Additional Curation Note: Edward I was in Chesire on the Welsh border at the time of Lucy de Corona's birth, several times over several long periods, putting down the Welsh rebellions. The Earls of Chester were descendants of Hameline Plantagenet, and therefore he had very close ties to the aristocracy of Chesire. Edward granted Lucy's father, Hugh, a direct grant of lands formerly belonging to Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester and answerable only to himself, which was somewhat unusual. The name, de Corona, translates to "of the Crown". According to Chesire heraldry, the Coat of Arms of the de Corona family, include 3 ducal crowns. In the time of Edward I, typically only monarch's children were able to emblazon their Coats of Arms with ducal crowns. If the arms were awarded to Lucy, as an illegitimate, her father would have been able to carry them as well. This would have legitimized her, and created a situation where she could have married very well, which she did, William Baggiley, who himself was a descendant of Hameline Plantagenet, and of the Earls of Surrey. Finally, if Amabilla de Baumville was a mistress of Edward I, a typical reward during this time for that service would have been a land grant and title.
This family requires MUCH more research before it is dismissed, as there is quite a bit of circumstantial evidence that Lucy could have been a royal illegitimate. At the very least, it should be notated that they carry a ducal coat of arms, the highest rank at that time other than the monarch, and that Edward I was present very near her reported birthplace for the Second Baron's War 1264 - 1267.
Source for Chesire Heraldry:
http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/visitations/CV17.html
Source for Edward's location:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
Addtionally, I had to edit the date of the Welsh rebellions, and found additionally how Amabillia would have met Edward:
Additional Curation Note: Edward I was in Chesire on the Welsh border at the time of Lucy de Corona's birth, several times over several long periods, putting down the Welsh rebellions. The Earls of Chester were descendants of Hameline Plantagenet, and therefore he had very close ties to the aristocracy of Chesire. Edward granted Lucy's father, Hugh, a direct grant of lands formerly belonging to Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester and answerable only to himself, which was somewhat unusual. The name, de Corona, translates to "of the Crown". According to Chesire heraldry, the Coat of Arms of the de Corona family, include 3 ducal crowns. In the time of Edward I, typically only monarch's children were able to emblazon their Coats of Arms with ducal crowns. If the arms were awarded to Lucy, as an illegitimate, her father would have been able to carry them as well. This would have legitimized her, and created a situation where she could have married very well, which she did, William Baggiley, who himself was a descendant of Hameline Plantagenet, and of the Earls of Surrey and close kinsman of John de Warenne. "He (Edward I) reunited with some of the men he had alienated the year before – among them his childhood friend, Henry of Almain, and John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey – and retook Windsor Castle from the rebels.[25]" Finally, if Amabilla de Baumville was a mistress of Edward I, a typical reward during this time for that service would have been a land grant and title. This family requires MUCH more research before it is dismissed, as there is quite a bit of circumstantial evidence that Lucy could have been a royal illegitimate. At the very least, it should be notated that they carry a ducal coat of arms, the highest rank at that time other than the monarch, and that Edward I was present very near her reported birthplace for the Welsh Rebellions in 1263.
Source for Chesire Heraldry: http://cheshire-heraldry.org.uk/visitations/CV17.html
Source for Edward's location and John de Warenne's relationship with Edward I: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England