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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Paternal Family Tree: LuttrellLuttrell
In 1713 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton was born to LuttrellHenry Luttrell [aged 58].
On 22nd October 1717 [his father] LuttrellHenry Luttrell [aged 62] was shot and killed whilst in his sedan chair at Blind Quay DublinBlind Quay Dublin as he was proceeding from Lucas' Coffee HouseLucas' Coffee House on Cork-hill to his house in Stafford Street DublinStafford Street Dublin. His murderers were unknown.
In 1737 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 24] and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 17] were married.
Before 1743 [his son] LuttrellElizabeth Luttrell "Bad Lady Betty" was born to Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 29] and [his wife] Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 23] in MaryleboneMarylebone.
On 24th January 1743 [his daughter] LuttrellAnne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn was born to Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 30] and [his wife] Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 23] at MaryleboneMarylebone. She married 1771 Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn 1745-1790Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn, son of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1719-1772Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg.
From 1751 to 1766 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 38] lived at Four Oaks Hall Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield, WarwickshireFour Oaks Hall Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire.
In 1755 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 42] was elected MP Mitchell CornwallMP Mitchell Cornwall.
In 1761 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 48] was elected MP WiganMP Wigan.
In 1768 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 55] was elected MP WeobleyMP Weobley.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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On 13th October 1768 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 55] was created 1st Baron Irnham of LuttrellstownBaron Irnham of Luttrellstown.
In 1771 [his son-in-law] Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn 1745-1790Henry Frederick Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 25] and LuttrellAnne Luttrell Duchess Cumberland and Strathearn [aged 27] were married. LuttrellShe by marriage Duke Cumberland and StrathearnDuchess Cumberland and Strathearn. She the daughter of Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 58] and Judith Maria Lawes Countess Carhampton [aged 51]. He the son of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales 1707-1751Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 1719-1772Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 51].
In 1774 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 61] was elected MP StockbridgeMP Stockbridge.
The London Gazette 12146The London Gazette 12146. 23rd December 1780. Also like Letters Patent, containing His Majesty's Grants of the Dignity of a Viscount of the said Kingdom unto the following Noblemen, and their Heirs Male, by the Names, Stiles and Titles as undermentioned, viz.
James Baron Lifford, His Majesty's Chancellor of Ireland, Viscount Lifford, of Lifford, in the County of Donegall.
Otway Lord Desart, Viscount Desart, of Desert, in the County of Kilkenny.
John Crichton 1st Earl Erne 1731-1828John Baron Erne [aged 49], Viscount Erne of Crom Castle in County FermanaghViscount Erne, of Crom Castle, in the County of Fermanagh. [HerveyMary Caroline Hervey Countess Erne [aged 27] by marriage Viscount Erne of Crom Castle in County FermanaghViscountess Erne of Crom Castle in County Fermanagh.]
Barry Lord Farnham, Viscount Farnham, of Farnham, in the County of Cavan.
Simon Lord Irnham [aged 67], Viscount Carhampton of Castlehaven in County CorkViscount Carhampton, of Castlehaven, in the County of Cork.
Bernard Lord Bangor [aged 61], Viscount Bangor of Castleward in County DowneViscoount Bangor, of Castleward, in the County of Downe. [Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor -1789Ann Bligh Viscountess Bangor by marriage Viscount Bangor of Castleward in County DowneViscountess Bangor of Castleward in County Downe.]
Penistone Lamb 1st Viscount Melbourne 1745-1828Penyston Lord Melbourne [aged 35], Viscount Melbourne of Kilmore in County CavanViscount Melbourne, of Kilmore, in the County of Cavan. [Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne 1751-1818Elizabeth Milbanke Viscountess Melbourne [aged 29] by marriage Viscount Melbourne of Kilmore in County CavanViscountess Melbourne of Kilmore in County Cavan.]
AgarJames Lord Clifden [aged 46], Viscount Clifden of Gowran in County KilkennyViscount Clifden, of Gowran, in the County of Kilkenny.
John Lord Naas [aged 80], Viscount Mayo of Monycrower in MayoViscount Mayo, of Monecrouer.
On 23rd June 1785 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 72] was created 1st Earl CarhamptonEarl Carhampton.
On 14th January 1787 Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton [aged 74] died.
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Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of PoitiersRanulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: LuttrellThomas Luttrell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: LuttrellRichard Luttrell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: LuttrellThomas Luttrell 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: LuttrellSimon Luttrell 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Preston IrelandJenico Preston 3rd Viscount Gormanston Preston Arms
Great x 3 Grandfather: Preston IrelandChristopher Preston 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston Arms 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: FitzgeraldCatherine Fitzgerald Viscountess Gormanston Fitzgerald Arms
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Preston IrelandEleanor Preston Preston Arms 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: LuttrellThomas Luttrel of Luttrellstown 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Preston IrelandJenico Preston 3rd Viscount Gormanston Preston Arms
Great x 3 Grandfather: Preston IrelandChristopher Preston 4th Viscount Gormanston Preston Arms 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: FitzgeraldCatherine Fitzgerald Viscountess Gormanston Fitzgerald Arms 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Preston IrelandJenico Preston 5th Viscount Gormanston Preston Arms 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Preston IrelandMary Preston Preston Arms 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: LuttrellHenry Luttrell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton 1713-1787Simon Luttrell 1st Earl Carhampton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England