Royal Ancestry
The royal lines pass through several baronial families
ancestral to Anne Jocelyn Waller. The latest English royal ancestry is
from Henry III, with another legitimate Plantagenet source from Henry
II through a daughter. There is an illegitimate line represented (see
the section on the Earls of Salisbury in our Noble Ancestry).
Henry III and Edmund Crouchback married women with European
royal descent, and many of the baronial families that formed this line
are descendants of Charlemagne, Magna Carta sureties, or Plantagenet royals.
In addition to the Norman English kings, royal ancestors include the Capetian
kings of France, Charlemagne, Frederick III Barbarossa of Germany, Saxons
such as Alfred the Great of England, Kings of Scotland and Spain, and
monarchs, princesses and dukes from central and eastern Europe. These
ancestries are available in published sources and will not be repeated
in detail; some lines are reprinted here.
The descent from the Angevin Geoffrey “Plantagenet”
is as follows:
| Geoffrey Plantagenet (Geoffrey
V of Anjou) m. Maud of England |
Maude of England was daughter of King Henry I
and Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scotland
| John of England m.
Isabelle of Angouleme |
Isabelle of Angouleme was the daughter of Aymer Taillefer,
Comte d’Angouleme by Alice, daughter of Raymond Berengar V, Comte de
Provence by Beatrice, daughter of Thomas I, Comte de Savoie.
| Henry III m. Eleanor
de Provence |
Eleanor de Provence, also a daughter of Raymond Berenger
V, who was a grandson of Alfonso II, King of Aragon.
| Edmund Plantagenet "Crouchback",
1st Earl of Lancaster (~1245 - 1296) m. Blanche d'Artois |
Blanche d’Artois was a granddaughter of Louis
VIII of France, by Blanche of Castille, granddaughter of William the Conqueror.
| Henry Plantagenet, Earl of Leicestor (1281 - 1345) m.
Eleanor Chaworth |
| John Beaumont (4th Lord Beaumont) m.
Katherine Everingham. |
| Elizabeth Beaumont m. William
de Botreux. |
| Margaret Botreux (Baroness de Botreux)
m. Robert Hungerford (2nd Lord Hungerford) |
| Robert Hungerford (2nd Lord Hungerford) m.
Jane Zouche. |
| Walter Hungerford m. Lucy Hungerford. |
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Jane Hungerford m. Robert Strange.
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| Jane Strange m. Sir Robert Jocelyn. |
| Thomas Jocelyn m. Anne Braye |
| Anne Jocelyn m. Samuel Waller |
A descent from Rollo, Duke of Normandy is as follows:
| Rollo, 1st Duke of Normandy m. Poppa
of Bayeux |
Rollo, usually called “the Ganger” (due to his
unusual height and thus his inability to ride the small Norwegian horses,
was often forced to walk long distances) [3]. He
was originally styled Patrician of Normandy in the northern coastal France. The
Normans were at one time Vikings who conquered this land along with other
areas of the medieval world (parts of Italy, Sicily, North Africa along
the coast, parts of the middle east and eventually England) from Scandinavia. It
was not until the third generation that the Patricians swore fealty to the
French King Charles “The Simple”, and Normandy became a French
duchy [4]. Although Rollo was probably of noble Norwegian
ancestry, there is too much controversy about his lineage to be considered
certain. It will not be repeated here as we are trying to limit ourselves
to more proven lines of descent (See footnote 18).
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William, 2nd Duke of Normandy "Longsword" m.
Sprote de Bretange (a Breton)
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Richard, 3rd Duke of Normandy "The Fearless"
m. Gunnora de Crepon.
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Richard, 4th Duke of Normandy "The Good" m.
Judith of Renne.
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| Robert "The Devil" & concubine
Herleve (daughter of Fulbert of Falais) |
| William I King of England "The Conqueror" m.
Maud of Flanders.[6] |
| Henry I King of England "Beauclerc" m.
Matilda of Scotland. |
There is a second royal line to the Jocelyn and thus
Waller families through Henry II as well as Henry III, through an illegitimate
but important son:
| Henry I King of England m. Matilda of
Scotland |
| Henry II King of England "Curtmantle" & concubine
(probably not Rosamund de Clifford) |
| William Longespée m. Ela Fitzpatrick
(daughter of William Fitzpatrick, Earl of Salisbury) |
| Stephen Longespée m. Emmeline
de Rydeleford, Countess of Ulster |
| Ela Longspée m. Alan la Zouche
(ancestor of Jane Zouche) |
Another line from Henry II:
| Henry II King of England m. Eleanor of
Aquitaine |
| Eleanor Princess of England m. Alfonso
VIII, King of Castile |
| Blanche of Castile m. Louis VIII, King
of France |
| Blanche of Artois m. Edmund Plantagenet
"Crouchback", 1st Earl of Lancaster & son of Henry III |
Descent from Holy Roman Emperor Frederick the Great of
Germany:
| Frederick III “Barbarossa” Duke of Swabia,
King of Germany, Emperor of the West m. Beatrice of Burgundy.
[7] |
| Philip von Hohenstaufen m. Eirene Angelica,
Princess of the East, daughter of Isaakios II Angelos Emperor of the
Eastern Roman Empire |
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Maria von Hohenstaufen m. Henry, Duke of Brabant
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| Matilda of Brabant m. Robert, Count of Artois,
son of Louis VIII King of France |
| Blanche of Artois m. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl
of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England. |
Kenneth MacAlpin is credited as uniting Scots and Picts into a single
kingdom and people. His ancestry is from Scottish and Irish nobility and
royalty.
Descent from Kenneth MacAlpin, King of the Scots and
Picts:
| Kenneth I King of Scotland [8]. |
| Constantine II King of Scotland. |
| Donald II King of Scotland. |
| Malcolm I King of Scotland. |
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Kenneth II King of Scotland.
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| Malcolm II King of Scotland. |
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Bethoc m. Crinin the Thane.
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Duncan MacCrinin, King of Scotland.
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Malcolm III, Canmore, King of Scotland m.
Saint Margaret of Scotland.
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Matilda of Scotland m. Henry I “Beauclerc”
King of England.
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This line of Saxon kings in Wessex were considered to be kings of England
by some from the time of Egbert, but it is best is to consider Alfred
the first king of all England [19].
Here is one descent from Alfred the Great:
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Egbert, King of Wessex [10].
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Aethelwulf, King of Wessex m. Osburh (and
later Judith, dau. of Charles “The Bald” of France).
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Alfred “The Great,” King of England.
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Edward “The Elder” King of England.
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Edmund I King of England.
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Ethelred II “The Unready” King of England.
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Edmund “Ironside” King of England.
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Edward “The Atheling” King of England
[11].
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| St. Margaret of Scotland m. Malcolm III Canmore. |
There are several lines back to Charlemagne but this
is the most direct royal line. Charlemagne was the son of Pepin, who was
recognized as king. His father Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the
Franks during the decline of the “Merovingian” kings, had demonstrated
great success in battle and prevented the Moors from advancing from Spain
far into western Europe.
Charlemagne to Louis VIII:
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Arnulf Bishop of Metz m. Oda [12].
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Ansegisel, Mayor of the Palace m. Begga.
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Pepin of Heristal, Mayor of the Palace m. Plectrude.
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Charles Martel “The Hammer”, Mayor of
the Palace m. a daughter of Chrodobertus.
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Pepin “The Short”, Mayor of the Palace,
King of the Franks m.Bertha.
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Charlemagne King of France, Holy Roman Emperor (Emperor
of the West) m. Hildegarde.
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Pepin I King of Italy m. Rothais [13].
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Bernard King of Italy & concubine Cunigunde.
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Herbert Count of Vermandois & Lieutgarde [14].
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Beatrix of Vermandois m. Robert, Duke of France
[15].
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Hugh the Great Duke of France m. Hedwig of
Saxony.
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Hugh Capet King of France m. Adelaide of Poitou.
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Robert “The Pious” King of France m.
Constance of Arles.
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Henry I, King of France m. Anna Jaroslawa
of Kiev.
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Philip I, King of France m. Bertha of Holland.
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Louis VI, “The Fat” m. Adelaide
of Maurienne.
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Louis VII, King of France m. Adelaide of Blois.
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Philip II, “Augustus” King of France
m. Isabella of Hainault and Flanders.
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Louis VIII, “the Lion” King of France
m. Blanche of Castile.
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Robert, Count of Artois m. Matilda of Brabant.
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Blanche of Artois m. Edmund “Crouchback,”
Earl of Lancaster.
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There are many lines from Charlemagne; here is one through the duchy of
Flanders to William the Conqueror:
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Charlemagne m. Hildegarde [16].
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Louis I of France m. Judith of Bavaria.
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Charles II m. Ermentrude of Orleans (also
a granddaughter of Charlemagne).
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Judith of France m. Baldwin I of Flanders
[17].
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Baldwin II of Flanders m. Elfrida of England,
daughter of Alfred the Great.
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Arnulf I of Flanders m. Adelaide of Vermandois.
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Baldwin III of Flanders m. Matilda of Saxony.
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Arnulf II of Flanders m. Susanna of Italy.
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Baldwin IV of Flanders m. Ogive of Luxembourg.
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Baldwin V of Flanders m. Adela of France.
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Maud of Flanders m. William I “The Conqueror.”
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Descent from the Kings of Castile and Leon:
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Alfonso VII King of Castile and Leon m. Berengaria
of Barcelona [18].
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Sancho III King of Castile & Blanche,
Princess of Navarre.
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Alfonso VIII King of Castile m. Eleanor of
Aquitaine.
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Blanche of Castile m. Louis VIII of France.
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Descent from King John to the Hungerfords:[19]
| John of England m. Isabelle of Angouleme |
| Richard of England (brother of Henry III), Earl of
Cornwall, King of the Romans, by a mistress, name unknown: |
| Walter of Cornwall, knight, illegitimate son, m.
? |
| Margaret of Cornwall m. James Peverell, of Hametethy
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| Hugh Peverell, knight, of Hametethy, m. Margaret
Cobham, dau. of John Cobham, knight |
| Thomas Peverell m. (2nd) Margaret Courtenay, dau.
of Thomas de Courtenay, knight. |
| Katherine Peverell m. Walter Hungerford (before 1400). |
These and other well documented descents are samples of
the several lines intermingling royalty and nobility across the shifting
medieval European borders. Without delving into the many known lines [20]
these few are presented to give a sense of the multinational background
of the intermarrying royal families, even the relative backwater of England
in the time of the Plantagenet kings.
References:
[1]Wilhelm
Karl Prinz von Isenbug, Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europaischen
Staaten, Band I und II, J. A. Stargardt, marburg, 1953. Commonly
abbreviated Europaishe Stammtafeln, the ES is a highly praised
resource for royal pedigrees. This is the primary reference for this
section; this line is from volume (in German, “band”)
II, Table (“Tafel” ) 60
[2] The following will be documented
fully in another section of this work.
[3] L. G. Pine, Sons of the Conqueror,
Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1973.
[4] ibid
[5] ES, Band II, Tafel 36
[6] ES II, 59
[7] ES II, 143
[8] ES II, 67
[9] Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book
of British Kings & Queens, Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.,
1998
[10] ES II, 58
[11]
[12] ES I, 2
[13] ES II, 109
[14] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty
for Commoners, 2nd Ed., 1992
[15] ES II, 13
[16] ES I, 2
[17] ES II, 9
[18] ES, 46, 47
[19] Weiss, Frederick, Ancestral Roots Of Certain
American Colonists, 8th Ed., 2004.
[20] There are numerous ancestries of
interest to be found in ES or the more readily available Royalty
for Commoners. The latter includes some legendary lines, such as
for Rollo the Ganger, but we have avoided citing them to avoid the controversy.
An interesting discussion is to be found in L. G. Pine’s Sons
of the Conqueror in which he states that legendary genealogies —when
avoiding the mythic and where written records were not kept— may
be considered reliable if they are kept by the bards in an illiterate
society. This compelling argument is not sufficient to guarantee every
link in a pedigree however, and so we have avoided these lines.
Last updated:
May 11, 2009
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