_Raymond of Burgundy ____________________+
_Alfonso VII the Emperor Raim�undez _|_Urraca of Castile ______________________
_Sancho III ______________________|
| | _Raymond Borrell III Barcelona Berengar _+
| |_Berenguela of Barcelona Berengar ___|_________________________________________
_Alfonso VIII of Castile _|
| | _Ramiro II ______________________________+
| | _Garcia VII _________________________|_Elvira (Cristina) Diaz _________________
| |_Blanche of Navarre ______________|
| | _Gilbert de l'Aigle _____________________
| |_Marguerite de l'Aigle ______________|_Julienne du Perche _____________________
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| _Fulk V _________________________________+
| _Geoffrey V Plantagenet _____________|_Ermengard of Maine _____________________
| _Henry II Curtmantle Plantagenet _|
| | | _Henry I Beauclerc ______________________+
| | |_Matilda the Empress ________________|_Matilda (Edith) of Scotland ____________
|_Eleanor Plantagenet _____|
| _William IX the Troubador of Aquitaine __+
| _William X of Aquitane ______________|_Phillipa (Matilda) of Toulouse _________
|_Eleanor of Aquitane _____________|
| _Aimery I de Rochefoucauld ______________+
|_Eleanor de Rochefoucauld ___________|_Dangereuse _____________________________
[17435]
Wife of Louis VIII of France, mother of Louis IX (St. Louis), and
twice regent of France (1226-34, 1248-52), who by wars and marital
alliances did much to secure and unify French territories.
Blanche was the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor, who
was the daughter of Henry II of England. Her grandmother Eleanor of
Aquitaine, queen of England, traveled to Spain to take the 11-year-old
Blanche to France, where a marriage treaty was concluded with Louis,
the young son of King Philip II Augustus. This politically motivated
marriage had been arranged by Blanche's uncle, King John of England,
and was celebrated in 1200 at Portsmouth, Hampshire. It represented
only a brief truce in the struggle between England and France for
control over certain French territories.
Blanche, who became French through marriage, was gradually to become
French in spirit as well. Although she did not cease to be concerned
for her family, among them her uncle John and his allies, her
brother-in-law Ferrand of Portugal, and her cousin Otto of Brunswick
(later Holy Roman emperor Otto IV), she rejoiced at the French victory
over Otto and the English at Bouvines in 1214, marking the first stage
of French unification, a goal for which she was constantly to strive.
In the same year, she gave birth to Louis, the future king of France.
Upon John of England's death, Blanche boldly tried to seize the
English throne: in 1216 Louis of France invaded England on her behalf.
The English stood firm against him, and John's nine-year-old son was
finally crowned Henry III.
A devout Roman Catholic, Blanche soon became involved in what she
sincerely believed to be a holy war against the heretical Cathari, a
sect founded on the belief that good and evil had two separate
creators, which was flourishing throughout southern France. Her
husband, who became Louis VIII in 1223, took part in a crusade against
the Cathari but suffered a fatal attack of dysentery upon returning to
the north of France in 1226. In accordance with her husband's will,
Blanche became both guardian of the 12-year-old Louis and regent of
France. She zealously pressed to have Louis crowned immediately, and
the coronation took place at Reims three weeks after Louis VIII's
death.
Her most pressing problem was to deal with a rebellion of the great
barons, organized by Philip Hurepel, the illegitimate son of King
Philip II Augustus, and supported by King Henry III of England. In the
face of such adversity, Blanche showed herself by turns a delicate
diplomat, a clever negotiator, and a strong leader. Dressed in white,
on a white palfrey draped in the same colour, she rode into battle at
the head of her troops. After an attempted abduction of the young
king, Blanche did not hesitate to replace rebel noble associates with
commoners if she thought it necessary. She also created local
militias. Blanche was gradually able to subdue the revolt, establish a
new truce with England, and, in 1229, pacify the south of France by
signing the Treaty of Paris with Raymond VII, count of Toulouse.
France then entered an era of domestic stability, which saw the
construction of many cathedrals throughout the country.
On only one occasion did Blanche fail to exhibit diplomatic conduct.
In 1229 a dispute between an innkeeper and some students took place in
the Latin Quarter in Paris. The police were summoned, and the students
were beaten and thrown into the Seine; such intervention in the Latin
Quarter, however, was contrary to the prerogatives granted to the
university, and the faculty and students threatened to strike if the
university's privileges were not respected. Badly advised, Blanche
held firm, but the university closed its doors, and the faculty and
students left Paris for the provinces and abroad. It was to take four
years and the intervention of the pope before the university would
return to Paris with new prerogatives, this time granted by Blanche
herself.
Although Louis IX came of age on April 25, 1236, Blanche remained at
his side as his most loyal and steadfast supporter. She lacked tact,
however, with regard to her son's private life. Although Blanche
herself had selected Margaret of Provence to be Louis's wife, she
treated Margaret with considerable severity. In 1244, after Louis
recovered from a serious illness, he and his wife, much against
Blanche's wishes, made a vow to go on a crusade against the Muslims.
They embarked in 1248, and once again the kingdom was entrusted to
Blanche. Informed of Louis's defeat at Al-Mansurah, Egypt, and his
subsequent imprisonment, Blanche herself went to seek his ransom and
that of the French army. She petitioned her parents, her allies, and
the pope for funds and supplies, but interest in the crusade had
dwindled.
Although weakened by a heart ailment, Blanche did not neglect her
obligations as a regent. Continuing to preside over council meetings,
she signed laws and watched over the poor of Paris. When some of the
poor were mistreated by the cathedral chapter, she herself rode, as
formerly, to open the gates to their prison. On her way to the Abbey
of the Lys, one of her favourite retreats, Blanche suffered an attack
of the heart ailment that was to take her life. She was returned to
the palace of the Louvre, dressed in a nun's habit, and laid on a bed
of hay. There, after begging forgiveness of all and having received
the last sacraments, she died. She was buried at Maubuisson Abbey and
her heart taken to the Abbey of the Lys. Louis IX was in Jaffa when he
learned of his mother's death. The news distressed him greatly, for he
was aware that he had lost not only an incomparable parent but also
the strongest supporter of his kingship. (Y.J.)
Copyright 1994-1998 Encyclopaedia Britannica
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[21308]
From The Great Migration Begins: "Many secondary sources report this
marriage, but without providing the evidence; Torrey placed a question
mark next to this entry in his compilation, indicating that he did not
find the evidence."
[8291]
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Toni Richard Turk
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[S11]
Stonington History
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Denison Genealogy
[6791]
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Denison Genealogy
[6792]
[S81]
Denison Genealogy
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| _Stephen Bryant _|
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|_Abigail Bryant _|
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|_Abigail Shaw ___|
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_Thomas Bulkeley _____+
_Edward Bulkeley _|_Elizabeth Grosvenor _
_Peter Bulkeley _|
| | _John Irby ___________+
| |_Olive Irby ______|_Rose Overton ________
_John Bulkeley _|
| | ______________________
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| |_Jane Allen _____|
| | ______________________
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|--Margaret Bulkeley
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|_Anne Try ______|
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Bulkeley Genealogy
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_Nathaniel Cowles _+
_Timothy Cowles _____|_Phoebe Woodruff __
_Asa Cowles _________|
| | _Isaac Johnson ____+
| |_Content Johnson ____|_Margaret Miller __
_Timothy Cowles ____|
| | ___________________
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|--Asa Cowles
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| _Joseph Woodworth _+
| _Jedediah Woodworth _|___________________
| _Constant Woodworth _|
| | | _William Torrey ___
| | |_Margaret Torrey ____|_Margaret Buck ____
|_Abigail Woodworth _|
| ___________________
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|_Rebecca Hutchinson _|
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|_____________________|___________________
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____________________
_George Denison _|____________________
_George Denison ______|
| | ____________________
| |_Ann Borodell ___|____________________
_George Denison _|
| | ____________________
| | _John Gorham ____|____________________
| |_Mercy (Mary) Gorham _|
| | _John Howland ______+
| |_Desire Howland _|_Elizabeth Tilley __
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|--Joseph Denison
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| _Thomas Miner ______
| _Joseph Miner ___|_Grace Palmer ______
| _Joseph Miner ________|
| | | _James Avery _______
| | |_Mary Avery _____|_Joanna Greenslade _
|_Sarah Miner ____|
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|_Sarah Tracy _________|
| ____________________
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[20523]
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RootsWeb WorldConnect Project
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_Edward Fuller _|_Sarah Dunkhorn _
_Matthew Fuller _|
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_Samuel Fuller _|
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[16260]
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RootsWeb WorldConnect Project
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|_Abigail Hawkins _|
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_John Kimball ____|
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_John Kimball _|
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| |_Mary Jordan _____|
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|_Hannah Gould _|
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[18472] Died young.
[18473]
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_Alexander McConnell _+
_John McConnell _|______________________
_Daniel McConnell _____________|
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_David McConnell __|
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| |_Margaret (Peggy) Kirkpatrick _|
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| _Thomas Whiteside _____________|
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|_Margaret Porter ______________|
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[13596]
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McConnell Genealogy Page
_Adam McConnell _+
_Robert McConnell _|_________________
_Adam McConnell _|
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| |_Nancy Boyd _______|_________________
_Robert McConnell _|
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| |_Elly Moore _____|
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[13785]
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[6896] Married Sarah ______.
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RootsWeb WorldConnect Project
____________________
_Thomas Pinson ____|____________________
_Ebenezer Pinson ___|
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| |_Elizabeth White __|____________________
_Thomas Pinson __|
| | _Walter Woodworth __
| | _Thomas Woodworth _|____________________
| |_Deborah Woodworth _|
| | _John Damon ________
| |_Deborah Damon ____|_Katherine Merritt _
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|_Agatha Hammond _|
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[17264]
Burke says the marriage was 3 Apr 1127. The name Plantagenet,
according to Rapin, came when Fulk the Great being stung from remorse
for some wicked action, in order to atone for it, went a pilgrimage to
Jerusalem, and was scourged before the Holy Sepulchre with broom
twigs. Earlier authorities say it was because Geoffrey bore a branch
of yellow broom (Planta-genistae) in his helmet.
Duke of Normandy 1144-1150.
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_Benjamin Sylvester _|
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| |_Mary Standlake _____|
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| _Joseph Woodworth ___|
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|_Ruth Woodworth _____|
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|_Sarah Stockbridge __|
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_Walter Woodworth _
_Benjamin Woodworth _|___________________
_Ichabod Woodworth _|
| | _John Damon _______
| |_Hannah Damon _______|_Martha Howland ___
_Reuben Woodworth _|
| | ___________________
| | _John Bass __________|___________________
| |_Sarah Bass ________|
| | ___________________
| |_Elizabeth Neale ____|___________________
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|--Dorothy Woodworth
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| ____________________|
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|_Elizabeth McGee __|
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_Charles Woodworth _+
_Charles Woodworth _|_Sarah Thornton ____
_Isreal Thornton Woodworth _|
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| |_Harriet Brewster __|____________________
_Thomas H. Woodworth _|
| | ____________________
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| |_Susan J. Martin ___________|
| | ____________________
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|--Eva Woodworth
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|_Lena M. Hutchinson __|
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Harold E. Harriman
_John Woodworth ___+
_Ira Woodworth ___|_Submit Newcomb ___
_John Woodworth ____|
| | _Benjamin Sanford _
| |_Deborah Sanford _|___________________
_Rodman Woodworth _|
| | ___________________
| | __________________|___________________
| |_Mehitabe Macumber _|
| | ___________________
| |__________________|___________________
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|--Laura Woodworth
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| ___________________
| __________________|___________________
| ____________________|
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| | |__________________|___________________
|_Olivia Schofield _|
| ___________________
| __________________|___________________
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