Gateways to Royal Descents c1250

This page lists people, who were born in about 1250, and have well documented descents from Alfred the Great that are shown in Wikitree. Other pages do the same for 950, 1050, 1150, 1350, 1450 and 1550.

One can show, with statistics, that, if one has any UK based ancestors atall, then one is almost certainly (more than 99% probability) descended from King Edward 1 (sometimes referred to as the father of the nation). Tracing back from him takes one to many interesting historical figures such as William the Conquerer, Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Clovis, numerous saints, El Cid, etc.

A corollory of the above statistics tells us that, given any 20 people who were born in about 1350 and who are known to have left descendants, one is almost certainly (more than 99% probability) descended from one of these 20. Similar results are true for later dates but with larger groups than 20. For instance, 200 people is sufficient for 1450, 2000 for 1550 and 20,000 for 1650.

The ultimate aim of later pages, is to produce a list of at least 2000 people, who were born in the British Isles in about 1550, who left descendants, and who were descended from Alfred the Great. This list of people is arranged according to the counties (of the British Isles) in which the people were born. The list provides a useful gateway into medieval descents - if researchers can trace a descent from one of the 2000 in the list, they will have an entry point into medieval descents.

It would be nice to produce the list of 20,000 people for 1650, but this would be a daunting task. 1650 would be desirable, because it would reach people who lived after the chaos of the Civil Wars and would reach the time when record keeping was improving.

Each entry, in the lists points to the Wikitree page, for the relevant person, and to the Wikitree family tree that shows his or her descent from an earlier person in the lists.

The following 86 people were descended from Alfred the Great, were born in about 1250, and left descendants (other pages will provide similar lists for 950, 1050, 1150, 1350, 1450 and 1550).


Edward 1 Plantagenet, King of England was grandson of John Plantagenet

Edmund Plantagenet was grandson of John Plantagenet

Beatrice (Plantagenet) de Dreux was granddaughter of John Plantagenet

Richard Cornwall was grandson of John Plantagenet

Thomas Berkeley was great-grandson of John Plantagenet

John Marmion was great-grandson of John Plantagenet

Edmund Mortimer was great-great-grandson of John Plantagenet

Hawise (Quincy) Wake was great-granddaughter of John Plantagenet

Nicholas Audley was great-grandson of William Plantagenet

Maud (Clare) Clifford was great-great-granddaughter of Amice (FitzWilliam) Clare


Margaret (Clare) Badlesmere was great-great-granddaughter of Amice (FitzWilliam) Clare

Alan Zouche was great-grandson of William Plantagenet

Robert FitzWalter was grandson of William Plantagenet

Margaret (Odingsells) Grey was great-granddaughter of William Plantagenet

Ida (Odingsells) Clinton was great-granddaughter of William Plantagenet

William Munchensy was great-grandson of William Plantagenet

Maud (FitzOates) Botetourt was great-granddaughter of William Plantagenet

Roger Mowbray was great-grandson of William Plantagenet

Ida (Wake) Steyngrave was great-granddaughter of William Plantagenet

Blanche (Brienne) Fiennes was great-great-granddaughter of Eleanor (Plantagenet) of Castile


Henry Beaumont was great-great-grandson of Eleanor (Plantagenet) of Castile

Robert Bruce, King of Scots was great-great-grandson of David Dunkeld

Mary (Bruce) Fraser was great-great-granddaughter of David Dunkeld

Christiana (Bruce) of Mar was great-great-granddaughter of David Dunkeld

Bernard Bruce was great-grandson of David Dunkeld

John Balliol, King of Scots, was great-grandson of David Dunkeld

Marjory or Eleanor (Balliol) Comyn was great-granddaughter of David Dunkeld

Hawise (Burgh) Grelley was great-great-granddaughter of David Dunkeld

John Hastings was great-grandson of David Dunkeld

Lora (Hastings) Latimer was great-granddaughter of David Dunkeld


Richard Harcourt was great-grandson of David Dunkeld

Patrick Dunbar was great-great-grandson of William Dunkeld

William Ros was great-great-grandson of William Dunkeld

Isabel (Ros) Fauconberge was great-great-granddaughter of William Dunkeld

Isabel (Ros) Thweng was great-great-granddaughter of William Dunkeld

Juetta (Ros) Scrope was great-great-granddaughter of William Dunkeld

Lucy (Ros) Plumpton was great-great-granddaughter of William Dunkeld

William Ros was great-great-grandson of William Dunkeld

Humphrey Bohun was great-great-grandson of Margaret (Dunkeld) Bohun

Alionore (Bohun) Ferrers was great-great-granddaughter of Margaret (Dunkeld) Bohun


Hugh of Lusignan was great-great-grandson of Margaret (Dunkeld) Bohun

Walter Strickland was great-grandson of Eleanor (Fleming) Deincourt

Philip Somerville was great-grandson of Roger Marlay

Hawise (Gobion) Boteler was great-granddaughter of Agnes (Marlay) Gobion

John Morteyn was great-grandson of Agnes (Marlay) Gobion

William Ferrers was great-great-grandson of Roland of Galloway

Alexander Comyn was great-great-grandson of Roland of Galloway

Antony Lucy was great-grandson of Richard Lucy

Thomas Multon was great-great-grandson of Richard Lucy

Ranulph Neville was great-great-grandson of Henry Percy


John Deincourt was great-great-grandson of Robert FitzMaldred of Raby

Margaret (Deincourt) Willoughby was great-great-granddaughter of Robert FitzMaldred of Raby

John Sudeley was great-grandson of Ralph Sudeley

Thomas Louvain was great-grandson of Godfrey Louvain

Emma (Tateshall) Cailly was great-granddaughter of William Aubigny

Joan (Tateshall) Driby was great-great-granddaughter of William Aubigny

Richard FitzAlan was great-great-grandson of William Aubigny

Maud (FitzAlan) Burnell was great-great-granddaughter of William Aubigny

John Strange was great-grandson of William Aubigny

Hawise (Strange) Felton was great-granddaughter of William Aubigny


Henry Erdington was great-grandson of William Aubigny

Ralph Basset was great-grandson of William Aubigny

Ralph Cromwell was great-grandson of William Aubigny

Isabel or Cecily (Mohaut) Morley was great-granddaughter of William Aubigny

Henry Percy was great-grandson of Henry Percy

Fulk FitzWarin was great-grandson of Roger Toeny

Hawise (FitzWarin) Goushill was great-great-granddaughter of Roger Toeny

Giles Fiennes was grandson of William Fiennes

William Zouche was grandson of Roger Zouche

Lucy (Zouche) Greene was granddaughter of Roger Zouche


Hugh Mortimer was great-grandson of Roger Zouche

Fulk Pembruge was great-grandson of Roger Zouche

Cecily (Fort) Beauchamp was great-granddaughter of Agnes (Meschines) Ferrers

Joan (Fort) FitzPiers was great-granddaughter of Agnes (Meschines) Ferrers

John Bohun was great-great-grandson of Agnes (Meschines) Ferrers

John Bohun was great-grandson of Agnes (Meschines) Ferrers

Cecily (Bohun) Dawtrey was great-granddaughter of Agnes (Meschines) Ferrers

Warin Mainwaring was great-grandson of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring

Roger Mainwaring was great-great-grandson of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring

John Montfort was great-great-grandson of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring


Elizabeth (Montfort) Montagu was great-great-granddaughter of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring

Alice (Montfort) Lisle was great-great-granddaughter of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring

Angharad (Gruffudd) Boteler was great-granddaughter of Amice (Meschines) Mainwaring

Hugh Courtenay was great-grandson of Mabil (Beaumont) Redvers

Margaret (Gatesden) Camoys was great-granddaughter of Mabil (Beaumont) Redvers

Cecily (Valoignes) Ufford was great-granddaughter of William Blount


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