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Europe in the Middle Ages

Part 2 — MEDIAEVAL GENEALOGIES

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1 The King of England from the Conquest until Henry VII

2 The House of Charlemagne

3 The House of Capet

4 The House of Valois

5 The Norman Rulers of Sicily

6 The First & Second House of Anjou in Naples

7 The House of Aragon in Spain & Naples

8 The House of Castile & Leon

9 The Guelfs & Ghibellines

10 The Dukes of Burgundy & House of Habsburg

11 The House of Luxemburg

12 The Paleologi

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1. The English Kings from the Conquest until Henry VII

WILLIAM I 1066–1087 | +----------------+----+-------+-------------------+ | | | | ROBERT WILLIAM II HENRY I ADELA = STEPHEN Duke of Normandy 1087–1100 1110–1133 | Earl of | | Blois +---------------+ | | | | WILLIAM MATILDA = GEOFFREY STEPHEN d.1120 | Count of Anjou 1135–1154 | HENRY II 1154–1189 | +-----------+-------------------+---------+--+---------+ | | | | | HENRY MATILDA = HENRY RICHARD I JOHN ELEANOR = ALFONSO IX d.1182 the Lion 1189–1199 1199–1216 of Castile of Saxony | HENRY III 1216–1272 | +------------------------------------------+------------------+ | | EDWARD I = ELEANOR EDMUND 1272–1307 | of Castile Earl of Lancaster | | EDWARD II = ISABEL HENRY 1307–1327 | of France Earl of Lancaster | | EDWARD III = PHILIPPA HENRY 1327–1377 | of Hainault Duke of Lancaster | | +----------+------------+ +-----------+ | | | | EDWARD EDMUND JOHN = BLANCHE the “Black Duke of of | Heiress of Lancaster Prince” York Gaunt| d.1376 (4th.son) (3rd.son)| | | +-------+ | | | | RICHARD II RICHARD HENRY IV PHILIPPA = JOHN I 1377–1399 Earl of 1399–1413 |of Cambridge | |Portugal | | | | | PRINCE HENRY | | the Navigator | | +---------+ +--------------+----+---------+ | | | | RICHARD HENRY V = CATHERINE JOHN HUMPHREY Duke of York 1413–1422| of Duke of Duke of | | France Bedford Gloucester +---------+--+ | d.1433 d.1447 | | | EDWARD IV RICHARD III HENRY VI 1431–1483 1483–1485 1422–1461 (d. 1471) | +------+---+-------------+ | | | EDWARD V RICHARD ELIZABETH = HENRY VII Murdered Duke of York 1485–1509 1483 Murdered 1483

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2. The House of Charlemagne

CHARLES MARTEL Duke of Austrasia. Mayor of the Palace | PEPIN “the Short” King of the Franks 751–768 | +-------------------+--------------+ | | CHARLEMAGNE CARLOMAN King of the Franks 771 King of Austrasia Emperor of the West 800–814 768–771 | +---------+-----------------------------+ | | | CHARLES PEPIN LOUIS the Pious d.811 Kg. of Italy d.810 Emperor of the West 814–840 | | | | BERNARD | King of Italy 810–818 | | +-----------+-----------+---------+-----+ | | | | LOTHAR PEPIN LOUIS CHARLES “the Bald” Emperor of Kg. of Kg. of Kg. of France the West Aquitaine Germany 843–877 840–855 d.838 843–876 | | | CHARLES LOUIS II “the Fat” Kg. of Emperor of France the West 877–879 881–887 | | +------------------+-----------+ | | | LOUIS III CARLOMAN CHARLES III Kg. of France Kg. of France “the Simple” 879–882 879–884 Kg. of France 892–929 | LOUIS IV Kg. of France “d’Outremer” 936–954 | +--------+-----+ | | LOTHAIR CHARLES Kg. of France Duke of 954–986 Lorraine | LOUIS V Kg. of France “The Good-for-Nothing” 986–987

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3. The House of Capet

ROBERT the Strong Duke of the French | +-------+----------+ | | ODO ROBERT Count of Paris King of the King of the West Franks West Franks | HUGH the Great Count of Paris | HUGH CAPET King of France 987–996 | ROBERT II 996–1031 | HENRY I 1031–1060 | PHILIP I 1060–1108 | LOUIS VI 1108–1137 | LOUIS VII -- m (1) ELEANOR of Aquitaine = Henry II 1137–1180 (3) ADELA of Champagne of England | Count of PHILIP II “Augustus” Anjou 1180–1223 | LOUIS VIII = BLANCHE of Castile 1223–1226 | | +---+--------------------+ | | LOUIS IX CHARLES (St. Louis) Count of Anjou & Provence 1226–1270 & King of Sicily | (See Table VI—First | House of Anjou in Naples) PHILIP III “The Rash” 1270–1285 | +-----------------------+ | | PHILIP IV “le Bel” CHARLES = MARGARET 1285–1314 Count of Valois|of Sicily | | +----------+-----------+--+---------+ | | | | | | LOUIS X PHILIP V CHARLES IV ISABEL = EDWARD II | 1314–1316 1316–1322 1322–1328 | of England | | | EDWARD III | of England PHILIP VI of Valois (See Table IV—The House of Valois)

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4. The House of Valois

CHARLES Count of Valois | PHILIP VI 1328–1350 | JOHN “the Good” 1350–1364 | +-----+---------------+------------+----------+ | | | | | | | | | ISABEL = GIAN GALEAZZO | LOUIS PHILIP “the Bold” | | Visconti | Duke of Duke of Burgundy | | | Anjou (See Table JEANNE = CHARLES | | (See Table X—Dukes “the Bad” | | VI—Second of Burgundy) of Navarre | | House of | | Anjou in Naples) | | | CHARLES V | 1364–1380 | | | +------------+--------------------------+ | | | | CHARLES VI LOUIS = VALENTINA “The Mad” Duke of Orleans| Visconti 1380–1422 murdered 1407| | | +-------------+-----+ | | | | CHARLES VII CATHERINE = HENRY V CHARLES 1422–1461 | of England Duke of Orleans | | | LOUIS XI HENRY VI | 1461–1483 of England | | | CHARLES VIII LOUIS XII 1483–1498 1498–1515

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5. The Norman Rulers of Sicily

TANCRED DE HAUTEVILLE | +-------------+---+--------+ | | | WILLIAM DE ROBERT GUISCARD ROBERT I HAUTEVILLE Duke of Apulia Count of Sicily 1060–1085 | | ROGER II King of Sicily & Naples d.1154 | +--------------+---------+--+ | | | ROGER WILLIAM CONSTANCE = EMPEROR HENRY VI Duke of Apulia “the Bad” | | | | TANCRED WILLIAM | “the Good” | d.1189 EMPEROR FREDERICK II

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6. The First House of Anjou in Naples

LOUIS VIII of France 1223–1226 | CHARLES Count of Anjou & Provence & King of Sicily and Naples (d.1285) | CHARLES II d. 1309 | +---------------+--+------------+-----------+ | | | | CHARLES MARTEL ROBERT JOHN MARGARET = CHARLES | King of of Durazzo of Valois | Naples | [See Table IV for | | | House of | | | Valois & also CAROBERT CHARLES | The Second House of of Hungary of Calabria | Anjou in Naples] | | | +-----+---+ +----+---------+ +----------+ | | | | | | LOUIS ANDREW = JOANNA I MARIA = CHARLES LOUIS the d.1382 | d.1348 | Great King | | of Hungary | | | | | +------------+ | | | | | | SIGISMUND = MARIA HEDWIG = JAGELLO MARGARET = CHARLES III of Luxembourg of | of Durazzo Lithuania | (King Ladislas +---+--------+ V of Poland) | | LADISLAS JOANNA II d.1414 d.1433

The Second House of Anjou In Naples

CHARLES = MARGARET

Count of | of Sicily

Valois |

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PHILIP VI

1328–1350

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JOHN “the Good”

1350–1364

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CHARLES V LOUIS Duke of Anjou

1364–1380 d. 1385

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LOUIS II

d. 1417

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LOUIS III RÉNÉ LE BON* CHARLES MARY = CHARLES VII

d. 1434 d.1480 Duke of | of France

| Maine |

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YOLANDE = FREDERICK CHARLES LOUIS XI

| of d.1481 |

| Vaudemont |

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Réné I Duke of Lorraine CHARLES VIII

* Réné le Bon disinherited his grandson Réné Duke of Lorraine and left his claims to Naples to his nephew Charles—with remainder to the French Crown. In this way Charles VIII was enabled to claim the Neapolitan throne.

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7. The House of Aragon in Spain & Naples

ALFONSO II of Aragon 1162–1196 | PEDRO II EMPEROR FREDERICK II 1196–1213 King of Naples | | JAMES I MANFRED “the Conqueror” (illegitimate) 1213–1276 | | | PEDRO III = CONSTANCE King of Aragon 1276–1285 King of Sicily 1282–1285 | +---------------------+ | | ALFONSO III JAMES II 1283–1291 1291–1327 | ALFONSO IV 1327–1336 | PEDRO IV 1336–1387 | +---------------+-----------------+ | | | JOHN I = ELEANOR JOHN I MARTIN I of Castile 1387–1395 1395–1410 | +---------------------------+ | | HENRY III FERDINAND I of Castile (chosen King of Aragon) 1412–1416 | +-------------------------+-----+ | | ALFONSO V JOHN II of Aragon 1416–1458 of Aragon of Naples 1435–1458 1458–1479 | | FERRANTE I FERDINAND = ISABEL King of Naples the Catholic of Castile (illegitimate) d. 1494 | +----+-----------+ | | ALFONSO II FADRIQUE d. 1495 (deposed 1501) | FERDINAND II d. 1296

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8. The House of Castile & Leon

SANCHO III of Castile | +---------------+--------------+ | | ALFONSO VIII “the Good” FERDINAND II 1158–1214 of Leon | 1157–1188 +------------------+ | | | | LOUIS VIII = BLANCHE BERENGARIA = ALFONSO IX of France | | 1188–1290 | | St LOUIS FERDINAND III King of Castile 1217–1252 King of Castile & Leon 1230–1252 | +------------------------------+-----+ | | ALFONSO X “the Learned” ELEANOR = EDWARD I 1252–1284 of England | SANCHO IV 1284–1295 | FERDINAND IV 1295–1312 | ALFONSO XI 1312–1350 | +----+----------------------------+ | | HENRY II PEDRO (of Trastamara) “the Cruel” 1369–1379 1350–1369 | | JOHN I = ELEANOR CONSTANCE = JOHN of Gaunt 1379–1390 | of Aragon | +-----+---------------------------+ HENRY III FERDINAND I 1390–1406 (elected King of Aragon) | 1412–1416 | | | +------------+ | | | JOHN II JOHN II ALFONSO V 1406–1454 of Aragon of Aragon & Naples | | +-----------------------+ | | | | HENRY IV ISABEL = FERDINAND 1454–1474 of Castile of Aragon 1474–1504 1479–1516

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9. The Guelfs & Ghibellines

EMPEROR HENRY III (Salian Line) | WELF IV HENRY IV | Emperor 1056–1106 | | +-----------+-----+ +----+--------+ | | | | WELF V HENRY HENRY V AGNES = FREDERICK “the Black” Emperor 1106–1125 | of Hohenstaufen | | +--------------+--+ +-------------------+-----+ | | | | HENRY JUDITH = FREDERICK CONRAD III “the Proud” | of Suabia Emperor 1138–1152 | | HENRY = MATILDA FREDERICK I “the Lion” | of England “Barbarossa” of Saxony | Emperor 1152–1190 | | | +--------------------------------+ | | | OTTO IV HENRY VI = CONSTANCE PHILIP Emperor 1198–1218 Emperor | Heiress of Sicily of Suabia 1190–1197 | & Naples Emperor 1198–1208 | FREDERICK II Emperor 1215–1250 | +---------------------+--+--------------+ | | | HENRY CONRAD IV MANFRED King of the Romans 1250–1254 | | | CONRADIN d. 1268 CONSTANCE = PETER III of Aragon

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10. The Dukes of Burgundy & House of Habsburg

HOUSE OF HABSBURG JOHN “the Good” RUDOLF I Emperor 1273–1291 King of France 1350–1364 | | | PHILIP “the Bold” = MARGARET ALBERT I Duke of Burgundy Heiress of 1298–1308 d. 1404 Duchy of Brabant | | | +----------------+-----+-----+ | | | | JOHN “the Fearless” RUDOLF LEOPOLD ALBERT murdered 1419 King of Bohemia d. 1326 d. 1358 | d. 1307 | +--------------+ | | | | JOHN = ANNE PHILIP “the Good” LEOPOLD d. 1386 Duke of d. 1467 | Bedford | ERNEST d. 1424 | | | +---------------+ | | CHARLES “the Rash” FREDERICK III d. 1477 King of the Romans | 1440–1493 | | MARY = The Emperor MAXIMILIAN I Heiress of Burgundy 1493–1519

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11. The House of Luxemburg

The Emperor HENRY VI CAROBERT 1308–1313 King of Hungary | | JOHN | King of Bohemia +-------+----+ | | | The Emperor CHARLES IV LOUIS ANDREW = Joanna I 1347–1378 “the Great” of Naples | | +--------+--------------+ +-------+ | | | | WENZEL SIGISMUND = MARY HEDWIG = JAGELLO King of Bohemia 1378–1419 King of Hungary of Lithuania Emperor 1378–1400 Emperor 1410–1437 (LADISLAS V of Poland 1386–1433)

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12. The Paleologi

MICHAEL VIII 1260–1282 | ANDRONICUS II 1282- dethroned 1326, died 1332 | MICHAEL IX (Joint Emperor with his father) died 1320 | JOHN CANTACUZENOS ANDRONICUS III 1347–1354 1328–1341 | | HELENA = JOHN V 1341–1391 | MANÚEL II 1391–1425 | +------------------+------------------+ | | JOHN VI CONSTANTINE XI 1423–1448 1448–1453

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