_Cynan AP ELEVAN ____+
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_Marchudd AP CYNAN __|
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|--Karwedh AP MARCHUDD
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_Geoffrey I "Ferreol" GASTINOIS _+
| (0970 - 1000)
_Aubri-Geoffrey II "Ferreol" GASTINOIS _|
| (1000 - 1046) m 1035 |
| |_Beatrice DE MACON ______________+
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|--Foulques IV "Rechin" D'ANJOU
| (1043 - 1109)
| _Foulques II "Le Noir" D'ANJOU __+
| | (0967 - 1040) m 1000
|_Ermengarde D'ANJOU ____________________|
(1018 - 1076) m 1035 |
|_Hildegarde DE METZ _____________
(0974 - 1046) m 1000
[354]
The line of the Counts of Anjou went from Geoffrey "Greygown" to his
son Maurice, thence to Fulk Nerra, then to Geoffrey Martel, son of Fulk
Nerra. Because he had no sons, Geoffrey Martel, son of Fulk, left his
county, Anjou and Touraine which he had conquered as I have escribed,
to his nephews, Geoffrey the Bearded and Fulk Rechin. He gave Anjou
and Saintonge to Geoffrey and Touraine and Chateau-Landon to Fulk.
Martel was seized by an unexpected illness, an incurable sickness which
grew worse from day to day, and he suffered right up to his death,
dying in great pain amidst his family.
As far as the number and nature of evils which occurred in the
conty while Geoffrey the Bearded and Fulk Rechin possessed the honour
of Martel are concerned, their disclosure is ordered by true history,
but forbidden by the horror and scale of the destruction. Indeed, I
do not know whether it is better for those malefactors if details of
their evil accomplishments are omitted or rather whether it does them a
disservice to suppress examples of their wickedness.
Geoffrey the Bearded, a vigorous soldier, allided himself with the
man of Maine. With his help, Wlias of La Fleche recovered Le Mans
which William, king of the English, had appropriated for himself.
Cunning Fulk began to fight against his brother Geoffrey, throwing the
whole county into turmoil. The barons then started to fight each other
all over the region, siding now with Geoffrey and now with Fulk.
Treachery was rife.
In the year of our Lord 1066, there was betrayal at Angers. When
Anjou and Touraine had almost been destroyed, Fulk Rechin cunningly
captured his brother, put him in chains and took control of the county
as though it were his own.
The count of Poitou, who was called William after his father, was
the most skilful soldier, scheming and industrious. While the brothers
were quarrelling as described, he assaulted, captured and occupied the
county of Saintonge. Elias, ruler of Maine, and his fellow barons
fiercely attacked Fulk on Geoffrey's behalf and demanded that he be
freed, striving to release him from prison by force with the help of
Philip I, King of the French and Stephen, count of Blois. But Fulk
made a pact with Stephen and did homage to him. Then he went to the
French king and, having made a treaty with him, he ceded him
Chateau-Landon.
Returning from France, Count Fulk went to Amboise where he was the
guest of Ernoul of Meung-sur-Loire who had custody of the count's
castle in the city from him in fee.
Fulk took away bothe his fief and the castle from him and, setting
the guards where he would, kept it for himself. It was thus that
Ernoul and his son Leon were expelled from Amboise.
Often, when acting in such a way, Fulk would make accusations of
treachery against his own offspring, unjust though these were. 'For
evil customs have this particular power to defile the innocence of the
many with the crimes of a few, whereas a small band of good men is not
able to mitigate the crimes of the masses by sharing its virtues. But
who is not angered when he sees the sincerity of goodness impugned by
the accusations of a few evil men?'
For many have been 'slow to do good and swift to spak against evil,
busy with plotting, weak in love, strong in faction and steadfast in
preserving their enmities.' I mention these men because theirs is the
story I tell.
Fulk took several wives; there was the daughter of Lancelin of
Beaugency, whose own daughter became that countess of Brittany who led
the life of a nun after her husband died at Jerusalem. After
Lancelin's daughter died, Fulk took Ermengardine, daughter of
Archenbaud the Strong of Bourbon, who bore Geoffrey Martel II, an
admirable man, notabel for his justice, who cultivated everything that
is good and was the terror of all his enemies.
The lecherous Fulk then fell passionately in love with the sister
of Amaury of Montfornt, 'whom no good man ever praised save for her
beauty.' For her sake, he divorced the mother of Geoffrey Martel II,
declaring her to be his kinswoman, after which William of Jaligny
married her.
Geoffrey Martel II, once of age, a wise and courageous youn man,
saw that the land was disturbed and that barons of the shole county
were rebelling against his father. He resisted them bravely and
wondered ceaselessly how he could avenge his father. More far-sighed
than all, he summoned men back from their evil designs. He conducted
his affairs sensibly and fought in neither too mild nor too foolish a
manner.
When Geoffrey the Bearded heard of the upright qualities of his
nephew Martel, he was pleased and calling him to him said: 'I am
delighted that you have not departed from the worthiness of your
ancestors. I bestow upon you that land which your father unjustly took
from me; I want you to succed to it.' Releasing his uncle from his
chains, Martel II allowed him to travel freely through his towns and
cities, although always under guard. But Geoffrey's mind had become
confused in prison and his powers of reasoning were somewhat
diminished. He did not live long after this.
Martel gave his siter Elisabeth, born of the union of his mother and
William of Jaligny, in marriage to Hugh of Chaumont. With her hand, he
granted the whole of Amboise. To Martel himself, Elias Count of Maine
betrothed his only daughter, although she was not yet of age for
marriage, and he surrendered Le Mans with all that belonged to it.
Martel was frequently in conflict with King William Rufus and
ravaged and set fire to many townws in Normandy. Meanwhile the king
tarried in England and Count Robert, the king's brother, remained in
the army at Jerusalem with many pilgrims; for King Rufus held Normandy
in pledge.
In the year of our Lord 1106, there was a period of forty days when
an ever-growing comet appeared every eveing and filled the world with
amazement. Casting its ray of shining splendour against the misty
sunset, it seemed more fiery initially and then became less clear,
gradually burning out until after forty days it disappeared altogether,
or so they say.
On St. Michael's day, 29 September, Robert was captured by his
brother King Henry I. William Clito espoused the daughter of Count
Fulk of Anjou, but later separated from her because they were related
and married the sister of the French queen, King Louis VI's wife; he
thereby acquired Flanders. But his hand pierced by a spear, William
did not live for long thereafter.
The following year, Martel was killed in an ambush at Cande castle,
supposedly with the connivance of his father and step-mother. It seems
unbelievable to me that the father of such a son should have consented
to his death, both when he was an old man and when his son, had he been
granted longevity, would have recovered whatever he had lost. For
Martel was challenging both the French king for Chateau-Landon and
William of Poitou for Saintonge. Out of fear of Martel, the latter had
built two towers at Poitiers, one at the entrance to the town and the
other near the hall.
The lecherous King Philip came to Tours and, having conversed with
Fulk's wife, decided to make her his queen. That evil woman abandoned
the count the next night and followed the king, who had stationed his
knights and Mindray near the bridge over the Beuvron, and he led her to
Orleans. Thus the voluptuous king filled his house with marital crimes
committed under ban of excommunication and begat two sons by the woman,
Philip and Florus.
Although I found these things written in hidden volumes, I have not
been at pains to concela them. For the honour of our lords, the counts
of Anjou, I collected in writing what I perceived to be their deeds and
those things which are designed for the isntruction of their
successors, praying that our work will be of assistance to the present
generation when imitating their greatest ancestors.
hronicles of the Counts of An
_Geoffrey (Alan?) DE PERCY _+
| (1005 - ....)
_William "Als Gernons" DE PERCY _|
| (1034 - 1096) |
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|--Walter DE PERCY
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| ____________________________
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|_Emma DE PORT ___________________|
(1030 - ....) |
|____________________________
_Domar DOMALDASSON __+
| (0361 - ....)
_Dyggvi DOMARSSON ___|
| (0382 - ....) |
| |_Drott DANPSSON _____
| (0365 - ....)
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|--Dag DYGGVASSON
| (0403 - ....)
| _____________________
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_Henry DE PERCY ________________________+
| (1300 - 1352) m 1314
_Henry DE PERCY _____|
| (1320 - 1368) m 1350|
| |_Idonea DE CLIFFORD ____________________+
| (.... - 1365) m 1314
|
|--Henry PERCY
| (1341 - 1408)
| _Henry, 3rd Earl Lancaster PLANTAGENET _+
| | (1310 - 1377)
|_Mary PLANTAGENET ___|
(1320 - 1362) m 1350|
|_Maud CHAWORTH _________________________+
(1282 - 1322)
[43]
1st. Earl Percy of Northumberland, 6 July 1377, Lord Marshal of
England, Order of Knights Garter
English Military commander; grandson of Henry Percy (1299-1352) and
father of Henry Percy (Hotspur). Although appointed (1377) marshal of
England, he was instrumental in dethroning Richard II, and was engaged
in various conspiracies against Henry IV. He defeated the Scots at
Homildon Hill (1402). He was killed invading England. He was slain and
decapitated and his head set on London Bridge, his quarters sent to
London, Lincoln, Berwick and Newcastle.
Was twenty-six years of age when he succeeded and was created Earl of
Northumberland on the 16th of July 1377. He had already seen service in
the French wars in 1359 and 1363. In 1368 he was at Calais with King
Edward, and also commanded an army in Poitu. In 1369 he returned to
England sick, but again served for a period until a truce was concluded
in 1376. In 1377 he was Commander-in-Chief of the forces sent to
garrison the French towns in English occupation. In 1377 he led an army
of 10,000 men into Scotland to revenge the burning of Roxburgh by the
Scots, and ravaged the lands of the Earl of March. In 1378 he besieged
Berwick with a large force. Though defended by only forty-eight men
Berwick Castle held out for eight days, when it was captured and the
whole garrison put to the sword. Here the Earl's son, Henry, a lad of
only twelve years of age greatly distinguished himself and earned his
sobriquet of 'Hotspur'.
Hostilities with the Scots continued intermittently, in which the Earl
displayed remarkable ability and resource. In 1388 occurred the famous
Battle of Otterbum. Hotspur, while engaged in personal combat in front
of Newcastle, had been unhorsed and his pennon had been captured. The
Scottish army thereupon retired up Redesdale, pursued by Hotspur and
his brother Ralph, with an army of 600 knights and squires and 8,000
infantry. Hotspur insisted on making a night attack, the most hazardous
of all military operations, without giving his men any rest after a
march of thirty two miles, and in consequence was totally defeated and
taken prisoner. He was ransomed soon afterwards.
In 1399 the Earl and his son were suspected of harbouring treasonable
designs against Richard II, and he was summoned to appear before the
King. As he refused to do so, he was proclaimed a traitor, whereupon he
and other powerful barons raised the standard of revolt, deposed
Richard and placed Henry IV on the throne.
Border warfare continued Hotspur and Douglas being the principal
protagonists on either side, until the signal defeat of the Scots under
Douglas at Homildon Hill in 1402. Differences with the King concerning
the ransom of prisoners taken in this battle and the concerning claims
for certain payments due from the King led Northumberland and his son,
to the famous Rising of the Percy’s in 1403. This event was
immortalised by Shakespeare in his Henry IV, which terminated in the
fatal Battle of Shrewsbury on July 21st 1403, where Hotspur was killed.
His father thereupon surrendered to the King at York and was pardoned,
though he remained a prisoner for some time. In the meantime a rumour
had spread that the King was dead and the Earl at liberty, and his
northern retainers assembled in force and tried to hold Alnwick and his
other castles against the King's forces, but on the threat to use
cannon against them they surrendered.
HOTSPUR
In 1404 Northumberland was liberated, and in the following year he
again raised the standard of rebellion. He was to join the Archbishop
of York who was defeated before the Earl could do so. Northumberland
fled to Berwick, and the King advanced northward with a large army to
reduce his strongholds. Prudhoe and Warkworth both fell, but Alnwick
refused to surrender. The King passed on to Berwick, which yielded at
the first discharge from a gun of large calibre and on his return
Alnwick surrendered to him. he was attainted in Parliament in 1406.
The Earl had sought refuge in Scotland, where he continued to conspire
with Owen Glendower against Henry. In 1409 he made his last effort,
leading a force of his own retainers and a few Scots into Yorkshire.
This forlorn hope met with a crushing defeat at Bramham Moor, where the
Earl was killed.
His grandson Henry the only son of Hotspur succeeded h
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|--Anne Maurice VON HABSBURG
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|_Margarete Erzherzögin VON ÖSTERREICH _|
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_Robert WELSH _______
| (1730 - 1794)
_George WELSH _______|
| (1757 - 1837) |
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|--Elizabeth WELSH
| (1792 - ....)
| _Moses CANNON _______
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|_Nancy CANNON _______|
(1763 - 1834) |
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