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From: Leo van de Pas< >
Subject: Geoffrey Chaucer as ancestor
Date: 5 Sep 1998 06:31:06 -0700


If William Shakespeare distorted history, Geoffrey Chaucer was
part of it. Sir Payn Roet came to England because of Philippa,
the wife of King Edward III. Sadly the name of his wife does not
seem to have survived. Sir Payn had at least one daughter,
Catherine 1350-1403 first the wife of Sir Hugh Swynford, then
mistress of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and ending up
marrying him. However, Sir Payn is reputedly also the father
of Philippa, the wife of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Geoffrey Chaucer was brobably born in London, the son and grandson
of prosperous vintners who came from Ipswich, Suffolk. He became
a page in the service of Elizabeth, Countess of Ulster. Nothing
is known about his education but that he learned Latin and French.
On a military expedition to France in 1459, he was taken prisoner
in Reims and he had to be ransomed.

Circa 1366 he married Philippa, one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting
and probably sister of Catherine Roet. Geoffrey and Philippa possibly
had only two sons. In June 1367 Geoffrey Chaucer was recorded as
'Yeoman of the Chamber' in the king's household. One of his functions was
to entertain the court with stories, songs and music. When John of
Gaunt's first wife, Blanche, died, Chaucer wrote an elegy in her honour.

Geoffrey Chaucer, born circa 1345, died 25 October 1400 and was
buried in Westminster Abbey, married Philippa
child:
Generation I
1.Thomas Chaucer, of Ewelme
died 1434
married Maud de Burghersh
daughter Generation II

Generation II
1.Alice Chaucer
born circa 1404, died 20 May 1475 (9 June 1475 ?)
married (1)
Sir John Philip
died 2 October 1415 Harfleur
married (2) before November 1424
Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury
son of John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and Maud Francis
born 1388, died 3 November 1428 Meung
married (3) contract 11 November 1430
William de La Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
son of Michael de La Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine Stafford
born 16 October 1396 Cotton, Suffolk, murdered 2 May 1450 off Dover
children Generation III

Generation III
3rd marriage
1.Anne de La Pole
married Gaillard IV de Durfort, Seigneur de Duras et de Blanquefort
son of Gaillard III de Durfort and Indie de La Lande
children, Generation IV-1

2.John de La Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
born 27 September 1442, died 29 October 1491/27 October 1492
married (1) ca.28 January 1449, Divorced ca.1452
Lady Margaret Beaufort, daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke
of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp
born 31 May 1443 Bletso, Herts., died 29 June 1509 Westminster
married (2) October 1460
Elizabeth of York, daughter of Richard, 3rd Duke of York,
and Cicely Nevill
born 22 April 1444 Rouen, died circa January 1503
children, Generation IV-2

IV-1.
1.Aimeric de Durfort
died between 1453 and 1476

2.Jean de Durfort, Seigneur de Duras
died 12 April 1520
married (1) contract 13 December 1478
Jeanne Angevin, daughter of Bernard Angevin, Seigneur de Rauzan
and Marguerite de Montferrand
died between 4 November 1502 and 25 June 1504
married (2) contract 9 May 1513
Catherine de Foix, daughter of Corbeyran de Foix and Jeanne
de Le Roque
died after 1522
CHILDREN

3.Georges de Durfort, Seigneur de Tilh, de Tirou, de Bussac
died March 1525
married 1518 Jacquette du Puy du Fou
childless

4.Marguerite de Durfort
mentioned 1476 and 1481
married 9 February 1481 Jean de Saint-Gelais, Seigneur de
Mauleon et de Saint-Aulaye
CHILDREN
IV-2.
1.John de La Pole, Earl of Lincoln
born 1462, died in battle 16 June 1487 Stoke
married Lady Margaret Fitzalan, daughter of Thomas Fitzalan,
16th Earl of Arundel and Margaret Widville
died after 1528
childless
2.Edward de La Pole, Archdeacon of Richmond
died before 8 October 1485

3.Edmund de La Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
born circa 1471, beheaded 4 May 1513 Tower Hill
married before 10 October 1496
Margaret Scrope, daughter of Sir Richard Scrope, of Bentley
and Eleanor Washbourn
died February 1515
child : Lady Elizabth de La Pole

4.Humphrey de La Pole
born 1 August 1474, died before 15 February 1513

5.William de La Pole
born circa 1478, died before 20 November 1539 Tower of London
married circa 1497 Catherine Stourton, daughter of William
Stourton, 2nd Lord Stourton, and Margaret Chidiock
died 25 November 1521 London
childless

6.Geoffrey de La Pole

7.Richard de La Pole
died 24 February 1525 Pavia (killed)

8.Lady Catherine de La Pole
married William Stourton, 5th Lord Stourton, son of William
Stourton, 2nd Lord Stourton, and Margaret Chidiock
died 17 February 1524
childless

9.Lady Anne de La Pole

10.Lady Dorothy de La Pole

11.Lady Elizabeth de La Pole
married Henry Lovel, 8th Lord Morley, son of William Lovel
and Eleonore, 7th Baroness Morley
born circa 1466, died in battle 13 June 1489 Dixmude
childless

Sources :
The Complete Peerage

Cahiers de Saint Louis

Europaischen Stammtafeln (Schwennicke)

Amongst the above descendants only two, Jean de Durfort and his
sister Marguerite de Durfort, have produced descendants to the
present and amongst these we can find :

Dr. Otto von Habsburg, b.1912
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, b.1921
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, b.1923
Charles Hugues, Duke of Parma, b.1930
Francois de Rochechouart, 15.Duc de Mortemart, b.1930
Franz, Duke of Bavaria, b.1933
Albert II, King of Belgium, b.1934
Anton, 13th Furst Esterhazy de Galantha, b.1936
Prince Vittorio Emanuele de Savoie, b.1937
Simeon II, King of Bulgaria, b.1937
Henri Jacques de Caumont, 14.Duc de la Force, b.1944
Hans Adam II, Furst von und zu Liechtenstein, b.1945
Princess Michael of Kent, b.1945
Duarte, Duke of Braganca, b.1945
Albert, 12th Furst von Thurn und Taxis, b.1983

William Shakespeare, where are you? Try to better this!!
Leo van de Pas

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