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       Adela (Daughter of William the Conqueror)
Born:
Died:1137

Daughter of William the Conqueror. Married Stephen count of Blois and mother of Stephen king of England.

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Father:  WILLIAM (I, the Conqueror, King of England 1066-1087) (b.1028 - d.1087)
Mother:  Matilda (of Flander) ( - d.1083) 
Adela (Daughter of William the Conqueror) ( - d.1137)
     +Stephen (count of Blois)
          =Theobald (V)
          =Stephen (of Blois, king of England 1135-1154) (b.1100 - d.1154)
          |    +Matilda (of Boulogne) ( - d.1152)
          |         =Eustace (IV, Count of Boulogne) ( - d.1153)
          =Henry (of Blois, Bishop of Winchester) ( - d.1171)
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       Adela (of Louvain)
  Second Wife of Henry I, married 1121.
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       Adelaide (of Poitou, Princess of Aquitaine)
  Married Hugh Capet, King of France

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Adelaide (of Poitou, Princess of Aquitaine)
     +Capet, Hugh (King of France 987-996) ( - d.996)
          =Robert (The Pious, King of France 996-1031) (b.970 - d.1031)
               +Susanna (Princess of Italy)
               +Bertha (of Burgundy)
               +Constance (of Toulouse / Arles)
                    =Hugh (son of Robert II)
                    =Henry (I, King of France 1031-1060) ( - d.1060)
                    |    +Anne (of Kiev)
                    |         =Philippe (I, King of France 1060-1108) (b.1052 - d.1108)
                    |         =Magnus, Hugh (count of Vermandois)
                    =Robert (Duke of Burgundy)
       Adeliza (of Louvain)
Born:
Died:Apr 1151

Adeliza of Louvain was the second wife of Henry I. After Henry's death in 1135 Adeliza married William de Albini, also known as William d'Aubigny. The castle at Arundel formed part of Adeliza's dowry and she and her husband lived at the castle. When Matilda came to England to fight King Stephen for the English throne Matilda asked her step-mother for help.

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Adeliza (of Louvain) ( - d.1151)
     +Plantagenet, Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
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YearMonthDetailsEvent Location
1121    Henry I marries Adeliza Windsor Castle
   Henry I married Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor Castle. Adeliza was his second wife. They did not have any children.1 
1126    Shrewsbury Castle granted to Adeliza Shrewsbury Castle
   The castle at Shrewsbury was granted by Henry to his second wife Adeliza. The command of the castle was given to Fitz-Alan.2 
       Aelfgifu
  First wife of Aethelred (the Unready)

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Aelfgifu
     +AETHELRED (II The Unready, King of the English 978-1013, 1014-1016) (b.967 - d.1016)
          =Aethelstan (son of Aethelred)
          =Egbert
          =EDMUND (II Ironside, King of the English 1016) (b.981 - d.1016)
          |    +Ealdgyth (b.963 - d.1017)
          |         =Edward (The Exile) (b.1016 - d.1057)
          |              +Agatha (of Brunswick)
          |                   =Edgar (The Aetheling) ( - d.1126)
          |                   =Margaret (St. Margaret of Scotland) ( - d.1093)
          =Eadred
          =Eadwig
          =Edgar
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       Aelfgifu
Born:
Died:circa 944

Wife to Edmund I

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Aelfgifu ( - d.944)
     +EDMUND (I, King of the English 939-946) (b.922 - d.946)
          =EADWIG (King of the English 955-959) (b.939 - d.959)
          =EDGAR (I, King of the English 959-975) (b.944 - d.975)
               +Ethelflead
               |    =EDWARD (The Martyr, King of the English 975-978) (b.962 - d.978)
               +Wulfryth
               +Elfthyrth (b.945 - d.1000)
                    =Edmund (b.965 - )
                    =AETHELRED (II The Unready, King of the English 978-1013, 1014-1016) (b.967 - d.1016)
                         +Aelfgifu
                         |    =Aethelstan (son of Aethelred)
                         |    =Egbert
                         |    =EDMUND (II Ironside, King of the English 1016) (b.981 - d.1016)
                         |    =Eadred
                         |    =Eadwig
                         |    =Edgar
                         +Emma (of Normandy, Wife of Aethelred) (b.982 - d.1052)
                              =EDWARD (The Confessor, King of England 1042-1066) (b.1003 - d.1066)
                              =Alfred (Second son of Aethelred) ( - d.1036)
                              =Godgifu (Daughter of Aethelred)
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       Aelfgifu (of Northampton)
  Wife of Canute

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Aelfgifu (of Northampton)
     +CANUTE (King of England 1016-1035) (b.995 - d.1035)
          =Swein
          =HAROLD (Harefoot, King of England 1037-1040) (b.1015 - d.1040)
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       Agatha (of Brunswick)
  Married to Edmund Ironside

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Agatha (of Brunswick)
     +Edward (The Exile) (b.1016 - d.1057)
          =Edgar (The Aetheling) ( - d.1126)
          =Margaret (St. Margaret of Scotland) ( - d.1093)
               +Malcolm (III, Scottish King 1058-1093) ( - d.1093)
                    =Edgar (King of Scotland 1097-1107) ( - d.1107)
                    =Alexander (I, King of Scotland 1107-1124) (b.1077 - d.1124)
                    =David (I, King of Scotland 1124-1153) (b.1085 - d.1153)
                    |    +Matilda (Wife of David I)
                    |         =Henry (Earl of Huntingdon) ( - d.1152)
                    =Matilda Edith (of Scotland)
                    |    +Plantagenet, Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
                    |         =William (Adelin) (b.1103 - d.1120)
                    |         =Matilda (Daughter of Henry I) (b.1102 - d.1167)
                    =Mary (Daughter of Malcolm III)
       Agnes (of Meran)
Born:
Died:Aug 1201

Agnes of Meran was the third wife of Philip Augustus, King of France. The marriage of Philip and Agnes was disputed because Philip's marriage to his second wife Ingeborg had not been annulled. Agnes had a son, called Philip who became Count of Boulogne.

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Agnes (of Meran) ( - d.1201)
     +Philippe (II Augustus, King of France 1180-1223) (b.1165 - d.1223)
          =Philip (of Boulogne) ( - d.1235)
       Alexander (son of Alexander III)
Born:
Died:1284

Son of Alexander III, King of Scotland.

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Father:  Alexander (III, King of Scotland 1249-1286) ( - d.1286)
Mother:  Margaret ( - d.1275) 
Alexander (son of Alexander III) ( - d.1284)
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       Alfonso (Son of Edward I)
Born:1275
Died:

Son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.

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Father:  EDWARD (I, King of England 1272-1307) (b.1239 - d.1307)
Mother:  Eleanor (of Castile) (b.1241 - d.1290) 
Alfonso (Son of Edward I) (b.1275 - )
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       Alice (Daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy)
  Daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

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Father:  Richard (II, Duke of Normandy)
Mother:  Judith 
Alice (Daughter of Richard II, Duke of Normandy)
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       Anne (Daughter of Richard Beauchamp)
  Anne was the daughter of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and she married Richard Neville, the 'Kingmaker'. The Warwick title transferred to Richard Neville when the last of the male line of Beauchamps died.

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Anne (Daughter of Richard Beauchamp)
     +Neville, Richard (Earl of Warwick, 'The Kingmaker') (b.1428 - d.1471)
          =Neville, Isabel ( - d.1476)
          |    +George (Duke of Clarence) (b.1449 - d.1478)
          |         =Plantagenet, Edward (Earl of Warwick) ( - d.1499)
          |         =Margaret (Countess of Salisbury) ( - d.1541)
          =Neville, Anne ( - d.1485)
               +Edward (of Lancaster, Prince of Wales) (b.1453 - d.1471)
               +Richard (III, King of England 1483-1485) (b.1452 - d.1485)
                    =Edward (Prince of Wales, son of Richard III) (b.1473 - d.1484)
       Anne (of Bohemia)
Born:
Died:1394

Wife of Richard II, king of England. She had an extravagant life style which didn't help Richard's relationship with parliament. Richard and Anne did not have any children.

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Anne (of Bohemia) ( - d.1394)
     +RICHARD (II, King of England 1377-1399) (b.1367 - d.1400)
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       Anne (of Brittany)
Born:
Died:1514

Anne of Brittany was married to two French kings. Firstly she was married to Charles VIII and after his death she married Louis XII. She had several children by both kings but they all died in early childhood some only surviving for a few days.

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Anne (of Brittany) ( - d.1514)
     +Charles (VIII, King of France 1483-1498) ( - d.1498)
     +Louis (XII, King of France) ( - d.1515)
       Anne (of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland)
Born:1574
Died:1619

Anne of Denmark, the daughter of Frederick II of Denmark, married James VI of Scotland (later James I of England). They were married in Oslo in November 1589. One of their sons would become Charles I, King of England.

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Anne (of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland) (b.1574 - d.1619)
     +James (VI of Scotland, 1567-1625, from 1603 James I of England) (b.1566 - d.1625)
          =Henry Frederick (Prince of Wales) (b.1594 - d.1612)
          =Elizabeth (Queen Consort of Bohemia) (b.1596 - d.1662)
          =Charles (I, King of England and Scotland 1625-1649) (b.1600 - d.1649)
               +Henrietta Maria (Queen of England)
                    =Charles (II, King of England 1660-1685) (b.1630 - d.1685)
                    =Mary (Princess Royal, Daughter of Charles I) (b.1631 - d.1660)
                    =James (II, King of England, VII of Scotland) (b.1633 - d.1701)
                    =Elizabeth (Princess) (b.1635 - )
       Anne (of Kiev)
  Married Henry I, King of France

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Anne (of Kiev)
     +Henry (I, King of France 1031-1060) ( - d.1060)
          =Philippe (I, King of France 1060-1108) (b.1052 - d.1108)
          |    +Bertha (of Frisia, Holland)
          |    |    =Louis (VI, The Fat, King of France 1108-1137) (b.1108 - d.1137)
          |    |         +Adelaide (of Savoy) ( - d.1154)
          |    |              =Louis (VII, The Young, King of France, 1137-1180) (b.1121 - d.1180)
          |    |              =Philip (of France) (b.1116 - d.1131)
          |    +Bertrada (of Montfort)
          =Magnus, Hugh (count of Vermandois)
       Athelstan (son of Aethelwulf)
  The first son of Aethelwulf King of Wessex. Athelstan could have been Aethelwulf's brother.

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Father:  Aethelwulf (King of Wessex 839-858) ( - d.858)
Mother:  Wife of Aethelwulf 
Athelstan (son of Aethelwulf)
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       Athelswith (Daughter of Aethelwulf)
  Daughter of Aethelwulf king of Wessex and sister of Alfred the Great. Athelswith married Burgred the kind of Mercia.

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Father:  Aethelwulf (King of Wessex 839-858) ( - d.858)
Mother:  Wife of Aethelwulf 
Athelswith (Daughter of Aethelwulf)
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Selection of references used:

1. E.B.D'Auvergne, The English Castles, 1926
2. John Timbs & Alexander Gunn, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England & Wales (North), 1872

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