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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. |
|
Jane Hungerford m. Robert Strange.
|
| 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 |
|
Maria von Hohenstaufen m. Henry, Duke of Brabant
|
| 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. |
|
Kenneth II King of Scotland.
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| Malcolm II King of Scotland. |
|
Bethoc m. Crinin the Thane.
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Duncan MacCrinin, King of Scotland.
|
|
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.
|
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 |
| 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:
December 26, 2006
Prologue
Overview Origins
of Our Family Wallers
in Ireland Emigration
Noble Ancestry Royal
Ancestry Heraldry
Jocelyn Ancestry Castle
Waller Prior Park
Wallers of Prior Park
Descendents of Richard
Waller & Anne Brazier
Descendents of
George Waller & Elizabeth Studdert