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THE ROAD TO KINGSHIP
Henry I
Born: Selby
Died: 12.01.1135)
Parents: William, the Conquerer & Matilda of Flanders
Spouse:
(1) Adeliza of Louvain (1103 - 04 23.1151). Children: William d'Aubigny, Alice of d'Aubigny
(2) Matilda of Scotland (1080 - 05.01.1118). Children: Empress Matilda, William Adelin, Euphemism of England
Henry II (03.05.1133 - 07.06.1189)
Parents: Empress Matilda, Geoffrey Plantagenet
Spouse: Eleanor of Aquilaine
Children: Richard the Lionheart, John Lackland
Henry III (10.01.1207 - 11.16.1272)
Parents: John Lackland & Isabella of Aquilaine
Henry IV (04.1367 - 03.20.1413)
Parents: John Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster
Children: Henry V, Philippa of England
Spouse One: Joan of Navarre (1370 - 06.10.1437)
Children: John V, Arthur III
Spouse Two: Mary de Bohun (1368 - 07.04.1394)
Children: Henry V, Philippa of England
Henry V (08.16.1386 - 08.31.1422)
Parents: Henry IV and Mary de Bohun
Spouse: Catherine of Valois (10.27.1401 - 01.03.1437)
Children: Henry VI, Edmund Tudor, Jasper Tudor
Henry VI: 12.06.1421 - 05.21.1471)
Parents: Henry V and Catherine of Valois
King Edward III died on June 21, 1377, of a stroke at the age of 64. He had 3 siblings: John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (08.15.1316 - 09.13.1336). He died 2 years b4 Lionel of Antwerp was born at the age of 20. His two sisters: Joan of the Tower and Eleanor of Woodstock, Countess of Guelders, Queen of Scots. His parents were King Edward II and Isabella of France (House of Capet).
During his marriage to Queen Phillipa they produced 8 sons. Of the 8, only five survived:
1st Son: Edward, the Black Prince (06.15.1330 - 06.08.1376) ....Hmmm, so he was copper colored.
2nd Son: Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence (11.29.1338 - 10.07.1368). His wife was Elizabeth de Burgh (1289 - 10.27.1327).
Their daughter was Phillipa, 5th Countess of Ulster:
Spouse: Edward Mortimer
Children: (5)
1. Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
2. Elizabeth Mortimer
3. Philippa Mortimer
4. Edmund Mortimer
5. Lady Phillipa Mortimer
3rd Son: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (03.06.1340 - 02.03.1399)
First Wife (eg. Third Cousin) - Blanche of Lancaster (03.25.1342 - 09.12.1368). She died @ 22.
Second Wife - Constance of Castile (1354 - 03.24.1494)
Daughter : Katherine of Lancaster (03.31.1373 - 06.02.1428) Married to Henry III. Children:
Mistress, Katherine Swynfort. They had 4 children:
1. John Beaufort (1373 - 03.16.1410)
2. Cardinal Henry Beaufort
3. Thomas Beaufort
4. Joan Beaufort
4th Son: Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (06.05. 1341 - 08.01.1402)
Wife:
5th Son: Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (01.07.1355 - 09.08.1397)
Wife:
After King Edward III's died, things get fuzzy. A power struggle arose between the Plantagenets, the Yorks, and the Lancasters) -- All family members all related to each other.
Now Eye understand. Queen Phillipa was a woman of colour. Yet, her line had to be whitewashed out.
It was always in Thomas Markle's DNA to marry a woman of colour. Truth be told, probably til this day - he does not know the details of his own ancestry, smh.
King Edward III died on June 21, 1377, of a stroke at the age of 64. He had 3 siblings: (1) John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (08.15.1316 - 09.13.1336). He died 2 years b4 Lionel of Antwerp was born at the age of 20. (2) Joan of the Tower and, (3) Eleanor of Woodstock.
Edward, the Black, (eg. King Edward III's eldest son) died before his own father King Edward III, in 1376. This tragedy left his own son, Richard II, to inherit the throne.
Richard II then became king at the age of 10, ruling from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399 by an act of Parliament induced by his Uncle John Gaunt and Katherine Swynford (1396 - 1399), his mistress, then seized throne for Henry IV.
The War of Roses (eg. 1455-1487):
1. House of Lancaster/branch of Plantagenets (Red Roses)
2. House of York (White Roses)
Henry IV (House of Lancaster) and Mary de Bohun (House of Plantagenet) are the parents of Henry V.
Henry V married Catherine of Valois. Their offspring was Henry VI
Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou. Their offspring was Edward of Westminister, Prince of Wales.
Richard III
Born: Oct 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle
Died: Aug 22, 1485 (32 years), Ambion Hill, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anne Neville the Kingmakers daughter. Edward died at 17 y.o.
He made himself king after his brother Edward III died in his own bed.
Henry VII
Born: Jan 28, 1457, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, United Kingdom
Died: Apr 21, 1509 (52 years), Richmond Palace
Spouse: Spouse: Elizabeth of York (m. 1486–1503
Parents:
King Edward III
Queen Elizabeth of Woodville
Henry I
Born: Selby
Died: 12.01.1135)
Parents: William, the Conquerer & Matilda of Flanders
Spouse:
(1) Adeliza of Louvain (1103 - 04 23.1151). Children: William d'Aubigny, Alice of d'Aubigny
(2) Matilda of Scotland (1080 - 05.01.1118). Children: Empress Matilda, William Adelin, Euphemism of England
Henry II (03.05.1133 - 07.06.1189)
Parents: Empress Matilda, Geoffrey Plantagenet
Spouse: Eleanor of Aquilaine
Children: Richard the Lionheart, John Lackland
Henry III (10.01.1207 - 11.16.1272)
Parents: John Lackland & Isabella of Aquilaine
Henry IV (04.1367 - 03.20.1413)
Parents: John Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster
Children: Henry V, Philippa of England
Spouse One: Joan of Navarre (1370 - 06.10.1437)
Children: John V, Arthur III
Spouse Two: Mary de Bohun (1368 - 07.04.1394)
Children: Henry V, Philippa of England
Henry V (08.16.1386 - 08.31.1422)
Parents: Henry IV and Mary de Bohun
Spouse: Catherine of Valois (10.27.1401 - 01.03.1437)
Children: Henry VI, Edmund Tudor, Jasper Tudor
Henry VI: 12.06.1421 - 05.21.1471)
Parents: Henry V and Catherine of Valois
King Edward III died on June 21, 1377, of a stroke at the age of 64. He had 3 siblings: John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (08.15.1316 - 09.13.1336). He died 2 years b4 Lionel of Antwerp was born at the age of 20. His two sisters: Joan of the Tower and Eleanor of Woodstock, Countess of Guelders, Queen of Scots. His parents were King Edward II and Isabella of France (House of Capet).
During his marriage to Queen Phillipa they produced 8 sons. Of the 8, only five survived:
1st Son: Edward, the Black Prince (06.15.1330 - 06.08.1376) ....Hmmm, so he was copper colored.
2nd Son: Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence (11.29.1338 - 10.07.1368). His wife was Elizabeth de Burgh (1289 - 10.27.1327).
Their daughter was Phillipa, 5th Countess of Ulster:
Spouse: Edward Mortimer
Children: (5)
1. Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
2. Elizabeth Mortimer
3. Philippa Mortimer
4. Edmund Mortimer
5. Lady Phillipa Mortimer
3rd Son: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (03.06.1340 - 02.03.1399)
First Wife (eg. Third Cousin) - Blanche of Lancaster (03.25.1342 - 09.12.1368). She died @ 22.
Second Wife - Constance of Castile (1354 - 03.24.1494)
Daughter : Katherine of Lancaster (03.31.1373 - 06.02.1428) Married to Henry III. Children:
Mistress, Katherine Swynfort. They had 4 children:
1. John Beaufort (1373 - 03.16.1410)
2. Cardinal Henry Beaufort
3. Thomas Beaufort
4. Joan Beaufort
4th Son: Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (06.05. 1341 - 08.01.1402)
Wife:
5th Son: Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (01.07.1355 - 09.08.1397)
Wife:
After King Edward III's died, things get fuzzy. A power struggle arose between the Plantagenets, the Yorks, and the Lancasters) -- All family members all related to each other.
Now Eye understand. Queen Phillipa was a woman of colour. Yet, her line had to be whitewashed out.
It was always in Thomas Markle's DNA to marry a woman of colour. Truth be told, probably til this day - he does not know the details of his own ancestry, smh.
King Edward III died on June 21, 1377, of a stroke at the age of 64. He had 3 siblings: (1) John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (08.15.1316 - 09.13.1336). He died 2 years b4 Lionel of Antwerp was born at the age of 20. (2) Joan of the Tower and, (3) Eleanor of Woodstock.
Edward, the Black, (eg. King Edward III's eldest son) died before his own father King Edward III, in 1376. This tragedy left his own son, Richard II, to inherit the throne.
Richard II then became king at the age of 10, ruling from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399 by an act of Parliament induced by his Uncle John Gaunt and Katherine Swynford (1396 - 1399), his mistress, then seized throne for Henry IV.
The War of Roses (eg. 1455-1487):
1. House of Lancaster/branch of Plantagenets (Red Roses)
2. House of York (White Roses)
Henry IV (House of Lancaster) and Mary de Bohun (House of Plantagenet) are the parents of Henry V.
Henry V married Catherine of Valois. Their offspring was Henry VI
Henry VI married Margaret of Anjou. Their offspring was Edward of Westminister, Prince of Wales.
Richard III
Born: Oct 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle
Died: Aug 22, 1485 (32 years), Ambion Hill, United Kingdom
Spouse: Anne Neville the Kingmakers daughter. Edward died at 17 y.o.
He made himself king after his brother Edward III died in his own bed.
Henry VII
Born: Jan 28, 1457, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, United Kingdom
Died: Apr 21, 1509 (52 years), Richmond Palace
Spouse: Spouse: Elizabeth of York (m. 1486–1503
Parents:
King Edward III
Queen Elizabeth of Woodville
