Notable ancestors of Major Edmund Swetenham

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Historical figures

Charlemagne; Holy Roman Emperor ; 29th great grandfather

Siegfried of Luxembourg; Founder of Luxembourg ; 24th great grandfather The first path with no uncertain link is 7). 26 generations through Eleanor (Fleming) Lowther (abt. 1583-1659) at gen. 8

Alfred the Great; King of Wessex ; 27th great-grandfather The first path with no uncertain link is 41). 30 generations through William Waldegrave (abt. 1465-1527) at gen. 11

Brian Boru; High King of Ireland ; 24th great-grandfather

William the Conqueror; Duke of Normandy, King of England by conquest ; 21st great grandfather

St. Margaret of Scotland; of the House of Wessex, Queen consort of Scots ; 21st great grandmother

Frederick Barbarossa; Holy Roman Emperor ; 20th great grandfather. The first path with no uncertain link is 2). 22 generations through Margaret (Neville) Huddlestone at gen 12

Eleanor of Aquitaine; Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen consort of France, Queen consort of England ; 18th great grandmother

Llewellyn the Great; Prince of Wales ; 18th great grandfather

Louis IX; roi de France, St Louis ; 18th great grandfather

Richard the Lionheart; King of England ; 17th great great-uncle

Ferdinand III of Castille; King of Castille ; 17th great grandfather

Edward III; King of England ; 14th great grandfather

John of Gaunt; 13th great grandfather

Harry Percy (Hotspur); 13th great grandfather

Warwick the Kingmaker; 10th great grandfather

Magna Carta

25 barons are named as sureties in Magna Carta. 24 barons are shown in this list, of whom 17 are direct ancestors of Major Edmund Swetenham (those flagged plus William de Lanvallay) and 5 more are sons of direct ancestors.

On the other side of the table at Runnymede, the preamble to Magna Carta lists 16 "Illustrious Men", barons who were counsellors to King John, including King John's half brother William Longespee, Earl of Salisbury. This second list shows 13 of these counsellors of King John, of whom 11 of are direct ancestors and 2 are sons of direct ancestors.

John (1166-1216) himself is also a direct ancestor.

All the relationships are through Wandesford