother: Joan of Valois
Married 24 January 1328 in York, England.
Children:
Edward II, King of England, b. 25 April 1284 in Caernarfon, Wales, d. 21 September 1327 in Berkley Castle, Berkley, England, He acceded to the throne of England, 8 July 1307 in England, He was crowned King of England, 24 February 1308 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, He was deposed, 20 January 1327 in England, cause of death was murder by order of his wife, Isabella.
Father: Edward I "Longshanks", King of England, b. 17 June 1239 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, d. 7 July 1307 in Burgh on Sands, Carlisle, England, He became King of England, 20 November 1272 in Palestine, He was crowned King of England, 19 August 1274 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Eleanor of Castile, b. 1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain, d. 24 November 1290 in Lincolnshire, England, buried 16 December 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Spouse: Isabella "She-Wolf of France" of Hainault, b. 1295 in Paris, France, d. 22 August 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
Father: Philip IV "the Fair" or "the Iron King", King of France, b. April/June 1268 in Fontainebleau, France, d. 29 November 1314 in Fontainebleau, France
Mother: Joan I of Navarre, b. 14 January 1273 in Bar-sur-Seine, France, d. 2 April 1305 in Cháteau de Vincennes, France
In 1326 Isabella left England for France with her son Edward to try to mend the rift between France and England. She failed, but refused to return to Edward II. Instead she raised an army with her lover, Lord Roger Mortimer, and marched on London. She succeeded in deposing Edward II and placing Edward III on the throne, though he was controlled by Isabella and Roger Mortimer. At least until his eighteenth birthday.
Married ABT 26 January 1308 in Boulogne, France.
Children:
Edward I "Longshanks", King of England, b. 17 June 1239 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, d. 7 July 1307 in Burgh on Sands, Carlisle, England, He became King of England, 20 November 1272 in Palestine, He was crowned King of England, 19 August 1274 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Father: Henry III, King of England, b. 1 October 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, d. 16 November 1272 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, He became King of England, 28 October 1216 in London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Eleanor of Provence, b. 1220 in Provence, France, d. 24 June 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Spouse: Eleanor of Castile, b. 1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain, d. 24 November 1290 in Lincolnshire, England, buried 16 December 1290 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Father: Fernando III "el Santo", King of Castile and Leon, b. 19 August 1201 in Castile, Spain, d. 30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain, He became King of Castile, 1217 in Castile, Spain
Mother: Joan de Dammartin, b. ABT 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France, d. 15 March 1279 in Abbeville, Ponthieu, France
Married 18 October 1254 in Burgos, Castile, Spain.
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Father: Philip III "the Bold", King of France, b. 30 April 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France, m. Isabella of Aragon, 28 May 1262, d. 5 October 1285 in Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Mother: Marie of Brabant, b. 1256 in Louvaine, France, d. 12 January 1322 in Les Mureaux, France
Married 8 September 1299 in Canterbury, Kent, England
Children:
Henry III, King of England, b. 1 October 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, d. 16 November 1272 in Westminster, Middlesex, England, He became King of England, 28 October 1216 in London, Middlesex, England
Father: John Lackland, King of England, b. 24 December 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, d. 18 October 1216 in Newark Castle, England, Became King of England, 27 May 1199 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was dysentery, buried aft. 18 October 1216 in Shrine of St. Wulfstan, Warcester, England
Mother: Isabella of Angoulême, b. 1188 in Angouleme, Charente, France, d. 31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
Henry's father, King John, had Henry crowned king before his own death to ensure the line of succession. John had faught with King Louis VII of France for the crown, and his great grandmother, Matilda the Empress, had faught with her cousin Stephen to claim the throne for her son, Henry II. Since Henry was only nine years old when he was crowned king, William I Marshall was elected regent at the age of seventy. Following Marshall's death in 1219, Hubert de Burgh, the chief justiciar became regent until 1227.
Henry made large grants to his wife's family and conducted an unsuccessful war in France, which angered the nobles. A group led by Simon de Montfort, Henry's brother-in-law, coerced Henry to accept the Provisions of Oxford. He repudiated his signature on the document in 1261 and the matter was arbitrated by King Louis IX of France, who declared in 1264 that the provisions were invalid. But the Baron's War (1263-1265) broke out in the mean time. In a battle near Lewes on May 14, 1264, Henry and his son Edward were captured, and Simon de Montfort summoned a Parliament in 1265 made of two citizens from each borough and two knights from each shire. It was known as the Model Parliament, and was the forerunner of the modern body.
Prince Edward escaped later in 1265 and, with the help of Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of North Wales, defeated and killed Simon at Evesham. Henry was restored to the throne, but had very little control over the government.
Spouse: Eleanor of Provence, b. 1220 in Provence, France, d. 24 June 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
Father: Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, b. ABT 1194 in Provence, France, d. 19 August 1245 in France
Mother: Beatrice of Savoy, b. aft. 1195 in Chambery, Savoy, france, d. December 1266 in Provence, France
Married 14 January 1236 in Canterbury, Kent, England.
Children:
John Lackland, King of England, b. 24 December 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, d. 18 October 1216 in Newark Castle, England, Became King of England, 27 May 1199 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was dysentery, buried aft. 18 October 1216 in Shrine of St. Wulfstan, Warcester, England
Father: Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England, b. 5 March 1132 in LeMons, Anjou, France, d. 6 July 1189 in Chinon, France, he became duke of Normandy and count of Anjou, 1151 in France, Became first Plantagenet king of England, 19 December 1154 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Mother: Eleanor of Aquitaine, b. ABT 1122 in Aquitaine, France, d. 3 March 1204 in Maine-et-Loire, France
This is the King John who signed the Magna Carta and is the villan in the tales of Robin Hood.
Children:
Spouse: Daughter of Earl of Warenne, b. ABT 1175 in England
Father: Earl of Warenne
Children:
Spouse: Isabella of Gloucester, m. Geoffrey fitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
Married 29 August 1189 in Marlborough, England.
Divorced ABT 1200.
Spouse: Isabella of Angoulême, b. 1188 in Angouleme, Charente, France, m. Hugh X de Lusignan, May 1217/20 in Valence, France, d. 31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
Father: Aymer de Taillefer, b. ABT 1166 in Angouleme, Charente, France, d. 1218 in Angouleme, Charente, France
Mother: Alice de Courtenay, b. ABT 1176 in France
Isabella was betrothed to Hugh but married King John. Her coronation as Queen was on the 8th of October 1200. She was imprisoned by King John from 1214 until his death in 1216. After she was released, she returned to France and married Hugh. She later left Hugh and became Sister Felice at the Abbey of Fontevrault.
Married 24 August 1200 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.
Children:
Henry II "Curtmantle", King of England, b. 5 March 1132 in LeMons, Anjou, France, m. Annabel Balliol, 18 May 1153, d. 6 July 1189 in Chinon, France, he became duke of Normandy and count of Anjou, 1151 in France, Became first Plantagenet king of England, 19 December 1154 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England
Father: Geoffrey V Plantagenet, b. 24 August 1113 in France
Mother: Matilda the Empress, b. 5 August 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Henry fought a series of wars with Louis VII of France, former husband of his wife, Eleanor, over his possessions in France. He received back from Scotland the northern counties in England, and made three successful expeditions into Wales in 1157, 1163, and 1165. To bring the clergy under control he summoned a council which adopted the Constitution of Clarendon, which caused conflict with Thomas a Becket. He also innaugurated the Assize of Clarendon in 1166, the Assize of Arms in 1181, and the Assize of Woodstock in 1184.
In 1171 Henry launched his campaign against Ireland under the leadership of Richard "Strongbow" de Clare.
Spouse: Eleanor of Aquitaine, b. ABT 1122 in Aquitaine, France, m. Louis VII, King of France, 22 July 1137 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, div. 1152, d. 3 March 1204 in Maine-et-Loire, France
Father: William X The Saint, Duke of Aquitaine, b. ABT 1099 in France, d. 9 April 1137 in France
Mother: Eleanor de Chastelleraut
Married 18 May 1152 in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.
Children:
Mistress: Rosamund "the Fair" Clifford, b. 1135 in Clifford Castle, Clifford, Herefordshire, England, d. 1176 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
Father:Walter de Clifford (1), b. ABT 1113 in Clifford, Herefordshire, England, d. 1190 in Godstow, Oxfordshire, England
Mother:Margaret de Toni, b. 1109 in Northumberland, England, d. 1185 in Godstow, Oxfordshire, England
Children:
Mistress: Alix of Porhoet, b. ABT 1161 in France
Father: Odo, Viscount of Porhoet
Mother: Bertha of Brittany, m. Alan "the Black", 1st Earl of Richmond, bef. 1138, d. 1156
Children:
Geoffrey V Plantagenet, b. 24 August 1113 in France
Father: Fulk V "The Young", b. 1092 in Anjou, France, d. 13 November 1142 in Acre, Israel, Became King of Jerusalem, 1131 in Jerusalem, Israel
Mother: Erembourg of Maine, b. ABT 1090
Children
Spouse: Matilda the Empress, b. 5 August 1103 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, m. Henry V of Germany, 1114
Father: Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England, b. September 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England, d. 1 December 1135 in Rouen, Normandy, France, He acceded to the throne of England, 2 August 1100 in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England, cause of death was overeating lampreys.
Mother: Edith (Matilda) of Scotland, b. ABT 1071 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, d. 1 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
Matilda fought with her cousin, Stephen of Blois, to put her son Henry on the throne of England. It was finally decided that Stephen would reign until his death, then the crown would go to Henry.
Married 1128.
Children:
Fulk V "The Young", b. 1092 in Anjou, France, d. 13 November 1143 in Acre, Israel, cause of death was a head injury from falling off a horse, Became King of Jerusalem, 1131 in Jerusalem, Israel
Father: Fulk IV of Anjou, b. 1043 in Anjou, France, d. 14 April 1109 in Anjou, France
Mother: Bertrade de Montfort, b. ABT 1070 in France, d. 1117
William of Tyre described Fulk as "A ruddy man, like David...faithful and gentle, affable and kind...an experienced warrior full of patience and wisdom in military affairs." However, he did have trouble remembering names and faces. He was Count of Anjou and King of Jerusalem. William also described his death: "and his brains gushed forth from both ears and nostrils" after his head was crushed by the saddle when his horse fell on him.
Spouse: Erembourg of Maine, b. ABT 1090, d. 1126
Father: Elias I, Count of Maine, d. 11 July 1110
Mother: Mathilda of Château-du-Loire, b. in Bourg, Rethel, France, d. 11 September 1161 in Maine, France
Erembourg is sometimes called Ermengarde.
Married 1110.
Children:
Spouse: Melisende of Jerusalem, b. in Bourg, Rethel, France, d. 11 September 1161 in Maine, France
Father: Baldwin II of Jerusalem, b. ABT 1080 in Bourg, Rethel, France, d. 1131 in Jerusalem, Israel
Mother: Morphia of Melitene
Married 1131 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Children:
Fulk IV of Anjou, b. 1043 in Anjou, France, m. Orengarde de Châtellailon, ABT 1076, div. 1080, m. Dau. of Brienne, 1080, div. 1087, d. 14 April 1109 in Anjou, France
Father: Geoffrey II, Count of Gatinais, b. ABT 1005 in Chateau Landan, France, d. 1 April 1046 in Anjou, France
Mother: Ermengarde II of Anjou, b. ABT 1010 in Anjou, France, d. 21 March 1076 in Anjou, France
Fulk was known as "le Réchin", the meaning of which is not certain. Some suggestions are "quarreler", "rude", "sullen", "surly", and "heroic".
Spouse: Hildegarde de Baugency, b. ABT 1050 in France, d. 1070
Married 1068.
Fulk's daughter Ermengarde is said to have married William IX The Troubador, Duke of Aquitaine, while others claim this to be false. Some that claim it to be false later provide evidence that it is true. Her husband Alan died in 1119, which is about the time she is said to have tried to reclaim her position as Duchess of Aquitaine following the death of Philippa of Toulouse.Children:
Married 1070, divorced ABT 1075
Children:
Spouse: Bertrade de Montfort, b. ABT 1070 in France, m. Philip I, King of France, 1095 in Verberie sur Oise, France, d. 1117
Father: Simon I de Montfort, b. ABT 1050 in Montfort, Normandy, France
Mother: Agnes d'Evereux, b. ABT 1060 in France
Chronicler John of Marmoutier said: "The lecherous Fulk then fell passionately in love with the sister of Amaury de Montfort, whom no good man ever praised save for her beauty."
Married 1089 in France, divorced ABT 1092.
Children:
Geoffrey II, Count of Gatinais, b. ABT 1005 in Chateau Landan, France, d. 1 April 1046 in Anjou, France
Father: Hugh du Perche, Count of Gatinais, b. ABT 975 in Gatinais, France
Mother: Beatrice of Macon, b. ABT 980 in Macon, France
He was known as "Ferréol (Ironwood)".
Spouse: Ermengarde II of Anjou, b. ABT 1018 in Anjou, France, m. Robert I Capet, Duke of Burgundy, aft. 1046, d. 21 March 1076 in Anjou, France
Father: Fulk III of Anjou, b. ABT 966 in Anjou, France, d. 21 June 1040 in Metz, France
Mother: Hildegarde de Baugency (2), b. ABT 980 in France, d. 1 April 1040 in Jerusalem, Israel
Married ABT 1035.
Children:
Hugh du Perche, Count of Gatinais, b. ABT 975 in Gatinais, France
Father: Fulcois, Count of Perche
Mother: Melisende
Hugh, or Hugues, is one of the first known ancestors in the male line of Plantagenets.
Spouse: Beatrice of Macon, b. ABT 980 in Macon, France
Father: Aubrey II of Macon
Married.
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