Jacquetta of Luxembourg by Michael Long Jacquetta of Luxembourg was the eldest child of the French Count of St Pol; her family descended from Charlemagne and were cousins to the Holy Roman Emperor. She grew up with war between France and England raging around her. John, Duke of Bedford was the youngest son of King …
THE GODS OF THE GREAT AGES ~ Betty Rhodes & Comments by Janet Kira Lessin
THE GODS OF THE GREAT AGES by Betty Rhodes ~ https://www.the-red-thread.net/Gods-of-the-Ages.html with insights, observations and comments by Janet Kira Lessin Janet: The God Enki and his family created the Zodiac in order to establish when the Gods and Goddesses stopped and started their rule of the Earth. I went through this article and added my …
MARY BOLEYN ~ 13th GGM ~ 1499-1543 ~ House of Boleyn
Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn. Anne was the wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I), was my 13th great-grandmother. I’ve found numerous royals while researching my ancestry. It seems like that might be a big deal, but Mary Boleyn has thousands of descendants. While Henry VIII was the mighty king and …
Æthelstan: The First King of the English
Æthelstan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the tenth-century king. For other uses, see Æthelstan (disambiguation). Æthelstan Æthelstan presenting a book to St Cuthbert, the earliest surviving portrait of an English king. Illustration in a manuscript of Bede’s Life of Saint Cuthbert[1] presented by Æthelstan to the saint’s shrine in Chester-le-Street. He wore a crown of the same …
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers ~ (16th GGF) – husband of Jaquetta of Luxembourg (16th GGM)
Gender: Male Birth: circa 1405Maidstone, Kent, England (United Kingdom) Death: August 12, 1469 (59-68)Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (United Kingdom) (Executed / Beheaded) Place of Burial: All Saints Church, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Son of Richard Wydeville, Esq., Sheriff of Kent, Constable of the Tower and Joan BittelsgateHusband of Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess RiversFather of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen …
HENRY VIII, King of England ~ (12th GGF & 14th Great Grand Uncle)
I’m related to Henry VIII through marriage and also possibly through his illegitimate children with Mary Boleyn. I’m still trying to figure this out. Last night (05-28-2021) I discovered Henry is my 14th Great Grand Uncle) on my father’s side. I’m related to him as a cousin on my mother’s side as well. I thought …
JAQUETTA OF LUXEMBOURG ~ 15th GGM
Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, mother of Elizabeth Woodville (15th GGM) 1415–1472 BIRTH 1415 • Luxembourg DEATH 30 MAY 1472 • (age 55 – 57)15th great-grandmother Jacquetta of Luxembourg Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Countess Rivers (1415/16 – 30 May 1472) was the eldest daughter of Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, Conversano and Brienne, and his wife Margaret of Baux (Margherita del Balzo of Andria).[1] She was a prominent, …
ANNE NEVILLE
Anne Neville Queen Anne Neville, wife of King Richard III, daughter of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, “the Kingmaker” (1st cousin 15x removed) 1456–1485 BIRTH 11 JUNE 1456 • Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England DEATH 16 MARCH 1485 • aged 28, Westminster, London, England1st cousin 15x removed Anne Neville Drawing from the Rous Roll, c. 1483 Queen consort of England Tenure 26 June 1483 …
MELUSINE
The Secret Life of Melusine: Mysterious Mermaid & Serpent Mother of European Nobility I found Melusine in my family tree. I’m not exactly sure how we’re related. But here’s what I found: Melusine (Lusina), Princess Maelasanu, Melusine de Lusina (Milouziena des Scythe) Vere the First, Scythian Princess of the Picts of Albha, the Dragon Princess …
ELIZABETH OF YORK, WIFE OF HENRY VII ~ 1466-1503 ~ 15th Great Grandmother
I discovered Elizabeth of York was my 14th Great-Grandmother on my mother’s side of my Family Tree on Ancestry. Her mother, Elizabeth Woodville was my 15th Great-Grandmother and her mother, Jacquetta of Luxembourg was my 16th Great-Grandmother. Elizabeth’s father, Edward IV was also my 15th Great-Grandfather. I had certainly hit the royal’s jackpot. About the …