A brief account of the royal matches or matrimonial alliances vvhich the kings of England have made from time to time since the year 800 to this present 1662 collected by a careful collation of history with records. Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1662 Approx. 12 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A44707 Wing H3057 ESTC R41276 31354760 ocm 31354760 110252 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Brome at the Gun in Ivy-lane , MDCLXII . A Preamble . THE Saxons having succeeded the Romans in the sway of this Country , As they changed the name thereof from Britain to England , so the Government also came to be altered , and diffused to an Heptarchy or Septemvirat , for there rul'd here seven Kings at once ( such as they were ) for the space of 400. years and more , during which time as the Government was confus'd , so the History is full of distraction and incertitudes , there being scarce any Authentic Record to be found for asserting any thing ; In somuch that what is written of that Heptarchy is believed rather in courtesie , or by an implicit Faith then otherwise . But since Egbert King of the West Saxons came by his prowess and policy to be sole King of England , which was above 800. years since , the current of History runs more cleer , and the Renown of the succeeding Kings rang lowder beyond the Seas , which made forren Princes to seek Alliances and Confederations with us . Therefore touching the present Design , we will take our Rise from that time when England came to be a Monarchy , and first of King Ethelwolph the Son of the foresaid Egbert , Anno Dom. 837. KIng Ethelwolph the second English Monark , having visited Pope Gregory the fourth at Rome , and returning through France , married The Lady Judith , called in those dayes the Perl of Beuty , daughter to Charles the Bald , who was then Emperor and King of France . King Edward the Outlaw ( as they call'd him ) married The Lady Agatha daughter to the Emperor Hen. 2. King Athelstans sister was married To Otho the Emperor . The Lady Margaret daughter to King Edmund Ironside coming to be Queen Regnant , was married To Malcolme the third King of Scotland , Anno 1026. whence King James and his Progenitors are lineally descended . King Canutus ( the first of the three Danish Kings which raigned here about 26. years ) married The Lady Emma sister to the Duke of Normandy , and Guinhilda his daughter by her was married to the Emperor Hen. 3. King Edward the Confessor , or St. Edward took a Wife at home ( as all the rest of the Saxon Kings did , except the above-mentioned ) viz. The Lady Editha daughter to the Earl Godwyn . We come now to the Norman and English Kings after the Conquest . KIng William the first , or the Conqueror married The Lady Maude Daughter to the Earl of Flanders . King William the second called Rufus Had no wife , but divers natural children , among whom the Lord Bertran was most advanced . King Henry the first married . The Lady Matilda or Maude , daughter to Malcolme King of Scotland by Margaret sister to Edgar Atheling , whereby the Saxon or English Blood Royal was restored , he had by her Maude the Empress , but left 14. natural children besides , viz. seven Sons , and seven Daughters . King Stephen married The Lady Matilda the late Duke of Bullens daughter , but had no issue lived ; He left two natural Sons , whereof the one was made Earl of Norfolk , the other Abbot of Westminster . King Henry the second Son of Maude the Empress ( by Ieffrey Plantaginet her second Husband ) married Elenor the divorced Wife of Lewis the seventh King of France , by whom he had divers children , and left besides some natural children by Rosamund . King Richard the first married The Lady Berengania daughter to the King of Navarre . King Iohn married three Wives , two at home , and one abroad , viz. Alice daughter to the Earl of Morton , and Avice daughter to the Earle of Gloucester , and having no issue of neither , he married Isabel Heiress to the Duke of Angoulesme in France , of whom he had Hen. 3. ( who succeeded him ) and Richard who was Earl of Gloucester , and crown'd King of the Romans . King Henry the third married Elenor daughter to Raymond Earl of Province in France , by whom was Edward the first , the scourge of the Scots , and Edmund Crouchback Duke of Lancaster , who was the ground of the feud 'twixt the two Roses . King Edward the first married two Wives , the first was Eleanor daughter to Ferdinand K. of Spain , by whom he had four Sons , and nine Daughters ; His second Wife was Margaret eldest Daughter of Philip the Hardy King of France . King Edward the second of Caernarvon ( the first install'd Prince of Wales ) married Isabel daughter of Philip le Bel ▪ king of France . King Edward the third married . Philippa daugher to the Earl of Henault , by whom he had seven sons , and five daughters , the eldest was the Black Prince , who married at home , viz. the Lady Joan daughter to the Earl of Kent , though twice a Widow ; he had two base Sons , Sir Robert Clarendon , and Sir John Sounder . Richard the second married two Wives , viz. The Lady Anne daughter to the Emperor Charles the fourth . His second Wife was Isabel daughter to Charles the sixth King of France . King Henry the fourth married two Wives , the first at home , viz. The Lady Mary daughter of Humphrey Bohun Earl of Hereford , &c. his second Wife was Joan Daughter to Charles King of Navarre . King Henry the fifth married Yhe Lady Katharine daughter to Charles the sixth of France , who being left a young Widow married Owen Tewdor of Wales , who was Grandfather to Hen. 7. and thereby restored the British Royal Blood , uniting it with the English. King Henry the sixth was married to Margaret daughter to Reyner Earl of Anjou , and King of Jerusalem , Scicily , and Aragon . King Edward the fourth married Elizabeth Widow of Sir John Grey . Richard the third married The Lady Anne daughter of Richard Nevil Earle of Warwick , widow to Ed. Prince of Wales , Son of Hen. 6. King Henry the seventh married The Lady Elizabeth daughter to Edw. the fourth , Heir to the House of York , who united the two Roses . King Henry the eight had six Wives , whereof three were Katharines , two were Forreners , the other four born within the Realm ; of which Wives , he was divorced from two , and two were beheaded . His first Wife was Katharine daughter of Ferdinand King of Spain , a most pious Lady , from whom after 20. years cohabitation he got to be divorced . The second , Anne daughter of Sir Tho. Bullen Earl of Wiltshire , and Ormond . The third was Jane Seymor daughter to the Earl of Hartford . The foursh was Anne of Cleve , from whom he was divorced . The fifth was Katharine widow to the Lord Latimer , and daughter to Tho. Howard Duke of Norfolk beheaded and buried in the Tower with Anne of Bullen . The sixt was Katharine Parr , sister to the Marquess of Northampton . Queen Mary was married To Philip the second King of Spain . King Iames married The Lady Anne daughter to Frederick the third King of Denmark . King Charls the First married The Lady Henrietta Maria youngest daughter to Henry the great of France , which was the eighth Royal alliance that was 'twixt England and France . King Charls the Second married The Lady Katherine sole daughter to Don John the fourth King of Portugal , and sister to Don Alonso the sixth now Regnant . THere was a Matrimonial Alliance once before 'twixt the Blood Royal of England and Portugal , which was about Anno 1376. between Iohn the First , King of Portugal , and the Lady Philippa daughter to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster ; King Iohn had five Sons by her , the two eldest with the Father were all three Knights of the Garter at one time ; the youngest Son was Henry , who being a speculative studious Prince was much addicted to the Mathematicks , and specially to the Art of Navigation , which induced him to set forth some Ships for Discovery of new Countries , and his Design succeeded so well , that in the first voyage , he discovered the Azores & other Islands in the Atlantick Sea , next the Coasts of Gu●ney , Cape Verd , and so at last the passage by the Promontory , or Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies , which discoveries have proved so gainful and glorious to that Nation ever since . By the former Alliance , it may be said that Portugal married with England , by this England hath married with Portugal . And as the former was the fortunatest Alliance that Portugal ever made by their own confession to this day ; So may this prove to England : may all the blessings of Heaven be poured down upon it according to the due and daily Devotions of all true-hearted Subjects , and particularly of I. H. FINIS .