Notes and References
1. RESEARCH NOTES: Divorced 1996.
2. RESEARCH NOTES: Divorced 1996.
3. formerly Prince of Greece and Denmark
4. RESEARCH NOTES: (divorced)
5. RESEARCH NOTES: (divorced)
6. formerly Prince of Greece and Denmark
7. Banished from Greece as a result of a military coup in 1922.
8. Banished from Greece as a result of a military coup in 1922.
9. RESEARCH NOTES: (divorced 1978)
10. later King of the Hellenes
11. later King of the Hellenes
12. 1st Marquis of Milford Haven
13. 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
14. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by IRA bomb aboard his yacht
15. 1st Marquis of Milford Haven
16. With the outbreak of hostilities during World War I, the English royal family decided
that it would be prudent to minimize their close familial connections with Kaiser Wilhelm. So in 1917, the family adopted the name of
Windsor in 1917, which they took from their favorite castle.
17. Abdicated 10 DEC 1936; was never crowned
18. Duchess of GLOUCESTER
19. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in a flying accident while on active service
20. With the outbreak of hostilities during World War I, the English royal family decided
that it would be prudent to minimize their close familial connections with Kaiser Wilhelm. So in 1917, the family adopted the name of
Windsor in 1917, which they took from their favorite castle.
21. 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne
22. 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne
23. AKA "Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt"
24. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered by Bolsheviks
25. AKA "Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt"
26. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of pneumonia.
27. Prince Consort
28. Duke of Strathearn
29. Princess Henry of Battenberg
30. Prince Consort
31. RESEARCH NOTES: Also: 11 JUL 1818
32. RESEARCH NOTES: Also: 11 JUL 1818
33. Prince Regent from 5 FEB 1811
34. King of Hanover in 1837
35. Later Leopold I, King of the Belgians
36. RESEARCH NOTES: Died in childbirth.
37. referred to as "Poor Fred"
38. King of Denmark
39. referred to as "Poor Fred"
40. The last British monarch to personally lead his troops into battle (at the Battle of
Dettingen, 15 JUN 1743).
41. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of a heart attack brought on by exertions due to constipation.
42. Known as "Butcher Cumberland" after Culloden, 1746.
43. King of Denmark
44. The last British monarch to personally lead his troops into battle (at the Battle of
Dettingen, 15 JUN 1743).
45. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of a heart attack brought on by exertions due to constipation.
46. RESEARCH NOTES: Also: Leineschloss, Hanover
47. RESEARCH NOTES: Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage as he was travelling by coach to
Osnabruck; he was taken to that castle and died in the very room in which he had been born.
48. RESEARCH NOTES: Removed to Herrenhausen in 1957 following damage to tomb in WWII.
49. RESEARCH NOTES: Imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden at age twenty-eight after her
affair with a Swedish Colonel of Dragoons, Philip von Konigsmark. (It was rumored throughout Europe that Sophia's husband, George I, had
ordered von Konigsmark to be hacked to pieces and the mutilated body to be buried under the floorboards at the family's country house of
Herrenhausen.)
50. King of Prussia
51. RESEARCH NOTES: Imprisoned in the Castle of Ahlden at age twenty-eight after her
affair with a Swedish Colonel of Dragoons, Philip von Konigsmark. (It was rumored throughout Europe that Sophia's husband, George I, had
ordered von Konigsmark to be hacked to pieces and the mutilated body to be buried under the floorboards at the family's country house of
Herrenhausen.)
52. RESEARCH NOTES: Also: Leineschloss, Hanover
53. RESEARCH NOTES: Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage as he was travelling by coach to
Osnabruck; he was taken to that castle and died in the very room in which he had been born.
54. RESEARCH NOTES: Removed to Herrenhausen in 1957 following damage to tomb in WWII.
55. Elector of Hanover
56. Electress of Hanover
57. RESEARCH NOTES: Also: Leineschloss, Hanover
58. Electress of Hanover
59. Elector of Hanover
60. Elector Palatine of the Rhine
61. Elector Palatine of the Rhine
62. After ruling as king in Scotland following the execution of his mother, Mary, James
was made King of England as well in 1603 when Elizabeth died.
63. RESEARCH NOTES: beheaded
64. RESEARCH NOTES: stillborn
65. After ruling as king in Scotland following the execution of his mother, Mary, James
was made King of England as well in 1603 when Elizabeth died.
66. Duke of Albany
67. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered, supposedly by agents of Mary's lover, Bothwell. When
blowing up the house Henry was in failed to dispatch him, he was stabbed. Whether Mary had anything to do with it or not, suspicion fell on
her. This, combined with her rapid public association with James, Earl of Bothwell, prevented the Scottish people from much protest when
Mary was imprisoned by England's queen, Elizabeth.
68. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded at the wish of England's queen, Elizabeth, after the
discovery of the imprisoned Mary's "Casket Letter."
69. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded at the wish of England's queen, Elizabeth, after the
discovery of the imprisoned Mary's "Casket Letter."
70. Earl of Bothwell
71. RESEARCH NOTES: died in prison
72. King of France
73. Duke of Albany
74. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered, supposedly by agents of Mary's lover, Bothwell. When
blowing up the house Henry was in failed to dispatch him, he was stabbed. Whether Mary had anything to do with it or not, suspicion fell on
her. This, combined with her rapid public association with James, Earl of Bothwell, prevented the Scottish people from much protest when
Mary was imprisoned by England's queen, Elizabeth.
75. Regent of Scotland
76. Regent of Scotland
77. of Lorraine-Guise
78. of Lorraine-Guise
79. Bishop of Caithness
80. RESEARCH NOTES: d.s.p. legit.
81. Heiress de la Quelle
82. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in battle. There is a legend that, learning of the imminent
destruction of the Scottish forces, James said, "It came with a lass, and it will pass with a lass." (That is, the Scottish crown came to
the Stewart family when Marjorie Bruce--the daughter of King Robert I Bruce--wed Walter Stewart and their son became King Robert II. The
second "lass" to whom James is said to have referred was his infant daughter, Mary.)
83. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in battle. There is a legend that, learning of the imminent
destruction of the Scottish forces, James said, "It came with a lass, and it will pass with a lass." (That is, the Scottish crown came to
the Stewart family when Marjorie Bruce--the daughter of King Robert I Bruce--wed Walter Stewart and their son became King Robert II. The
second "lass" to whom James is said to have referred was his infant daughter, Mary.)
84. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
85. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
86. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
87. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
88. King of England 1485-1509
89. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of consumption.
90. Mistress
91. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded
92. RESEARCH NOTES: Died in childbirth.
93. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded
94. King of France
95. King of England 1485-1509
96. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
97. Princess
98. Princess
99. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
100. Lord Darnley
101. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
102. Marechal de France
103. RESEARCH NOTES: d.s.p.
104. Dame d'Aubigny
105. RESEARCH NOTES: d.s.p.
106. Lord Darnley
107. 6th of Cadzow
108. 2nd Lord Hamilton
109. 6th of Cadzow
110. Countess of Richmond
111. Countess of Richmond
112. Justice of Chester; a follower of the Yorkist forces, he was married to the mother
of Henry Tudor in order to blunt Henry's acceptability to the Lancastrians.
113. King of England 1461-1483; crowned 4 MAR 1461; deposed 3 OCT 1470; restored 11 APR
1471.
114. Married Edward IV in secret.
115. Deposed 25 JUN 1483 (never crowned)
116. became a nun at Dartford
117. Married Edward IV in secret.
118. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in 2nd Battle of St. Albans.
119. King of England 1461-1483; crowned 4 MAR 1461; deposed 3 OCT 1470; restored 11 APR
1471.
120. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed.
121. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed.
122. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered
123. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered
124. RESEARCH NOTES: Taken prisoner and beheaded after the defeat at the Battle of
Mortimer's Cross.
125. RESEARCH NOTES: Married in secrecy (it wasn't too healthy to wed the widow of King
Henry V when the War of the Roses was just about to fire up).
126. King of England 1413-1422
127. RESEARCH NOTES: Probably of dysentery contracted while campaigning in France.
128. RESEARCH NOTES: Married in secrecy (it wasn't too healthy to wed the widow of King
Henry V when the War of the Roses was just about to fire up).
129. RESEARCH NOTES: Taken prisoner and beheaded after the defeat at the Battle of
Mortimer's Cross.
130. King of England 1422-1461, King of France. Deposed 4 MAR 1461; restored 3 OCT
1470; deposed (again) 11 APR 1471.
Henry VI's restoration is also called "The Readeption of Henry VI," and came after: 1) the Lancastrian forces were defeated near Towton in
a blizzard on 29 MAR 1461; 2) Henry wandered as a fugitive between Harlech and Berwick-on-Tweed; 3) Margaret finally gave up and took the
young Prince Edward to France (1463); 4) Henry was caught in July 1465 near Clitheroe, Lancashire and imprisoned in rude conditions in the
Tower of London; and 5) Warwick was driven from England and, at the urging of the French King Louis XI, made cause with his erstwhile enemy
Queen Margaret to defeat King Edward IV.
131. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in the Tower as an act of state to try to forestall further
Lancastrian rebellions in his name.
132. RESEARCH NOTES: Later transferred to St. George's Chapel, Windsor
133. Possibly the single most decisive factor in the creation of the Wars of the Roses
was Margaret's implacable hostility toward Richard, Duke of York. Even when peace became possible after the death of the Lancastrian Edmund
Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, at the aborted parley at St. Albans, Margaret herself raised an army. It marched on York's stronghold of Ludlow
in the Welsh marches and routed the Yorkists there in the summer of 1459. In October, York submitted to Parliament his claim to the throne
of England after his own forces routed the royalists at the battle of Northampton.
134. Chief of the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses. [insert image of white rose
here]
135. SOURCE NOTES: _The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England_; Antonia Fraser, ed.;
p.140.RESEARCH NOTES: Killed on the battlefield, as his Yorkist forces were too few to defeat the Lancastrian force recruited by Margaret of
Anjou from Scotland. As a grace note, Margaret allowed the late Duke's head to be displayed on the gates of York wearing a paper crown.
136. RESEARCH NOTES: Attainted and executed at the urging (of Parliament) by his
brother, King Edward IV, who never trusted him after the final days of the Wars of the Roses.
137. Lord High Protector from 9 APR 1483; King of England 1483-1485. Suspected in the
murder of the two young Princes (Edward, 12, and Richard, 9) held in the residential part of the Tower of London in 1483.
138. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed at Battle of Bosworth Field; his bones were later
disinterred and thrown into the River Soar.
139. Chief of the Yorkist faction in the Wars of the Roses. [insert image of white rose
here]
140. SOURCE NOTES: _The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England_; Antonia Fraser, ed.;
p.140.RESEARCH NOTES: Killed on the battlefield, as his Yorkist forces were too few to defeat the Lancastrian force recruited by Margaret of
Anjou from Scotland. As a grace note, Margaret allowed the late Duke's head to be displayed on the gates of York wearing a paper crown.
141. Sir Richard Woodville had been steward to John, Duke of Bedford, and, some time
after that noble had died, married his widow Jacquetta.
142. SOURCE NOTES: _The Birth of Britain_, Winston S. Churchill, p.340.RESEARCH NOTES:
Executed by command of Warwick, the King-Maker, who at this time held both Henry VI and Edward IV prisoner, one in the Tower and the other
at Middleham.
143. Fined 1,000 Pounds after wedding Sir Richard Woodville for marrying beneath her
station.
144. Among the many marriages arranges for relatives of Elizabeth's was this one for
her brother, John. As one chronicler put it: "Catherine, Duchess of Norfolk, a slip of a girl about eighty years old, was married to John
Woodville, aged twenty years. A diabolical marriage."
145. RESEARCH NOTES: Executed along with his father, Earl Rivers.
146. Fined 1,000 Pounds after wedding Sir Richard Woodville for marrying beneath her
station.
147. Sir Richard Woodville had been steward to John, Duke of Bedford, and, some time
after that noble had died, married his widow Jacquetta.
148. SOURCE NOTES: _The Birth of Britain_, Winston S. Churchill, p.340.RESEARCH NOTES:
Executed by command of Warwick, the King-Maker, who at this time held both Henry VI and Edward IV prisoner, one in the Tower and the other
at Middleham.
149. Regent of France and Protector of England 1422-35
150. Captured by English pirates 14 MAR 1406. Held captive in Tower of London for 18
years. Crowned at Scone 14 MAY 1424.
151. RESEARCH NOTES: Assassinated.
152. Captured by English pirates 14 MAR 1406. Held captive in Tower of London for 18
years. Crowned at Scone 14 MAY 1424.
153. RESEARCH NOTES: Assassinated.
154. Baron Darnley
155. Heiress of LENNOX
156. D.diTerranuova
157. Heiress of LENNOX
158. Baron Darnley
159. RESEARCH NOTES: died unmarried
160. RESEARCH NOTES: body transferred to Paris ABT 1624
161. King of England 1377-1399; Deposed 29 SEP 1399 ; m(2) Isabelle of France. In 1381,
faced challenge of the Peasant's Revolt, led by Wat Tyler. The revolt ended with the death of Tyler at the hands of members of the King's
retinue at Smithfield in London.
162. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
163. Legitimized 1397; Earl of Somerset
164. Chief of the Lancastrian faction of the Wars of the Roses. [insert image of red
rose here]
165. Legitimized 1397; Earl of Somerset
166. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle, Beauge
167. RESEARCH NOTES: executed
168. RESEARCH NOTES: executed
169. Heiress of Salisbury
170. RESEARCH NOTES: Said to have died of starvation in his grief at the capture by the
English of his son, James (later James I of Scotland).
171. of Ardgowan, Blackhall & Auchingoun in the county of Renfrew; granted lands of
Auchingoun, Blackhall and Ardgowan in the country of Renfrew by his father, King Robert III, in charters dated 1390, 1395, and 1403.
172. RESEARCH NOTES: Illegitimate.
173. Earl of Carrick, Duke of Rothesay
174. SOURCE NOTES: _A Traveler's History of Scotland_, Andrew Fisher (p. 103).RESEARCH
NOTES: May have been starved to death by his uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany, or by the Douglases whom Rothesay had offended.
175. RESEARCH NOTES: Said to have died of starvation in his grief at the capture by the
English of his son, James (later James I of Scotland).
176. This connection is disputed.
177. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered.
178. RESEARCH NOTES: d.v.p.
179. RESEARCH NOTES: died unmarried
180. Titular King of Castile
181. Great-great-granddaughter of Henry III. Possessed estates and ducal title of
Lancaster, as well as the earldoms of Derby, Lincoln and Leicester.
182. King of Portugal
183. Created Duke of Hereford, 1397; King of England 1399-1413. First of the
Lancastrian kings of England.
184. Co-heiress of the Earl of Hereford and Essex.
185. RESEARCH NOTES: in childbirth (to Philippa)
186. King of Castile & Leon
187. Bishop of Winchester
188. Chancellor of England when Prince Henry (the future Henry V) headed the Council.
189. Titular King of Castile
190. 7th High Steward of Scotland
191. RESEARCH NOTES: Caesarian from dead mother
192. not a wife
193. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
194. The Earl of Buchan, Alexander was "called "infamous & brutal" even in his own
time. Among his legacies is the destruction of Elgin Cathedral, which had been known as one of the finest of Scotland's church buildings.
195. RESEARCH NOTES: d.s.p. legit.
196. Earl of Caithness, Count Palatine
197. Earl of Caithness
198. RESEARCH NOTES: Executed
199. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
200. Earl of Fife, Duke of Albany, Earl of Menteith; Regent of Scotland during
captivity of James I of Scotland.
201. Countess of Menteith, s.j.
202. RESEARCH NOTES: Caesarian from dead mother
203. 7th High Steward of Scotland
204. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
205. Keeper of the Realm from 26 OCT 1326; King of England 1327-1377.
206. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of the plague.
207. Taken prisoner by armies of the fighting Archbishop of York, William de la Zouche,
at Neville's Cross near Durham.
208. RESEARCH NOTES: strangled
209. RESEARCH NOTES: Died of the plague.
210. Keeper of the Realm from 26 OCT 1326; King of England 1327-1377.
211. Countess of Ulster
212. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
213. Countess of Ulster
214. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in a fall from a horse
215. RESEARCH NOTES: Caesarian from dead mother
216. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in a fall from a horse
217. Attained Bonkyl through wife
218. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
219. Heiress of Bonkyl, s.j.
220. Baron of Garlies & Dalswinton
221. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
222. Regent of Scotland
223. Descendants: Earls of Athol, Buchan, Traquarie; Lords of the Lorn and Innermeath.
Succeeded as 5th High Steward 1283.
1286 Death of Alexander III. He was one of the six magnates of Scotland chosen to act as regents of the Kingdom. Submitted to Edward I, 9th
JUL 1297. 4th Son of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyl, who was 2nd son of Alexander, the 6th High Steward of Scotland, whose elder son was
ancestor of the Royal Stewarts. Succeeded by his son Robert.
224. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
225. Heiress of Bonkyl, s.j.
226. Attained Bonkyl through wife
227. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
228. King of England 1307-1327
Born Edward of Caernarfon; made 1st Prince of Wales at Lincoln in 1301 by Edward I in order to give the disaffected Welsh (whom Edward I had
finally brought to heel in his conquest of 1282-83) an English sovereign whose heraldic title appeared to fulfill the dream of Llywelyn of a
united Welsh nation-state.
The legend was told (beginning in 1509) of how Edward I, after having promised the conquered Welsh that they would have a prince who spoke
no English, raised up at Caernarfon his newborn son Edward and said, "Here is the Prince I have promised you."
Edward II was deposed 20 JAN 1327 by his wife, Queen Isabella, with the assistance of the nobles of the realm. Agreed to abdicate in favor
of his son, Edward III.
229. RESEARCH NOTES: According to most accounts, orders were given that Edward II must
be killed, but not in any way that should leave visible marks on his body. Consequently he was put to death by having a red-hot poker thrust
into his internal organs.
230. Successfully conspired with her lover, Roger Mortimer, to force her husband, King
Edward II, to adbicate in favor of his son, who become King Edward III.
231. Successfully conspired with her lover, Roger Mortimer, to force her husband, King
Edward II, to adbicate in favor of his son, who become King Edward III.
232. King of England 1307-1327
Born Edward of Caernarfon; made 1st Prince of Wales at Lincoln in 1301 by Edward I in order to give the disaffected Welsh (whom Edward I had
finally brought to heel in his conquest of 1282-83) an English sovereign whose heraldic title appeared to fulfill the dream of Llywelyn of a
united Welsh nation-state.
The legend was told (beginning in 1509) of how Edward I, after having promised the conquered Welsh that they would have a prince who spoke
no English, raised up at Caernarfon his newborn son Edward and said, "Here is the Prince I have promised you."
Edward II was deposed 20 JAN 1327 by his wife, Queen Isabella, with the assistance of the nobles of the realm. Agreed to abdicate in favor
of his son, Edward III.
233. RESEARCH NOTES: According to most accounts, orders were given that Edward II must
be killed, but not in any way that should leave visible marks on his body. Consequently he was put to death by having a red-hot poker thrust
into his internal organs.
234. Lover of Isabella, wife of Edward II.
235. RESEARCH NOTES: Hanged for the murder of Edward II in Berkeley Castle and other
crimes.
236. Duke of Clarence
237. When Elizabeth's father, the Earl of Ulster, died in 1333 without male heir, the
entire inheritance by feudal law was King Edward III's to assign at his discretion by his choice of husband for her. After she was married
to his son, Lionel of Clarence, the leading male members of the cadet branches of the de Burgh family "went Irish," grabbed what they
could of Ulster, and changed the family name to Burke.
238. When Elizabeth's father, the Earl of Ulster, died in 1333 without male heir, the
entire inheritance by feudal law was King Edward III's to assign at his discretion by his choice of husband for her. After she was married
to his son, Lionel of Clarence, the leading male members of the cadet branches of the de Burgh family "went Irish," grabbed what they
could of Ulster, and changed the family name to Burke.
239. Duke of Clarence
240. King of Scotland (after considerable effort)
241. of Mar
242. Taken prisoner by armies of the fighting Archbishop of York, William de la Zouche,
at Neville's Cross near Durham.
243. of Mar
244. King of Scotland (after considerable effort)
245. Heiress of Bute, Heiress of Arran
246. Heiress of Bute, Heiress of Arran
247. King of England 1272-1307. After subduing the Welsh March lords by taking their
castles, one at a time, Edward turned his attention to the north: Scotland. His determination to use the confusion wrought by the untimely
deaths of Alexander III and his young daughter to gain Scotland for himself earned him the sobriquet "The Hammer of the Scots" for his
ruthlessness (as in the sacking of Berwick). He also ruled firmly at home, for which he is still considered to have been one of England's
best kings.
248. RESEARCH NOTES: Her heart is kept at Blackfriars Church.
249. Crowned 13 JUL 1267
250. 7th Earl of Hereford
251. became a nun at Amesbury
252. m(2) Margaret Wake
253. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded
254. RESEARCH NOTES: Her heart is kept at Blackfriars Church.
255. King of England 1272-1307. After subduing the Welsh March lords by taking their
castles, one at a time, Edward turned his attention to the north: Scotland. His determination to use the confusion wrought by the untimely
deaths of Alexander III and his young daughter to gain Scotland for himself earned him the sobriquet "The Hammer of the Scots" for his
ruthlessness (as in the sacking of Berwick). He also ruled firmly at home, for which he is still considered to have been one of England's
best kings.
256. King of France
257. King of France
258. King of France
259. King of France
260. King of France
261. King of France
262. Baron of Connaught & Trim
263. Earl of Carrick, a Celtic dominion, through wife
264. Countess of Carrick in her own right
265. Lord of Galloway; later King of Ireland
266. youngest son
267. m(2) King Erik of Norway
268. King of Norway
269. m(1) Gratney, Earl of Mar m(2) ? m(3) Sir Andrew Moray
270. Earl of Mar
271. Countess of Carrick in her own right
272. Earl of Carrick, a Celtic dominion, through wife
273. knighted 1270
274. Earl of Lennox
275. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
276. of Dundonald
277. poss. Alda de Dunbar
278. Earl of Lennox
279. Countess of Menteith, s.j.
280. RESEARCH NOTES: on crusade
281. poss. Alda de Dunbar
282. of Dundonald
283. Earl of Bute
284. Earl of Bute
285. Ancestor of the Tudors of Anglesey; "distain" of Gwynedd, 1216-1246
286. Ancestor of the Tudors of Anglesey; "distain" of Gwynedd, 1216-1246
287. King of England 1216-1272
288. RESEARCH NOTES: Her heart is kept in the Church of Friars Minor, London.
289. King of Scots 1249-1286
290. RESEARCH NOTES: What is known is that he died in falling over a cliff while on
horseback on a windy night. The speculation is that he drunkenly insisted on riding through the night after visiting his new (young) bride.
His death left the kingdom to his very young daughter in Norway, whose death in the crossing to Scotland led to the Competition for the
Scottish crown, the usurpation by England's Edward I, and eventually to Scottish independence.
291. Earl of Richmond
292. Earl of Lancaster; m(2) Blanche of Artois
293. RESEARCH NOTES: Her heart is kept in the Church of Friars Minor, London.
294. King of England 1216-1272
295. King of England 1272-1307. After subduing the Welsh March lords by taking their
castles, one at a time, Edward turned his attention to the north: Scotland. His determination to use the confusion wrought by the untimely
deaths of Alexander III and his young daughter to gain Scotland for himself earned him the sobriquet "The Hammer of the Scots" for his
ruthlessness (as in the sacking of Berwick). He also ruled firmly at home, for which he is still considered to have been one of England's
best kings.
296. of Berkhamsted, etc; feudal lord; Justiciar of Ireland
297. of Berkhamsted, etc; feudal lord; Justiciar of Ireland
298. was 13 years old at time of marriage
299. was 13 years old at time of marriage
300. Lord of Turnberry
301. Lord of Turnberry
302. Chamberlain to Alexander III
303. Chamberlain to Alexander III
304. Princess of Scotland
305. Princess of Scotland
306. The House of Senghennydd.
307. King of England 1199-1216; forced to sign _Magna Carta_.
308. RESEARCH NOTES: Annulled on grounds of consanguinity.
309. Heiress of Glamorgan, "greatest of the Marcher Lordships."
310. Elected King of the Romans 1257
311. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
312. King of Sicily
313. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in battle against Henry III.
314. King of England 1199-1216; forced to sign _Magna Carta_.
315. Elected King of the Romans 1257
316. Lord of Meath
317. Lord of Meath
318. Heiress of Essex
319. Heiress of Essex
320. Surety for Magna Carta
321. Lawyer; Justiciar of England
322. Knight
323. Surety for Magna Carta
324. 7th Earl of Clare, etc.; surety for Magna Carta
325. 8th Earl of Clare, etc.
326. 7th Earl of Clare, etc.; surety for Magna Carta
327. High Steward to King David I
328. High Steward to King David I
329. Earl of Northumberland
330. of Surrey
331. m(1) Conan le Petit, Count of Bretagne
332. King of Scots 1153-1165
333. King of Scots 1165-1214
334. of Surrey
335. Earl of Northumberland
336. The House of Dinefwr.
337. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed attempting to resist the territorial incursions of the
Norman lord, Bernard de Neufmarche.
338. Imprisoned by Arnulf, son of Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury.
339. Castellan of Pembroke; progenitor of the Irish family of Fitzgerald. Grandson was
Giraldus Cambrensis, a commentator of the period.
340. of the House of Aberffraw; Prince of N. Wales
341. of the House of Aberffraw; Prince of N. Wales
342. King of England 1154-1189
343. RESEARCH NOTES: (annulled)
344. Crowned in his father's lifetime (a French custom) to ensure a peaceful
succession.
345. Duke of Saxony
346. King of England 1189-1199
347. The only Queen never to set foot in England.
348. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in a tournament
349. King of Castile
350. Count of Toulouse
351. RESEARCH NOTES: (annulled)
352. RESEARCH NOTES: (annulled)
353. King of England 1154-1189
354. of Ulster
355. Baron de Briouze, etc
356. Lady of LaHaie 1210
357. RESEARCH NOTES: was starved to death
358. RESEARCH NOTES: was starved to death
359. Lady of LaHaie 1210
360. RESEARCH NOTES: was starved to death
361. Baron de Briouze, etc
362. Baron le Bigod; Surety for Magna Carta; Lord High Steward of England; Chief Judge
in King's Court 1195-1202
363. Baron le Bigod; Surety for Magna Carta; Lord High Steward of England; Chief Judge
in King's Court 1195-1202
364. Constable of Chichester Castle, etc
365. Heiress of Pembroke
366. m(2) Eleanor Plantagenet, 23 APR 1224
367. m(2) SWANSCOMBE
368. Heiress of Pembroke
369. Constable of Chichester Castle, etc
370. of Kevilioc
371. elder daughter
372. Hereditary Constable of Scotland; named in Magna Carta
373. Heir of Rannulf, Earl of Chester, the most powerful of the Marcher lords in the
time of Llywelyn. On John's death without issue, Chester passed into the hands of the English Crown, in the person of Edward I, facilitating
that king's eventual domination of Wales.
374. m(1) Malcolm, Earl of Fife
375. of Kevilioc
376. also Earl of Clare (Gloucester through wife); surety for Magna Carta
377. Countess of Gloucester
378. m(2)? William de Briouse
379. Countess of Gloucester
380. also Earl of Clare (Gloucester through wife); surety for Magna Carta
381. High Sheriff of Scotland
382. High Sheriff of Scotland
383. Comtess de Mar
384. Comtess de Mar
385. Seneschal of Scotland
386. Viscount of Shropshire
387. Seneschal of Scotland
388. "The Saint"; King of the Scots 1134,etc
389. Countess of Huntingdon
390. Countess of Huntingdon
391. "The Saint"; King of the Scots 1134,etc
392. m(2) William de Lancaster
393. Lord of Beaumont, Count of Meulan; Companion of Conqueror
394. Count of Meulan; had a twin
395. daughter of the Norse King of Dublin
396. daughter of the Norse King of Dublin
397. Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy
398. RESEARCH NOTES: mistress
399. Declared heiress-presumptive to Henry I 1126; disputed the throne with King
Stephen
400. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
401. Count of POITOU
402. Declared heiress-presumptive to Henry I 1126; disputed the throne with King
Stephen
403. Emperor
404. Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy
405. name is Welsh for "Dark Eyes"
406. name is Welsh for "Dark Eyes"
407. Lord of Briouze in Normandy, etc
408. of Hereford; Heiress of Brecon & Over Gwent
409. of Hereford; Heiress of Brecon & Over Gwent
410. Lord of Briouze in Normandy, etc
411. de Harcouet; St. James-de-Benvron
412. de Harcouet; St. James-de-Benvron
413. 2nd son
414. 2nd son
415. Vicomte de Touraine; 5th Earl of Surrey(in right of wife)
416. Heiress of Surrey
417. 6th Earl of Surrey & Warren
418. Heiress of Surrey
419. Vicomte de Touraine; 5th Earl of Surrey(in right of wife)
420. dau. of King of Leinster
421. dau. of King of Leinster
422. Heir to Scottish estates
423. Princess of Scotland
424. Princess of Scotland
425. Heir to Scottish estates
426. of Kevilioc
427. may have been a Crusader
428. Lady of Chartley
429. Countess of Lincoln
430. of Kevilioc
431. Count of Meullent; Lord of Glamorgan & Cardiff Castle
432. Count of Meullent; Lord of Glamorgan & Cardiff Castle
433. natural daughter
434. natural daughter
435. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in seige of Alnwick Castle (invading England)
436. Margaret of England, who fled with her brother after the Norman invasion invasion
of England in 1066. Also known as St. Margaret (canonized 1250). Like her brothers, the twins, Margaret had been sent as a young girl to
court of the King of Hungary, where she absorbed the vibrant sense of Christianity she was later to bring to Scotland.
437. King of Scots 1093-1094
438. RESEARCH NOTES: poss. 1060--child of prev marr?
439. King 1097-1107
440. King of the Scots 1107-1124
441. Margaret of England, who fled with her brother after the Norman invasion invasion
of England in 1066. Also known as St. Margaret (canonized 1250). Like her brothers, the twins, Margaret had been sent as a young girl to
court of the King of Hungary, where she absorbed the vibrant sense of Christianity she was later to bring to Scotland.
442. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in seige of Alnwick Castle (invading England)
443. Earl of Northampton, etc.
444. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded
445. Earl of Northampton, etc.
446. RESEARCH NOTES: Beheaded
447. King of France
448. King of France
449. Prince of N.Wales
450. Prince of N.Wales
451. Count of Anjou; King of Jerusalem in right of 2nd wife
452. Count of Anjou; King of Jerusalem in right of 2nd wife
453. King of England 1100-1135
454. RESEARCH NOTES: said to have been poisoned
455. of England
456. Vicompte de Beaumont
457. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
458. King of the Scots 1107-1124
459. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
460. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
461. RESEARCH NOTES: drowned in the wreck of the White Ship
462. King of England 1100-1135
463. RESEARCH NOTES: said to have been poisoned
464. King of Hungary, 1141-1162
465. King of Hungary, 1141-1162
466. Prince of N.Wales; adopted title "Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdonia."
467. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
468. m(1) Malcolm, Earl of Fife
469. Heir of Rannulf, Earl of Chester, the most powerful of the Marcher lords in the
time of Llywelyn. On John's death without issue, Chester passed into the hands of the English Crown, in the person of Edward I, facilitating
that king's eventual domination of Wales.
470. RESEARCH NOTES: Fell to his death while attempting to escape from the White Tower
down a rope made of sheets. Gruffudd had been imprisoned by England's King Henry III as a means of insuring that Gwynedd would pass to the
English Crown upon the death of Dafydd apLlywelyn, Gruffudd's younger half-brother.
471. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
472. Prince of N.Wales; adopted title "Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdonia."
473. King of Scots 1214-1249
474. King of Scots 1249-1286
475. RESEARCH NOTES: What is known is that he died in falling over a cliff while on
horseback on a windy night. The speculation is that he drunkenly insisted on riding through the night after visiting his new (young) bride.
His death left the kingdom to his very young daughter in Norway, whose death in the crossing to Scotland led to the Competition for the
Scottish crown, the usurpation by England's Edward I, and eventually to Scottish independence.
476. of Gloucester; Earl of Hereford 1141; Sheriff of Gloucester
477. of Gloucester; Earl of Hereford 1141; Sheriff of Gloucester
478. Earl of Tonbridge; was given the Welsh territory of Ceredigion in 1110.
479. Earl of Tonbridge; was given the Welsh territory of Ceredigion in 1110.
480. Vicomte de Bayeux, Earl of Chester (1120)
481. Vicomte de Bayeux, Earl of Chester (1120)
482. Feudal Baron
483. Feudal Baron
484. Great High Chamberlain of the Kingdom
485. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
486. Great High Chamberlain of the Kingdom
487. Great High Chamberlain of the Kingdom
488. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
489. RESEARCH NOTES: mistress
490. Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy
491. Crusader
492. Crusader
493. created Earl of Pembroke in 1138
494. created Earl of Pembroke in 1138
495. Lord of Cleveland
496. Heir to English estates
497. Lord of Cleveland
498. Earl of Mellent; His father's favorite, he was also the patron of Geoffrey of
Monmouth, author of _Historia Regum Britanniae_ in which the legend of King Arthur was popularized.
499. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
500. RESEARCH NOTES: illegitimate
501. Earl of Mellent; His father's favorite, he was also the patron of Geoffrey of
Monmouth, author of _Historia Regum Britanniae_ in which the legend of King Arthur was popularized.
502. Steward of England
503. Steward of England
504. King of England 1100-1135
505. RESEARCH NOTES: said to have been poisoned
506. King of the Scots 1034-1040
507. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by MacBeth
508. Ruled Scotland on two separate occasions
509. King of the Scots 1034-1040
510. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by MacBeth
511. twin; sent to Hungary (i.e., away from Canute)
512. Niece of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
513. marriage is not certain
514. Abbess of Romsey
515. Niece of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
516. twin; sent to Hungary (i.e., away from Canute)
517. Earl of Northumbria, etc.
518. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
519. Earl of Northumbria, etc.
520. Count of Lens (in Artois)
521. RESEARCH NOTES: killed at battle of Lilles
522. Count of Lens (in Artois)
523. RESEARCH NOTES: killed at battle of Lilles
524. King of France
525. King of France
526. King of France
527. The House of Deheubarth.
528. Prince of N.Wales
529. Prince of N.Wales
530. Count of Anjou
531. Count of Anjou
532. Count of Maine
533. Count of Maine
534. King of England 1066-1087 by conquest
535. Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen, which had been founded by her mother
536. Alleged to have been betrothed to (1) Harold Godwinson, and (2) Alphonso of Leon
(Spain).
537. a nun
538. RESEARCH NOTES: killed while hunting in the New Forest
539. King of England 1087-1100
540. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by an arrow (said to have been murdered by his brother
Henry)
541. Count of BLOIS
542. Count of Brittany
543. King of England 1066-1087 by conquest
544. Grand Prince of Kiev, Novgorod and Bjelgoroed; Prince of Roslov and Susdal.
545. Grand Prince of Kiev
546. Grand Prince of Kiev, Novgorod and Bjelgoroed; Prince of Roslov and Susdal.
547. one of the most powerful barons
548. one of the most powerful barons
549. of Gloucester
550. of Gloucester
551. Lord of Breacon
552. Lord of Breacon
553. Earl of Tonbridge; Lord of Bienfaite & Orbec in Normandy; Fought at Hastings,
1066; landowner in England, 1086.
554. Earl of Tonbridge; Lord of Bienfaite & Orbec in Normandy; Fought at Hastings,
1066; landowner in England, 1086.
555. Vicomte de Bayeux in Normandy
556. (Maud of Chester)
557. (Maud of Chester)
558. Vicomte de Bayeux in Normandy
559. High Steward of England; Lord Steward of the King's Household, 1098
560. High Steward of England; Lord Steward of the King's Household, 1098
561. Great High Chamberlain of the Kingdom
562. Great High Chamberlain of the Kingdom
563. Lord of Beaumont, Count of Meulan; Companion of Conqueror
564. Count of Meulan; had a twin
565. RESEARCH NOTES: his 2nd marriage
566. RESEARCH NOTES: his 2nd marriage
567. Led attack which transferred Welsh territory of Glamorgan into Norman hands.
568. Led attack which transferred Welsh territory of Glamorgan into Norman hands.
569. "le Bossu" or "leGoczen"; had a twin
570. "le Bossu" or "leGoczen"; had a twin
571. Hereditary Lay Abbot of Dunkeld
572. RESEARCH NOTES: died in battle with other Scots
573. mother of the Earl of Caithness
574. Hereditary Lay Abbot of Dunkeld
575. RESEARCH NOTES: died in battle with other Scots
576. King of England APR-NOV 1016
577. twin; sent to Hungary (i.e., away from Canute)
578. King of England APR-NOV 1016
579. of England
580. Earl of Northumberland; 1st Earl of Dunbar; Lord of Carlisle & Allerdale
581. of England
582. Count of Boulogne
583. Count of Boulogne
584. Count of Boulogne
585. 6th Duke of Normandy; also called "the Magnificent"
586. RESEARCH NOTES: poss no marriage
587. RESEARCH NOTES: poss no marriage
588. 6th Duke of Normandy; also called "the Magnificent"
589. Count of Mortain Children were hereditary Counts of Mortain, lords of Vitre' and
Laval, counts of Toulouse.
590. Bishop of Bayeux
591. King of France
592. of Toulouse(Provence)
593. of Toulouse(Provence)
594. King of France
595. Grand Duke of Kiev 1015-1052
596. Princess of Sweden
597. marriage is not certain
598. twin; sent to Hungary (i.e., away from Canute)
599. Princess of Sweden
600. Grand Duke of Kiev 1015-1052
601. King of Deheubarth
602. RESEARCH NOTES: 2nd cousins
603. RESEARCH NOTES: 2nd cousins
604. King of Deheubarth
605. Prince of N.Wales
606. Prince of N.Wales
607. Count of the Gatinais
608. Duke of Brittany; Count of Rennes about 970-990
609. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
610. Count of the Gatinais
611. m(2) ?
612. RESEARCH NOTES: His 3rd marriage
613. RESEARCH NOTES: His 3rd marriage
614. m(2) ?
615. Count of Flanders
616. Count of Flanders
617. King of England 6 JAN 1066; elected to the English crown by the nobles. Appointed
Earl of the East Angles before 1045. Succeeded father (Godwin) as Earl of the West Saxons (Wessex) 15 APR 1053. Created Earl of Hereford in
1058. Styled "Duke of the English" from 1064.
618. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle with William, Duke of Normandy ("The
Conqueror")
619. Married King Harold II after he killed her previous husband, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn.
620. SOURCE NOTES: _Britain's Royal Families_ by Alison Weir; published by Pimlico in
1989.RESEARCH NOTES: After the death of her husband Harold in 1066, Ealdgyth went into exile on the Continent where she died.
621. Mistress to Harold II Godwinson.
622. Took the veil. A nun at Wilton Abbey, Wiltshire.
623. Possibly the twin of Ulf. He grew up in exile on the Continent. Marriage and
issue, if any, uncertain.
624. RESEARCH NOTES: May have been Harold's legitimate son by his wife, Ealdgyth.
625. SOURCE NOTES: _Britain's Royal Families_, Alison Weir, Pimlico, 1989.RESEARCH
NOTES: Reported by some authorities to have drowned at sea before 1070, but also recorded as being alive in 1087 in Normandy, after which he
disappears from the records.
626. Mistress to Harold II Godwinson.
627. King of England 6 JAN 1066; elected to the English crown by the nobles. Appointed
Earl of the East Angles before 1045. Succeeded father (Godwin) as Earl of the West Saxons (Wessex) 15 APR 1053. Created Earl of Hereford in
1058. Styled "Duke of the English" from 1064.
628. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle with William, Duke of Normandy ("The
Conqueror")
629. Prince of N.Wales
630. Cousin (uncle's daughter) of Owain Gwynedd.
631. Prince of N.Wales
632. The House of Mathrafal.
633. This line constituted the Barons of Edeirnion for about 250 years.
634. The House of Mathrafal.
635. of Richard's Castle
636. of Richard's Castle
637. Guardian of the young Duke William I; may also have been known as "Crispin"
638. of Meules and of Exeter; Sheriff of Devon; landowner in England, 1086; Children
were hereditary Sheriffs of Devon.
639. Guardian of the young Duke William I; may also have been known as "Crispin"
640. Lord of Longueville; companion of the Conqueror at Hastings
641. Lord of Longueville; companion of the Conqueror at Hastings
642. poss. a half-sister to the Conqueror
643. poss. a half-sister to the Conqueror
644. Countess of Ponthieu
645. Countess of Ponthieu
646. Duke of Burgundy
647. Duke of Burgundy
648. Seigneur de Beaumont ("de Bello Monte") & Pont Audeme
649. Seigneur de Beaumont ("de Bello Monte") & Pont Audeme
650. Earl of Shrewsbury, Chichester, etc.; Regent w/ Matilda in Normandy 1066
651. Earl of Shrewsbury, Chichester, etc.; Regent w/ Matilda in Normandy 1066
652. Lord of Gael & Montfort
653. Lord of Gael & Montfort
654. King of Scots 25 MAR 1005-1034
655. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by rival branches of royal house
656. King of Scots 25 MAR 1005-1034
657. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by rival branches of royal house
658. King of England 978-1016; deposed by the Danes 1013: restored 1014 on the death of
King Sweyn Forkbeard.
659. Said to have been blinded by henchmen of Earl Godwin.
660. Count of the Vexin
661. Count of Boulogne
662. King of England 1042-1066; canonized 1161.
663. King of England 978-1016; deposed by the Danes 1013: restored 1014 on the death of
King Sweyn Forkbeard.
664. an Anglo-Scandinavian thane
665. an Anglo-Scandinavian thane
666. Count of Louvain
667. Count of Louvain
668. of Brittany
669. Archbp. of Rouen, 1037-1054; Lord of St. Clair in Manche
670. Countess of Corbeil
671. Count of Valenciennes & Flanders; m(2) Eleanor, dau. of Richard II, Duke of
Normandy.
672. Count of Arques; dispossessed 1053
673. of Brittany
674. For some reason, always referred to as "a tanner of Falaise."
675. "avunculus comitis"
676. "avunculus comitis"
677. For some reason, always referred to as "a tanner of Falaise."
678. 1st Capetian King of France
679. 1st Capetian King of France
680. Berenger Count of Provence, Marquis of Provence
681. Berenger Count of Provence, Marquis of Provence
682. Grand Duke of Kiev, 1st Czar of Russia
683. of Polotzk
684. of Polotzk
685. Grand Duke of Kiev, 1st Czar of Russia
686. 1st Christian King of Sweden
687. 1st Christian King of Sweden
688. Ruler of Seisyllwg; obtained kingdom of Dyfed through wife. The combined
territories of Dyfed and Seisyllwg became known as Deheubarth.
689. of Dyfed (Pembrokeshire)
690. of Dyfed (Pembrokeshire)
691. Ruler of Seisyllwg; obtained kingdom of Dyfed through wife. The combined
territories of Dyfed and Seisyllwg became known as Deheubarth.
692. of Powys
693. of Powys
694. Count of the Gatinais
695. Count of the Gatinais
696. Count of Anjou
697. Count of Anjou
698. Count of Evreux in Normandy
699. Count of Evreux in Normandy
700. Count of Valenciennes & Flanders; m(2) Eleanor, dau. of Richard II, Duke of
Normandy.
701. Count of Valenciennes & Flanders; m(2) Eleanor, dau. of Richard II, Duke of
Normandy.
702. Earl of Wessex
703. King of England 1042-1066; canonized 1161.
704. Killed fighting against his brother (Harold II of England) with King Harold
Hardrada of Norway.
705. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
706. Earl of Wessex
707. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered, prob. by agents of Raoul de Gaci
708. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered, prob. by agents of Raoul de Gaci
709. Richard's Castle
710. Richard's Castle
711. King of all Wales; the only Welshman ever to rule all of Wales
712. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
713. Married King Harold II after he killed her previous husband, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn.
714. SOURCE NOTES: _Britain's Royal Families_ by Alison Weir; published by Pimlico in
1989.RESEARCH NOTES: After the death of her husband Harold in 1066, Ealdgyth went into exile on the Continent where she died.
715. Married King Harold II after he killed her previous husband, Gruffudd ap Llywelyn.
716. SOURCE NOTES: _Britain's Royal Families_ by Alison Weir; published by Pimlico in
1989.RESEARCH NOTES: After the death of her husband Harold in 1066, Ealdgyth went into exile on the Continent where she died.
717. King of England 6 JAN 1066; elected to the English crown by the nobles. Appointed
Earl of the East Angles before 1045. Succeeded father (Godwin) as Earl of the West Saxons (Wessex) 15 APR 1053. Created Earl of Hereford in
1058. Styled "Duke of the English" from 1064.
718. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle with William, Duke of Normandy ("The
Conqueror")
719. King of all Wales; the only Welshman ever to rule all of Wales
720. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
721. Lord of Longueville in Caux, Normandy
722. Lord of Longueville in Caux, Normandy
723. (de Ramoru)
724. (de Ramoru)
725. eldest son; 5th Duke of Normandy
726. eldest son; 5th Duke of Normandy
727. Vicomte d'Exmes from 1035
728. Vicomte d'Exmes from 1035
729. Earl of E. Anglia, 1053; Earl of Mercia, 1057
730. Earl of E. Anglia, 1053; Earl of Mercia, 1057
731. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
732. Friend & companion of the Conqueror
733. Friend & companion of the Conqueror
734. Duke of Burgundy
735. Count of Portugal
736. Duke of Burgundy
737. Seigneur de Veilles & Pont-Audeme
738. Seigneur de Veilles & Pont-Audeme
739. Count of Meulan
740. Count of Meulan
741. Count of Meulan
742. Earl of Norfolk, 1070; Lord of Honor of Gael in Brittany; Crusader; deprived of
his English earldom after the rebellion of 1075.
743. RESEARCH NOTES: while on Crusade
744. Earl of Norfolk, 1070; Lord of Honor of Gael in Brittany; Crusader; deprived of
his English earldom after the rebellion of 1075.
745. RESEARCH NOTES: while on Crusade
746. King of the Scots 954-994
747. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by his own men (on behalf of his Moray cousin & successor)
748. King of the Scots 954-994
749. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by his own men (on behalf of his Moray cousin & successor)
750. Jarl of Orkney
751. Jarl of Orkney
752. King of England 959-975
753. 1st Saxon queen to be anointed & crowned
754. King of England 975-978 An archaeological dig in 1931 at Shaftsbury Abbey
unearthed bones believed to be those of Edward. A dispute over re-burial led to the remains being deposited in the Midland Bank in Croydon,
where they remain.
755. RESEARCH NOTES: Murdered on the orders of his stepmother, Queen Elfrida.
756. 1st Saxon queen to be anointed & crowned
757. King of England 959-975
758. Ealdorman of Northumbria
759. Ealdorman of Northumbria
760. Duke of Lower Lorraine
761. Duke of Lower Lorraine
762. RESEARCH NOTES: not a Christian Marriage
763. of Denmark
764. King of England 978-1016; deposed by the Danes 1013: restored 1014 on the death of
King Sweyn Forkbeard.
765. King of England 1016-1035; King of Denmark 1018-1035; King of Norway 1030-1035;
King of Mercia by conquest, of all England on death of Edmund Ironside
766. "Duke" of Brittany
767. of Denmark
768. RESEARCH NOTES: not a Christian Marriage
769. Duke of Brittany; Count of Rennes about 970-990
770. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
771. Princess of Germany
772. Princess of Germany
773. Grand Prince of Kiev
774. Grand Prince of Kiev
775. Count of Barr
776. Count of Barr
777. King of Seisyllwg
778. King of Seisyllwg
779. of the house of Gwynedd; King of Gwynedd and Powys
780. of the house of Gwynedd; King of Gwynedd and Powys
781. Count of Anjou
782. m(2) ?
783. m(2) ?
784. Count of Anjou
785. Archbishop of Rouen
786. Archbishop of Rouen
787. m(2) ?
788. m(2) ?
789. Count of Luxembourg
790. Count of Luxembourg
791. Earl of ?
792. Prince of N.Wales 930-1023
793. Queen
794. Queen
795. Prince of Cadwgan & Powys
796. Prince of N.Wales 930-1023
797. Archbishop of Rheims
798. Archbishop of Rheims
799. Vicomte d'Exmes 1013
800. Vicomte d'Exmes 1013
801. Earl of Mercia by 1032; dux from 1026; founder of the church in Coventry
802. of legend
803. of legend
804. Earl of Mercia by 1032; dux from 1026; founder of the church in Coventry
805. Duke of Burgundy
806. of Secmur-en-Auxois (Seomur-en-Auxois)
807. m(2) Alphonso [which one?--WBS] of Castile & Leon.
808. of Secmur-en-Auxois (Seomur-en-Auxois)
809. Duke of Burgundy
810. a count of Burgundy
811. of Burgundy
812. A pretender to Normandy in 1047.
813. a count of Burgundy
814. Seigneur of Pont-Audeme
815. of Denmark; sister of Duchess Gunnor
816. of Denmark; sister of Duchess Gunnor
817. Seigneur of Pont-Audeme
818. Steward to William I "Conqueror"; fought at Hastings, 1066; received large
estates in England; made Earl of Hereford shortly after 1066.
819. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
820. received the Norman Fitz-Osbern lands
821. Earl of Hereford, 1071; received the English Fitz-Osbern lands; deprived of his
earldom after the rebellion of 1075.
822. Steward to William I "Conqueror"; fought at Hastings, 1066; received large
estates in England; made Earl of Hereford shortly after 1066.
823. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
824. King of the Scots 943-954, King of Alba
825. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by men of Moray
826. King of Scots
827. King of the Scots 943-954, King of Alba
828. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed by men of Moray
829. King of England 940-946
830. also rendered as Elgifu or Elfgiva (means "Faerie's Gift")
831. King of England 955-959
832. also rendered as Elgifu or Elfgiva (means "Faerie's Gift")
833. King of England 940-946
834. Earl of Devon
835. Earl of Devon
836. Count of Verdun & Ardennes
837. Count of Verdun & Ardennes
838. "Longue-Epee" ("Longsword"); 2nd Duke of Normandy & Duke of Aquitaine
839. RESEARCH NOTES: slain by Arnulf of Flanders
840. (Espriota of Senlis)
841. (Espriota of Senlis)
842. "Longue-Epee" ("Longsword"); 2nd Duke of Normandy & Duke of Aquitaine
843. RESEARCH NOTES: slain by Arnulf of Flanders
844. of Denmark
845. King of France, etc
846. RESEARCH NOTES: born past the death of his mother
847. RESEARCH NOTES: in battle
848. RESEARCH NOTES: born past the death of his mother
849. King of France, etc
850. RESEARCH NOTES: in battle
851. Emperor of Germany 919-936
852. Emperor of Germany 936-973
853. Emperor of Germany 919-936
854. Count of Poitou 890-892
855. Count of Poitou 890-892
856. A Norse Viking called "The Walker", he became the 1st Duke of Normandy.
857. RESEARCH NOTES: Pagan Wife--Repudiated
858. (popa means "Puppet" or "Little Doll")
859. (popa means "Puppet" or "Little Doll")
860. RESEARCH NOTES: Pagan Wife--Repudiated
861. A Norse Viking called "The Walker", he became the 1st Duke of Normandy.
862. Count of Vienne
863. Grand Prince of Kiev
864. Grand Prince of Kiev
865. Count of Vermandois
866. Count of Vermandois
867. King of all Wales
868. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
869. Queen of S.Wales
870. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed with his father, Rhodri Mawr, in battle against the English
(Wessex).
871. Queen of S.Wales
872. King of all Wales
873. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
874. of the line of Kings of Dyfed.
875. Count of Anjou
876. Count of Anjou
877. co-Regent with his Father
878. co-Regent with his Father
879. Margrave of Ivrea; King of Italy 950-961
880. of Tuscany & Aeles
881. of Tuscany & Aeles
882. Margrave of Ivrea; King of Italy 950-961
883. Prince of Cadwgan & Powys
884. Queen
885. of the House of Powys; Prince of Powys
886. of the House of Powys; Prince of Powys
887. Ealdorman of the Hwiccas; Earl of Mercia, 1017
888. Ealdorman of the Hwiccas; Earl of Mercia, 1017
889. Count of Bayeux
890. Count of Bayeux
891. Guardian of young Duke William I.
892. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
893. Came to England before 1066; made Bishop of Exeter, 1072.
894. Guardian of young Duke William I.
895. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
896. King of the Scots 892-900
897. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
898. King of the Scots 892-900
899. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
900. King of England 900-924
901. King of England 924-940
902. became a nun
903. became a nun
904. Emperor of Germany 936-973
905. King of England 946-955
906. became a nun
907. King of England 900-924
908. Lay Abbot of Echternach (Luxembourg)
909. Princess of France
910. Princess of France
911. Lay Abbot of Echternach (Luxembourg)
912. King of France 893-922
913. King of France 893-922
914. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
915. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
916. RESEARCH NOTES: born past the death of his mother
917. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
918. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
919. of Flanders
920. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by followers of a Count
921. of Flanders
922. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered by followers of a Count
923. Count in Poitou 867-890
924. a mistress
925. a mistress
926. Count in Poitou 867-890
927. Jarl of Orkney & Shetland
928. Jarl of Orkney & Shetland
929. of Valois
930. of Valois
931. King of Provence & Italy, Emperor of the West
932. of Byzantium
933. of Byzantium
934. King of Provence & Italy, Emperor of the West
935. RESEARCH NOTES: born past the death of his mother
936. King of France, etc
937. RESEARCH NOTES: in battle
938. Queen of Powys
939. Queen of Powys
940. Upon his death left Seisyllwg to his brother-in-law, Rhodri Mawr.
941. Duke of Saxony
942. Duke of Saxony
943. Margrave of Ivrea in Turin, Italy
944. Margrave of Ivrea in Turin, Italy
945. Lady
946. Lady
947. King of Italy 964
948. of Burgundy
949. of Burgundy
950. King of Italy 964
951. of Denmark
952. King of the Scots 863-879
953. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle by the Norse
954. King of the Scots 863-879
955. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle by the Norse
956. King of England 871-900
957. RESEARCH NOTES: poss. suffered from Porphyria
958. of Mercia
959. Abbess of Shaftsbury
960. of Mercia
961. King of England 871-900
962. RESEARCH NOTES: poss. suffered from Porphyria
963. Earl of Kent
964. Earl of Kent
965. Count of Darnau 846-863
966. Count of Darnau 846-863
967. King of France; Emperor 25 DEC 875-877
968. King of France; Emperor 25 DEC 875-877
969. a French Count
970. a French Count
971. Count of Stratlingen
972. King of Burgundy
973. Count of Stratlingen
974. King of England 900-924
975. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
976. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
977. of Vermandois; deprived of throne by Emp. Louis "The Fair"
978. of Vermandois; deprived of throne by Emp. Louis "The Fair"
979. Duke of Saxony 859
980. Duke of Saxony 859
981. Emperor of Germany 887-899
982. Emperor of Germany 887-899
983. Heiress of Lesmond
984. Heiress of Lesmond
985. Duke of Aquitaine, ABT 852-866
986. Duke of Aquitaine, ABT 852-866
987. of Valois
988. of Valois
989. Emperor of Byzantium (Emp of the East) 886-912
990. Emperor of Byzantium (Emp of the East) 886-912
991. Prince of Russia 862-879
992. Prince of Russia 862-879
993. King of Manau; Prince of Deheubarth
994. Queen of Wales; heiress of the Kings of Gwynedd
995. Queen of Wales; heiress of the Kings of Gwynedd
996. King of Manau; Prince of Deheubarth
997. of Powys; upon his death left Powys to his nephew, Rhodri Mawr.
998. of the line of Kings of Ceredigion and Ystrad Tywi.
999. an eminent man of Luneburg
1000. an eminent man of Luneburg
1001. King of Italy 888-924
1002. King of Italy 888-924
1003. Count in Blois & Chartres
1004. Count in Blois & Chartres
1005. King of the Picts & Scots 832-860
1006. King of Scots
1007. King of the Picts & Scots 832-860
1008. King of England 839-855; abdicated 855 in favor of Ethelbald
1009. marriage was annulled by the Church as incestuous
1010. King of England 858-860
1011. marriage was annulled by the Church as incestuous
1012. 3rd son; King of England 871-890
1013. RESEARCH NOTES: died of battle injuries
1014. King of England 860-866
1015. King of England 839-855; abdicated 855 in favor of Ethelbald
1016. Earl of Mercia; Ealdorman of the Gaini (a Mercian tribe)
1017. (see conj. line for father)
1018. (see conj. line for father)
1019. Earl of Mercia; Ealdorman of the Gaini (a Mercian tribe)
1020. Count in the Massagau 839-842
1021. Count in the Massagau 839-842
1022. King of Italy 817-855; Emperor 840-855
1023. of Orleans (Alsace)
1024. of Orleans (Alsace)
1025. King of Italy 817-855; Emperor 840-855
1026. King of France, Germany & Italy; Emperor 814-840
1027. King of France, Germany & Italy; Emperor 814-840
1028. Count of Orleans
1029. Count of Orleans
1030. of Burgundy; Count of Altorf in Swabia
1031. of Tours & Alsace
1032. of Tours & Alsace
1033. of Burgundy; Count of Altorf in Swabia
1034. Count of Upper Alsace
1035. Count of Upper Alsace
1036. King of Italy (Lombardy)
1037. King of Italy (Lombardy)
1038. Emperor 879
1039. a noble lady called his mistress
1040. a noble lady called his mistress
1041. Emperor 879
1042. Count in Bavaria
1043. Count in Bavaria
1044. Emperor 855
1045. Emperor 855
1046. Emperor of Byzantium 842-867
1047. RESEARCH NOTES: mistress
1048. RESEARCH NOTES: mistress
1049. Emperor of Byzantium 842-867
1050. King of Wales 755
1051. King of Wales 755
1052. of the line of Kings of Powys.
1053. Count of Flanders
1054. marriage was annulled by the Church as incestuous
1055. marriage was annulled by the Church as incestuous
1056. Count of Flanders
1057. King of England 839-855; abdicated 855 in favor of Ethelbald
1058. King of England 858-860
1059. Margrave of Spoletto in Perugia, Italy
1060. Margrave of Spoletto in Perugia, Italy
1061. King of Kintyre
1062. RESEARCH NOTES: slain in battle (poss. claiming Pictish throne)
1063. King of Kintyre
1064. RESEARCH NOTES: slain in battle (poss. claiming Pictish throne)
1065. King of W.Saxons (Wessex) 802-839; the first of the kings of Wessex and all
England
1066. possibly a niece of the Emperor Charlemagne
1067. possibly a niece of the Emperor Charlemagne
1068. King of W.Saxons (Wessex) 802-839; the first of the kings of Wessex and all
England
1069. The Royal Cup-bearer
1070. The Royal Cup-bearer
1071. King of France, Germany & Italy; Emperor 814-840
1072. Duke of Bavaria, Count of Altorf (Andech)
1073. Duke of Bavaria, Count of Altorf (Andech)
1074. Count of Tours
1075. Count of Tours
1076. King of Lombardy & Italy
1077. King of Lombardy & Italy
1078. Margrave(Duke) of Frioul(Friuli)
1079. Margrave(Duke) of Frioul(Friuli)
1080. King of Bavaria; King of Germany
1081. King of Bavaria; King of Germany
1082. King of Jutland
1083. King of Jutland
1084. Upon his death left Kingdom of Gwynedd to Merfyn Fyrch.
1085. Earl of Flint
1086. Earl of Flint
1087. Pictish Princess Royal, 789-820; poss. Unuisticc, a sister of Unuist, King of
Picts
1088. Pictish Princess Royal, 789-820; poss. Unuisticc, a sister of Unuist, King of
Picts
1089. Count of Hasbania
1090. Count of Hasbania
1091. Count in the Anglachan; Duke of Swabia
1092. Count in the Anglachan; Duke of Swabia
1093. Lord of Altorf
1094. Lord of Altorf
1095. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
1096. Count in Upper Rhine & Wormagau
1097. Count of Paris, Chamberlain of Louis of Aquitaine 776
1098. Count of Paris, Chamberlain of Louis of Aquitaine 776
1099. King of the Saxons 758-768
1100. of the island Rugen
1101. of the island Rugen
1102. King of the Saxons 758-768
1103. a Norse King in 760
1104. a Norse King in 760
1105. Prince of N. Wales (ruled Anglesey)
1106. Prince of N. Wales (ruled Anglesey)
1107. King of Ireland
1108. King of Ireland
1109. King of Dalriada ABT 748-778
1110. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in war w/ Picts
1111. King of Dalriada ABT 748-778
1112. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed in war w/ Picts
1113. of Wessex (did not rule)
1114. of Wessex (did not rule)
1115. Duke
1116. Duke
1117. Count of Hasbania
1118. Count of Hasbania
1119. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1120. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1121. Count of Laon
1122. Count of Laon
1123. Lord of Altorf in Swabia
1124. Lord of Altorf in Swabia
1125. Count
1126. Count
1127. Count of Paris 743-775
1128. Count of Paris 743-775
1129. Called 3rd Blessed Sovereign; last king of the ancient Britons; became a monk
1130. RESEARCH NOTES: died in the Great Plague
1131. Called 3rd Blessed Sovereign; last king of the ancient Britons; became a monk
1132. RESEARCH NOTES: died in the Great Plague
1133. Count of Brittany
1134. Count of Brittany
1135. Governor of Ponthieu
1136. Governor of Ponthieu
1137. Count of Hasbania
1138. Count of Hasbania
1139. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, Neustra & Burgundy
1140. RESEARCH NOTES: concubine
1141. RESEARCH NOTES: concubine
1142. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, Neustra & Burgundy
1143. St. Lievin, Bishop of Treves
1144. St. Lievin, Bishop of Treves
1145. Duke of Alsatia
1146. Duke of Alsatia
1147. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1148. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1149. King of North Wales; allied with Penda of Mercia to defeat Edwin, King of the
W. Saxons, in 633.
1150. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
1151. King of North Wales; allied with Penda of Mercia to defeat Edwin, King of the
W. Saxons, in 633.
1152. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle
1153. Governor of Ponthieu
1154. Governor of Ponthieu
1155. King of Dalriada
1156. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
1157. King of Dalriada
1158. RESEARCH NOTES: Killed
1159. King of Austria 676-680
1160. King of Austria 676-680
1161. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1162. Mayor of the Palace to SEIGBERT
1163. Mayor of the Palace to SEIGBERT
1164. Count
1165. Count
1166. Duke of Allesmagne about 725
1167. Duke of Allesmagne 726
1168. Duke of Allesmagne 727-744
1169. Count of Thurgau
1170. Duke of Allesmagne about 725
1171. Duke of Alsatia
1172. Duke of Alsatia
1173. Governor of Ponthieu
1174. Governor of Ponthieu
1175. did not reign
1176. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
1177. did not reign
1178. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
1179. King; abdicated & went to Rome
1180. King of Austria 634-656; banished to Irish monastery by Pepin of Landen
1181. King of Austria 634-656; banished to Irish monastery by Pepin of Landen
1182. Duke of Bavaria
1183. Duke of Bavaria
1184. St. Arnulf; Bishop of Metz; Mayor of the Palace
1185. Became a nun at Treves, 612
1186. Became a nun at Treves, 612
1187. St. Arnulf; Bishop of Metz; Mayor of the Palace
1188. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1189. Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia
1190. King of Gwynedd--abdicated in favor of son to become a monk
1191. King of Gwynedd--abdicated in favor of son to become a monk
1192. Governor of Ponthieu
1193. Governor of Ponthieu
1194. King of the Scots of Argyll
1195. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in Battle of Strathcarron against Briton
1196. King of the Scots of Argyll
1197. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in Battle of Strathcarron against Briton
1198. King of Austria, 623-634; King of the Franks, 632-639; called the "greatest of
the Merovingian kings"
1199. King of Austria, 623-634; King of the Franks, 632-639; called the "greatest of
the Merovingian kings"
1200. Duke of Bavaria 695
1201. Duke of Bavaria 695
1202. Bishop of Metz (Arnoue)
1203. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered returning from an embassage to Constantinople
1204. Bishop of Metz (Arnoue)
1205. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered returning from an embassage to Constantinople
1206. Bishop of Metz
1207. Bishop of Metz
1208. Abbe of Richaire, Governor of Ponthieu
1209. Abbe of Richaire, Governor of Ponthieu
1210. younger son
1211. younger son
1212. 2nd son; did not rule
1213. 1st Christian King
1214. RESEARCH NOTES: by Bishop Birinus
1215. 2nd son; did not rule
1216. Duke of Bavaria
1217. Duke of Bavaria
1218. The Gallo-Roman Senator
1219. The Gallo-Roman Senator
1220. King of the Scots in Dalriada (Argyll); ruled about 37 yrs
1221. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
1222. King of the Scots in Dalriada (Argyll); ruled about 37 yrs
1223. RESEARCH NOTES: killed
1224. (did not rule)
1225. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle against the Scots
1226. (did not rule)
1227. RESEARCH NOTES: killed in battle against the Scots
1228. Bishop of Troyes ca 562
1229. Bishop of Troyes ca 562
1230. King of France
1231. King of France
1232. King of Gwynedd
1233. RESEARCH NOTES: died of "yellow plague"
1234. King of Gwynedd
1235. RESEARCH NOTES: died of "yellow plague"
1236. "The Treacherous" in Welsh sources
1237. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by his nephew
1238. "The Treacherous" in Welsh sources
1239. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by his nephew
1240. King of the W. Saxons
1241. King of the W. Saxons
1242. Duke of Bavaria, 612
1243. Duke of Bavaria, 612
1244. killed father at instigation of CLOVIS I, King of Salic
1245. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by Franks
1246. killed father at instigation of CLOVIS I, King of Salic
1247. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by Franks
1248. Consul 453; at Rome 469, 475
1249. Consul 453; at Rome 469, 475
1250. King of France 496
1251. St. Clothilde
1252. St. Clothilde
1253. King of France 496
1254. Prince of N.Wales
1255. Prince of N.Wales
1256. King of the Scots of Dalriada (Argyll or "Frontier of the Gael")
1257. King of the Scots of Dalriada (Argyll or "Frontier of the Gael")
1258. Prince in Manau
1259. Prince in Manau
1260. King of the W.Saxons
1261. King of the W.Saxons
1262. Duke of Bavaria 598
1263. Duke of Bavaria 598
1264. King of Austrasia
1265. King of Austrasia
1266. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
1267. RESEARCH NOTES: murdered
1268. King of Gwynedd
1269. King of Gwynedd
1270. King of Strathclyde in 5th century
1271. King of Strathclyde in 5th century
1272. King of the W.Saxons
1273. King of the W.Saxons
1274. Duke of Bavaria
1275. Duke of Bavaria
1276. King of Cologne
1277. King of Cologne
1278. King of the Welsh
1279. King of the Welsh
1280. King of Dalriada in N.Ireland
1281. King of Dalriada in N.Ireland
1282. King of Strathclyde in 5th century
1283. King of Strathclyde in 5th century
1284. Duke of Upper Bavaria (Theowalda)
1285. Duke of Upper Bavaria (Theowalda)
1286. Frankish King of Cologne; kinsman of CLOVIS I, King of Salic
1287. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by Franks
1288. Frankish King of Cologne; kinsman of CLOVIS I, King of Salic
1289. RESEARCH NOTES: killed by Franks
1290. King of Dalriada
1291. King of Dalriada
1292. Duke of Bavaria
1293. Duke of Bavaria
1294. last King of the Boiarians
1295. last King of the Boiarians
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