Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Paternal Family Tree: Heneage
On 29th March 1840 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage was born to [his father] George Fieschi Heneage [aged 39].
On 11th May 1864 [his father] George Fieschi Heneage [aged 63] died.
On 9th June 1864 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 24] and Eleanor Cecilia Hare [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel [aged 59].
In 1865 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 24] was elected MP Lincoln which seat he held until 1868.
On 31st August 1865 [his brother-in-law] William Hare 3rd Earl of Listowel [aged 32] and Ernestine Mary Brudenell-Bruce Countess Listowell [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Listowel in County Kerry. She the daughter of Ernest Brudenell-Bruce 3rd Marquess Ailesbury [aged 54] and Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury [aged 51]. He the son of William Hare 2nd Earl Listowel and [his mother-in-law] Maria Augusta Windham Countess Listowel [aged 60].
On 3rd July 1866 [his son] Lieutenant-Colonel George Edward Heneage 2nd Baron Heneage was born to Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 26] and [his wife] Eleanor Cecilia Hare [aged 21].
On 24th June 1877 [his son] Reverend Thomas Robert Heneage 3rd Baron Heneage was born to Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 37] and [his wife] Eleanor Cecilia Hare [aged 32].
In 1880 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 39] was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.
In 1880 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 39] was elected MP Grimsby which seat he held until 1895.
In 1886 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 45] was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
On 8th June 1896 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 56] was created 1st Baron Heneage of Hainton in Lincolnshire.
On 10th August 1922 Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage [aged 82] died. His son George [aged 56] succeeded 2nd Baron Heneage of Hainton in Lincolnshire.
On 29th September 1924 [his former wife] Eleanor Cecilia Hare [aged 79] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 30 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Henry IV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 28 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Heneage
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Heneage
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Henry Heneage
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hunloke 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hunloke
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Fieschi Heneage
GrandFather: George Robert Heneage 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Petre 6th Baron Petre 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Petre 7th Baron Petre 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clifton 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Petre 8th Baron Petre 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Petre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Radclyffe 2nd Earl Derwentwater 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Radclyffe 3rd Earl Derwentwater Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Tudor Countess Derwentwater 
Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Radclyffe Great Grand Daughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Webb 3rd Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Maria Webb Countess Derwentwater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Belasyse Lady Webb 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: George Fieschi Heneage 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Ainslie
Great x 1 Grandfather: General George Ainslie
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Anstruther of Anstrutherfield
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Anstruther
GrandMother: Frances Anne Ainslie
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Sharpe
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Sharpe
Edward Heneage 1st Baron Heneage 5 x Great Grand Son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland