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After 1032 Amadeus "Tailed" Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 32] was appointed I Count Savoy.
After 1032 Humbert "White Handed" Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 52] was appointed I Count Savoy.
Around 1057 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 9] was appointed I Count Savoy.
On 9th August 1078 Peter Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 30] died. His brother Amadeus [aged 28] succeeded II Count Savoy.
On 26th January 1080 Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 30] died. His son Humbert [aged 15] succeeded II Count Savoy.
In 1090 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 25] and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of William I Count Burgundy and Ettiennette Countess Burgundy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy II Count Savoy.
On 19th October 1103 Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy [aged 38] died. His son Amadeus [aged 8] succeeded III Count Savoy.
In 1123 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 28] and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy [aged 53].
In April 1148 Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 53] died at Nicosia. His son Humbert [aged 14] succeeded III Count Savoy.
Around 1155 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 21] and Gertrude Metz Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Thierry Count Flanders [aged 56] and Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex [aged 43]. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy. They were fifth cousin once removed.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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In 1164 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 30] and Clementia Zähringen Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.
On 4th March 1188 Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy [aged 54] died. His son Thomas [aged 10] succeeded I Count Savoy.
In 1195 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 17] and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy.
Around 1217 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 20] and Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Hugh III Duke Burgundy and Beatrice of Albon Duchess Burgundy [aged 56]. He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 39] and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 37]. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 1st March 1233 Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 55] died. His son Amedeo [aged 36] succeeded IV Count Savoy.
On 18th December 1244 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 47] and Cecilia Baux Countess Savoy [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. The difference in their ages was 33 years. He the son of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy [aged 64].
On 24th June 1253 Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy [aged 56] died without male issue. His son Boniface [aged 8] succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1263 Boniface Savoy [aged 18] died. His uncle Peter [aged 60] succeeded Count Savoy.
On 16th October 1323 Amadeus V "Great" Savoy [aged 74] died. His son Edward [aged 39] succeeded Count Savoy.
In 1329 Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 45] died. His brother Aymon [aged 37] succeeded Count Savoy.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1330 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 38] and Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 22nd June 1343 Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy [aged 51] died. His son Amadeus [aged 9] succeeded VI Count Savoy.
In 1355 Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy [aged 21] and Bonne Bourbon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Aymon "Peaceful" Savoy Count Savoy and Yolande Palaeologina Countess Savoy.
On 1st March 1383 Amadeus "Green Count" Savoy VI Count Savoy [aged 49] died. His son Amadeus [aged 23] succeeded VII Count Savoy. Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy [aged 18] by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1391 Amadeus "Red Count" Savoy VII Count Savoy [aged 31] died. His son Amadeus [aged 8] succeeded VIII Count Savoy. Mary Valois Countess Savoy [aged 5] by marriage Countess Savoy.
On 1st November 1433 Louis Savoy I Count Savoy [aged 20] and Anne Cyprus Countess Savoy [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 50] and Mary Valois Countess Savoy.
On 7th January 1451 Amadeus Savoy VIII Count Savoy [aged 67] died. His son Louis [aged 37] succeeded I Count Savoy.
Edward "Liberal" Savoy Count Savoy and Blanche Burgundy Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. She the daughter of Robert II Duke Burgundy and Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Adelaide Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Humbert "Fat" Savoy II Count Savoy and Gisela Ivrea Countess Savoy.
Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Faidiva Toulouse Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy and Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy were married. She by marriage Countess Savoy. He the son of Amadeus Savoy III Count Savoy and Mahaut Albon Countess Savoy.