Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall, 127

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Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall, 127

Legg inn av Gjest » 16 mai 2006 16:19:39

I came across these two interesting letters in the Chronicles of the
Mayors and Sheriffs of London, under the year 1270, p 140-141:

Letter sent unto his Lordship the King of Almaine after the murder of
his son:

"Philip, by the grace of God, King of the Franks, to the excellent
Prince his most dear cousin and friend Richard, by the same grace, the
Illustrious King of the Romans and of Almaine, and Earl of Cornwall,
greetings and affection in sincere love. We would willingly have
brought news of a more pleasing nature to your Sereneness, had the
divine mercy indulged us to the same, but now are we compelled to
announce unto you certain tidings full of sorrow and sadness, which we,
being at Viterbo on the morrow of the Blessed Gregory, and hearing the
divine service of the Mass in the Church of the Friars Minor at
Viterbo, from the relation of certain trustworthy persons have heard,
to the effect that Guido and Simon de Montfort, knights, on the same
day and at the same hour, with an armed force, attacked our most dearly
beloved cousin Sir Henry, your eldest son, while in a certain other
chapel at Viterbo, in front of his hostel there, for the purpose either
of hearing Mass or of offering up his prayers, and there, at the
instigation of the devil, slew him, a matter which we impart to you not
without intense grief and anguish of heart. And how very greatly we
are afflicted thereat and how disturbed, we propose by the Lord's
favour to evince by real results. But forasmuch as our well-beloved
knight, Florence de Warenne, admiral of our fleet, has, as we have
understood, a son of his staying with the children of our dearest
cousin, Sir Edward, eldest son of the Illustrious King of England, and
the same Florence has, as we have understood, always been against Guido
and Simon aforesaid, we entreat of your Mightiness with all earnestness
we may, that no inconvenience may to such child of our said knight
arise, that so you may send back to us safely and securely such child
of our said admiral and knight. Given at Viterbo on the morrow of the
Feast aforesaid"

Tenor of the letters which the King of Almaine sent unto the Friars
Minors of London for his son:

"Richard, by the grace of God, King of the Romans, always august, to
the warden of the Friors Minors of London and his well-beloved and
duteous convent of the same place, greeting and affection in sincere
love. We are compelled to announce unto your devotedness, news most
dreadful and full of grief, to the effect that Simon and Guido, the
sons of that most wicked traitor, the late Simon de Montfort,
satellites of Satan, on the morrow of St Gregory at Viterbo, with an
armed force attacked our dearly beloved and eldest son, Henry, while
hearing the solemn service of the Mass in a certain chapel there,
intent upon his prayers and imagining no evil, and cruelly slew him.
And this, not without great bitterness of heart, do we, sorrowing,
announce unto you, making request that devoutly celebrating his
obsequies, you will for him suppliantly intercede with God, that so we
may be enabled forthwith to return you worthy thanks for the same.
Given at Istleworthe this 24th day of April in the fourteenth year of
our reign."

On the morrow of the Lord's Ascension which in this year fell on the
15th day of May, the bones of Sir Henry of Almaine arrived in London,
and were thence taken to Heiles to be buried in the Abbey of the White
Monks there, which had been founded by his father in the neighbourhood
of Gloucester.

MA-R

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Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Gjest » 16 mai 2006 22:53:39

mjcar@btinternet.com schrieb:

I came across these two interesting letters in the Chronicles of the
Mayors and Sheriffs of London, under the year 1270, p 140-141:

Letter sent unto his Lordship the King of Almaine after the murder of
his son:

"Philip, by the grace of God, King of the Franks, to the excellent
Prince his most dear cousin and friend Richard, by the same grace, the
Illustrious King of the Romans and of Almaine, and Earl of Cornwall,

Richard of Cornwall, although styled cousin by Philip III of France,
was formerly his uncle by marriage, Richard, St Louis and Henry III
having married cousins. The deceased Henry of Cornwall, however, was
the son of Richard's first marriage; from a quick glance, the closest
relationship between him and Philip was that of 4th cousins, via
Henry's Courtenay descent. Although the de Montfort "satellites of
Satan" stood in the same degree of relationship to Philip as Henry did,
they are not accorded cousin-status, beloved or otherwise.

Douglas Richardson

Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson » 16 mai 2006 23:42:15

Dear Michael ~

Thank you for your good posts. Very interesting indeed.

Richard, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, and King Philippe III of
France, were related in the 2nd and 4th degrees of kindred (or if you
prefer first cousins twice removed), by virtue of their common descent
from King Henry II of England, as charted below. Richard's son, Sir
Henry of Almain, was one step further removed in kinship to King
Phillipe III of France, they being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees
of kindred, or if you prefer 2nd cousins, once removed.

1. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
2. John, King of England, died 1216.
3. Richard, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, died 1272.
4. Sir Henry of Almain, murdered 1271.

1. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
2. Eleanor of England, married Alfonso VII, King of Castile.
3. Blanche of Castile, married Louis VII, King og France.
4. Louis VIII, King of France, died 1270.
5. Philippe III, King of France, died 1285.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: www. royalancestry. net

Todd A. Farmerie

Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Todd A. Farmerie » 17 mai 2006 04:46:52

Douglas Richardson wrote:
Dear Michael ~

Thank you for your good posts. Very interesting indeed.

Richard, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, and King Philippe III of
France, were related in the 2nd and 4th degrees of kindred (or if you
prefer first cousins twice removed), by virtue of their common descent
from King Henry II of England, as charted below. Richard's son, Sir
Henry of Almain, was one step further removed in kinship to King
Phillipe III of France, they being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees
of kindred, or if you prefer 2nd cousins, once removed.

Your numbering of the Louis is off by one.

1. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
2. Eleanor of England, married Alfonso VII, King of Castile.
3. Blanche of Castile, married Louis VII, King og France.
.. . . . Louis VIII.


4. Louis VIII, King of France, died 1270.

Louis IX

5. Philippe III, King of France, died 1285.

Richard was also Philippe's maternal uncle by marriage, his wife Sancha
being sister of Philippe's mother Margaret, but the murdered Henry was
Richard's son by an earlier wife.

taf

Douglas Richardson

Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson » 17 mai 2006 06:47:20

Dear Michael ~

Thank you for your good posts. Very interesting indeed.

Richard, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, and King Philippe III of
France, were related in the 2nd and 4th degrees of kindred (or if you
prefer first cousins twice removed), by virtue of their common descent
from King Henry II of England, as charted below. Richard's son, Sir
Henry of Almain, was one step further removed in kinship to King
Phillipe III of France, they being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees
of kindred, or if you prefer 2nd cousins, once removed.

1. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
2. John, King of England, died 1216.
3. Richard, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, died 1272.
4. Sir Henry of Almain, murdered 1271.

1. Henry II, King of England, died 1189.
2. Eleanor of England, married Alfonso VII, King of Castile.
3. Blanche of Castile, married Louis VIII, King of France.
4. Louis IX, King of France, died 1270.
5. Philippe III, King of France, died 1285.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: www. royalancestry. net

Douglas Richardson

Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Douglas Richardson » 17 mai 2006 06:53:09

Todd A. Farmerie wrote:
Your numbering of the Louis is off by one.

taf

You're correct. I also referred in my post to the "King og France."
Ugh!

I was planting roses in my garden this afternoon and evidently got too
much sun. I'll wear a sun bonnet next time.

DR

Gjest

Re: Contemporary letters re the murder of Henry of Cornwall,

Legg inn av Gjest » 17 mai 2006 09:54:55

Todd A. Farmerie wrote:
Richard was also Philippe's maternal uncle by marriage, his wife Sancha
being sister of Philippe's mother Margaret, but the murdered Henry was
Richard's son by an earlier wife.

Indeed; I managed to refer to the wives of Richard, St Louis and Henry
III as cousins, when they were in fact sisters.

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