The British Isles Descent The crowns of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland — and, married into the English kings, of Iberia, Italy and Jerusalem Dunlaing of Leinster (5th c.) is the deepest rung; the two great descents finally meet in the Hunt family, near the foot the Butler Earls of Ormond · 6 gen the FitzMaurices of Kerry · 7 gen the Kings of Scots · 8 gen Geoffrey of Anjou Eleanor of Provence Rhodri Mawr King of Gwynedd and Wales d. 878 · 32× great-grandfather Kings of Deheubarth · 4 gen Rhys ap Tewdwr King of Deheubarth d. 1093 · 25× great-grandfather Nest ferch Rhys 'Helen of Wales' · m. the Geraldines c.1085 · 24× great-grandmother the FitzGeralds of Kildare · 9 gen Margaret FitzGerald dau. of the 8th Earl of Kildare d. 1542 · 14× great-grandmother Brian Boru High King of Ireland · Munster c.941 – 1014 · 30× great-grandfather O'Brien Kings of Thomond · 6 gen Donal Mór O'Brien King of Thomond d. 1194 · 25× great-grandfather Dunlaing mac Enda Niada King of Leinster · Uí Dúnlainge 5th c. · 44× great-grandfather the deepest rung in the whole family the Uí Dúnlainge kings · about 20 gen Sadb Ní Fáeláin of the Uí Dúnlainge line fl. 12th c. · 26× great-grandmother Diarmait Mac Murchada King of Leinster · Uí Cheinnselaig d. 1171 · 25× great-grandfather Orlaith (Orlacan) dau. of Diarmait and Sadb; m. Donal Mór fl. 1170 · 24× great-grandmother Donogh Cairbreach O'Brien King of Thomond d. 1242 · 24× great-grandfather the O'Brien Earls of Thomond · 11 gen Donogh O'Brien 1st Earl of Thomond · m. Helen Butler 16th c. · 13× great-grandfather Anscar of Ivrea King of Italy · the Anscarids d. 902 · 34× great-grandfather via Agnes of Burgundy → the Dukes of Aquitaine · about 5 gen William IX ‘the Troubadour’ Duke of Aquitaine 1071 – 1126 · 27× great-grandfather Eleanor of Aquitaine Duchess · m. Henry II of England 1122 – 1204 · 25× great-grandmother Navarre behind — Sancho the Great 31×, Íñigo Arista 39× Alfonso VIII of Castile King of Castile · Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212 1155 – 1214 · 25× great-grandfather m. Eleanor of England — a second road to Henry II Alfonso IX of León King of León · the Cortes of León, 1188 1171 – 1230 · 24× great-grandfather León, with Asturias behind it Berengaria of Castile Queen of Castile · her heiress 1180 – 1246 · 24× great-grandmother Ferdinand III (St Ferdinand) King of Castile and León · united 1230 1199 – 1252 · 23× great-grandfather Eleanor of Castile Queen of England · m. Edward I 1241 – 1290 · 22× great-grandmother The Empress Matilda Lady of the English · dau. of Henry I 1102 – 1167 · 26× great-grandmother m. Geoffrey of Anjou, ancestor of the Plantagenets Henry II King of England · first Plantagenet 1133 – 1189 · 25× great-grandfather m. Eleanor of Aquitaine (left) King John King of England · Magna Carta, 1215 1166 – 1216 · 24× great-grandfather here the Plantagenet, Norman and Scots lines unite Henry III King of England 1207 – 1272 · 23× great-grandfather Edward I ‘Longshanks’ King of England 1239 – 1307 · 22× great-grandfather m. Eleanor of Castile (left) Elizabeth Plantagenet dau. of Edward I; m. Humphrey de Bohun 1282 – 1316 · 21× great-grandmother Eleanor de Bohun m. James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond d. 1363 · 20× great-grandmother Piers Butler 8th Earl of Ormond d. 1539 · 14× great-grandfather Helen Butler m. Donogh O’Brien of Thomond 1523 – 1597 · 13× great-grandmother Conor O'Brien 3rd Earl of Thomond · the island crowns unite 16th c. · 12× great-grandfather The Hunts of Curragh where the two great descents meet 17th–18th c. here the de Vere and the de Clare lines both marry in Aynsley Norman Damery Cork, Ireland living Kenneth MacAlpin First King of Scots d. 858 · 36× great-grandfather Matilda of Scotland Queen of England · m. Henry I 1080 – 1118 · 27× great-grandmother dau. of Malcolm III and St Margaret; sister of David I William the Conqueror King of England 1066 c.1028 – 1087 · 27× great-grandfather also via the shorter de Clare line Henry I King of England · son of the Conqueror 1068 – 1135 · 26× great-grandfather see the Continental sheet Fulk V of Anjou King of Jerusalem · the Crusader crown d. 1143 · 27× great-grandfather his son Geoffrey of Anjou m. the Empress Matilda Alfonso II of Aragón King of Aragón · House of Barcelona 1157 – 1196 · 26× great-grandfather via Eleanor of Provence, mother of Edward I Damery Family History · damery.family · one of two gateway-trees (British Isles) — each named rung is a documented link in the descent
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