Biographies of lesser people starting with A
The people listed on this page currently have less information so do not warrant a page of their own. As this website evolves and more information is added these people will be promoted to individual pages.
Please note: Portraits on this page are not intented to be accurate depictions of the individuals.
Adam (of Usk)
Born: circa 1352 Died: 1430
Adelaide (of Savoy)
Born: 1092 Died: 18 November 1154
Family Tree Details
Adelaide (of Savoy) (b.1092 - d.1154)
+Louis (VI, The Fat, King of France 1108-1137) (b.1108 - d.1137)
= Philip (of France) (b.1116 - d.1131)
= Louis (VII, The Young, King of France, 1137-1180) (b.1121 - d.1180)
+Eleanor (of Aquitaine) (b.1122 - d.1204)
| = Mary (of Champagne) (b.1145 - )
| = Alice (Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine) (b.1150 - d.1198)
+Constance (of Castile)
| = Alys (Daugher of Louis VII) (b.1160 - d.1220)
| = Margaret (Young Queen of England) (b.1158? - d.1197?)
| +Henry ('the Young King') (b.1155 - d.1183)
+Adela (of Champagne) (b.1145? - d.1206)
= Philippe (II Augustus, King of France 1180-1223) (b.1165 - d.1223)
| +Isabella (of Hainault) ( - d.1190)
| | = Louis (VIII, The Lion, King of France 1223-1226) ( - d.1226)
| +Ingeborg (of Denmark)
| +Agnes (of Meran) ( - d.1201)
| = Philip (of Boulogne) ( - d.1235)
= Agnes (of France) (b.1171 - d.1220?)
Adelard (of Bath)
Born: circa 1090 Died: circa 1160
Adeliza (of Louvain)
Born: 1103 Died: April 1151
Timeline
Henry I married Adeliza of Louvain at Windsor Castle. Adeliza was his second wife. They did not have any children.
Shortly after her marriage to King Henry, Adeliza's coronation was performed at Westminster Abbey.
The castle at Shrewsbury was granted by Henry to his second wife Adeliza. The command of the castle was given to Fitz-Alan.
Family Tree Details
Adeliza (of Louvain) (b.1103 - d.1151)
+Henry (I, King of England 1100-1135) (b.1068 - d.1135)
+Albini, William de
Aelfgifu (of Northampton)
Born: circa 990 Died: 1040
Family Tree Details
Aelfgifu (of Northampton) (b.990? - d.1040)
+Canute (King of England 1016-1035) (b.995? - d.1035)
= Swein
= Harold (Harefoot, King of England 1037-1040) (b.1015? - d.1040)
Aelfheah (Archbishop of Canterbury)
Born: circa 954 Died: 1012
Timeline
Through the Winter months Aethelred provided the Vikings with lodgings and £16,000 in cash to stop the raids on his land. Aethelred was also the sponsor at the baptism of Olaf Trygvasson. Olaf was given instruction from the Aelfheah Bishop of Winchester.
Aefheah, formerly the bishop of Winchester became the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Vikings captured Canterbury and obtained a payment of £48,000. In a drunken rage the Vikings murdered Aelfheah, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Aelfheah was the man that had baptised Olaf Trygvasson in the Winter of 994. Outraged by the actions of his fellow men Thorkell the Tall defected to the side of Aethelred along with 45 Viking ships to help defend England from further Viking attacks.
Aelred (of Rievaulx)
Born: 1109 Died: 1166
Aethelred (of Mercia)
Born: circa 855 Died: 911
Family Tree Details
Aethelred (of Mercia) (b.855? - d.911)
+Athelflaed (Lady of the Mercians) (b.869? - d.918)
Agnes (of France)
Born: 1171 Died: circa 1220
Parents
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
Family Tree Details
Agnes (of France) (b.1171 - d.1220?)
Alcuin (of York)
Born: circa 735 Died: 804
Timeline
Alcuin of York died at the monastery of St. Martin's at Tours.
Alexander (IV, Pope)
Born: circa 1199 Died: 1261
Timeline
Pope Alexander IV agreed to absolve King Henry III from the Provisions of Oxford.
Urban IV was elected Pope after the death of Pope Alexander IV.
Alfred (Second son of Aethelred)
Born: circa 1005 Died: 1036
Timeline
Both Edward the Confessor and Alfred, his younger brother, came to England at different times during this year to try and take back the English throne. Edward's attempt failed. Some time later Alfred landed in England but his army was met by Earl Godwin and was defeated. Alfred was captured and died.
Parents
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
Family Tree Details
Alfred (Second son of Aethelred) (b.1005? - m.1036)
Alice (Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine)
Born: 1150 Died: 1198
Parents
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
Family Tree Details
Alice (Daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine) (b.1150 - d.1198)
Alys (Daugher of Louis VII)
Born: 1160 Died: 1220
Timeline
A marriage agreement was arranged between Prince Richard and the daughter of King Louis VII, bringing peace between England and France.Alys was only nine years old at the time and sent to England under protection of the English King Henry II.
Parents
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
Family Tree Details
Alys (Daugher of Louis VII) (b.1160 - d.1220)
Amalric (I, King of Jerusalem, 1162 - 1174)
Born: 1136 Died: 11 July 1174
Timeline
Baldwin, the king of Jerusalem died. He was succeeded by his brother Amalric.
Parents
Siblings (incl. half-siblings)
Family Tree Details
Amalric (I, King of Jerusalem, 1162 - 1174) (b.1136 - d.1174)
+Comnena, Maria (b.1154 - )
Anne (of Bohemia)
Born: circa 1367 Died: 1394
Timeline
Richard II married Anne, the sister of Wenceslas of Bohemia. This was a diplomatic move over the French as the king of France Charles V wanted Anne his marry his own son. The marriage was not popular as a large loan had to be paid to Wenceslas for the privilege. The coronation of Queen Anne took place a few days later at Westminster Abbey.
Henry Yevele designed a tomb for King Richard II and his first wife Anne of Bohemia at Westminster Abbey,
Family Tree Details
Anne (of Bohemia) (b.1367? - d.1394)
+Richard (II, King of England 1377-1399) (b.1367 - d.1400)
Anne (of Brittany)
Born: 1477 Died: 1514
Timeline
Charles VIII of France married Anne, the duchess of Brittany. Anne had been duchess since the death of her father in 1488. Both Charles and Anne had been part of arranged marriages, but as those marriages were not consummated they were declared void. The marriage between Charles and Anne ended the independence of Brittany from France.
After the death of King Charles VIII of France, his successor Louis XII had the marriage to his first wife Joan annulled so that he could marry Anne, the widow of Charles.
Family Tree Details
Anne (of Brittany) (b.1477 - d.1514)
+Charles (VIII, King of France 1483-1498) (b.1470 - d.1498)
+Louis (XII, King of France) ( - d.1515)
Anne (of Denmark, Queen Consort of Scotland)
Born: 1574 Died: 1619
Family Tree Details
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)
| +Frederick (V Elector Palatine) (b.1596 - d.1632)
| = Rupert (Prince, count Palatine of the Rhine) (b.1619 - d.1682)
| = Maurice (Prince of the Rhine) (b.1621 - d.1652)
= 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 - )
Athelbald (King of Wessex 858-860)
Died: 860
Timeline
Unhappy with his father's marriage to Judith and absence from the country, Ethelbald, Ethelwulf's second son claimed the kingdom of Wessex for himself. When Ethelwulf later died, Ethelbald married Judith, his stepmother.
Upon the death of his elder brother, Ethelbert became the King of Wessex.
Family Tree Details
Father: | Aethelwulf (King of Wessex 839-858) ( - d.858) |
Mother: | Osburga |
Athelbald (King of Wessex 858-860) ( - d.860)
Selection of references used:
Explore the White Tower
Explore all four floors of the White Tower at the Tower of London using the Unity 3d game engine.
A Medieval Mystery
There appear to be some strange connections between the fourteenth century Old Wardour Castle and ancient stone circle Stonehenge.
1: Location
Old Wardour Castle appears to be aligned to ancient sites in the Stonehenge landscape.
2: Alignment
Stonehenge is aligned to the Summer Solstice. Old Wardour has a very similar alignment.
3: Size
Could the builders of Old Wardour used mesaurements from Stonehenge to layout the geometrical keep?
Learn More