Barony of Bath, Somerset

[Lucius Malfoy]

Thornberry Castle



Vault of House Breakspear

House Breakspear

The House of Breakspear 1169 - Present "Iron Loyalty and Noble Faith"

Current Residents

Geoffrey IV Breakspear, Age: 33
Mary (of Plantagenet) Breakspear (wife of Geoffrey), Age: 20
Bohemond Breakspear (son of Geoffrey, twin of Mary), Age: 3
Mary II Breakspear (daughter of Geoffrey, twin of Bohemond), Age: 3

Chronicles of the Barons of Bath

House de Coutances
Reign: 1073 - 1111 AD
Tancred de Coutances, 1st Baron of Bath, 1073 - 1088
Robert de Coutances, 2nd Baron of Bath, 1088 - 1098

• Robert de Coutances marries a Welsh noblewoman by the name of Marared who shires Geoffrey I as well as another son and three daughters

Geoffrey I de Coutances, 3rd Baron of Bath, 1099 - 1100

• First Baron of Bath to be of Welsh and Norman descent

After the untimely death of Geoffrey I who suffered from a severe illness, House de Coutances slowly fades into history. The Barony of Bath is taken under the regency of Mary de Coutances, the last living heiress of Geoffery I de Coutances, with the help of Hugh of Bridgewater, her mentor from when she was a child. She eventually marries an English nobleman from Cornwall, Geoffrey Beckett in early 1112 AD, under the advice of Hugh, who knew Geoffrey well. The House of Beckett then takes de Coutances' place as the Barons of Bath after the marriage of Geoffrey II, 4th Baron of Bath to Mary de Coutances, daughter of Geoffrey I, late 3rd Baron of Bath.

House Beckett
Reign: 1112 AD - 1169 AD
Geoffrey II Beckett 4th Baron of Bath, 1101 - 1122
John Beckett 5th Baron of Bath, 1123 - 1153

• In honor of the late Robert de Coutances, 2nd Baron of Bath, John Beckett marries Angharad, a minor noblewoman of Wales. She shires two stillborn children before the birth of Geoffrey Beckett who remains a single child for the rest of Angharad's life.

Geoffrey III Beckett 1st Prince of Somerset, 6th Baron of Bath and Lord Chancellor of the Realm, 1153 - ????

• In the year 1156, Geoffrey III Beckett, Lord Chancellor of England and 6th Baron of Bath, is elevated to the title Earl of Somerset. His son and heir, Robert Beckett is named Viscount of Avon and betrothed to Margaret Plantagenet, daughter of His Majesty, Henry II of England
• At an unknown date, Geoffrey III Becket, Lord Chancellor of England and Prince of Somerset, dies due to a long period of illness. His son, Robert, vanishes into France for a nearly a decade

Robert I (II) Beckett: 2nd Prince of Somerset, Titular 7th Baron of Bath and Lord Chancellor of the Realm, 1164 - 1169

• In the year 1160, Robert Beckett marries his fiancee, Lady Margaret Plantagenet, second daughter of Henry II, the late King of England
• Due to the good graces of King Alfred II of England, Robert Beckett is reinstated as Prince of Somerset and granted the office of Lord Chancellor
• Robert dies unexpectedly, leaving no male heir. In his will, he relinquishes the title Prince of Somerset and officially disbands the Princedom.

House Breakspear
Reign: 1169 AD - Present
Geoffrey IV Breakspear: 8th Baron of Bath 1169 - Present

• In the year 1169, Robert Beckett dies, leaving sole control of Bath to his son-in-law, Geoffrey Breakspear who is married to only child and daughter, Mary Beckett-Plantagenet.

[Gandalfus]

Baron Geoffrey,

You are hereby invited to attend the House of Lords, to discuss a matter paramount to England.

Alfred II, King of England and Wales, Lord of Ireland, Defender of Christendom.

[richardseffie]

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