Deeds of King Henry V

Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury 1761-1811

Paternal Family Tree: Cooper

Maternal Family Tree: Mary Clarke 1739

Before 1758 [his father] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 46) and Susannah Noel Countess Shaftesbury (age 47) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. She the daughter of Baptist Noel 3rd Earl Gainsborough and Dorothy Manners Countess Gainsborough. He the son of [his grandfather] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and [his grandmother] Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury. They were second cousins.

Before 17th September 1761 [his father] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) and [his mother] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of [his grandfather] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury and [his grandmother] Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury.

On 17th September 1761 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th was born to [his father] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 50) and [his mother] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 30).

Around 1771 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th (age 9) educated at Winchester College, Winchester.

On 27th May 1771 [his father] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60) died. His son Anthony (age 9) succeeded 5th Earl Shaftesbury, 5th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 6th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.

In 1785 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th (age 23) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

On 17th July 1786 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th (age 24) and Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Shaftesbury. He the son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury and Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 55). They were sixth cousins.

On 19th October 1788 [his daughter] Barbara Ashley-Cooper Baroness Mauley was born to Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th (age 27) and [his wife] Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury (age 26). She married 8th August 1814 William Francis Spencer Ponsonby 1st Baron de Mauley, son of Frederick Ponsonby 3rd Earl Bessborough and Henrietta Frances Spencer Countess Bessborough, and had issue.

In 1796 [his brother] Cropley Ashley-Cooper 6th Earl Shaftesbury (age 27) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Spencer-Churchill Countess Shaftesbury (age 23) were married. She the daughter of George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough (age 56) and Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough (age 52). He the son of [his father] Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury and [his mother] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 65). They were third cousin twice removed.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.

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On 12th November 1804 [his mother] Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury (age 74) died.

On 14th May 1811 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th (age 49) died. His brother [his brother] Cropley (age 42) succeeded 6th Earl Shaftesbury, 6th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 7th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton. [his sister-in-law] Anne Spencer-Churchill Countess Shaftesbury (age 38) by marriage Countess Shaftesbury.

On 5th October 1819 [his former wife] Barbara Webb Countess Shaftesbury (age 57) died.

Royal Ancestors of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cooper

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cooper 1st Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Skutt

Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl Shaftesbury

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Ashley Lady Cooper

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Okeover

Great x 1 Grandfather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 2nd Earl Shaftesbury 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cope 13 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cecil 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 3rd Earl Shaftesbury 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Manners Countess Shaftesbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Father: Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Ewer of Bushey Hall in Hertfordshire

GrandMother: Jane Ewer Countess Shafetsbury 12 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Montagu 1st Earl Manchester 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Spencer

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Montagu 11 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Baynard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Baynard

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Stapleton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Stapleton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Olive Sharington

Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward des Bouverie

Great x 1 Grandfather: William des Bouverie 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Jacob de la Forterie

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne de la Foterie

GrandFather: Jacob Bouverie 1st Viscount Folkestone

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Urry of Mill Place, Isle of Wight

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Urry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Urry Lady Bouverie

Mother: Mary Bouverie Countess Shaftesbury

Great x 1 Grandfather: Bartholemew Clarke

GrandMother: Mary Clarke