Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Earl Devon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
29th March 1461 Battle of Towton
1469 Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon
There have been six creations of Earl Devon:
1st. 1141. Baldwin de Redvers 1st Earl Devon. Extinct. 10th November 1293.
2nd. 1335. Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon. Forfeit. 4th May 1471. 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury.
3rd. 7th May 1469. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon. Forfeit. 17th August 1469. Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon.
4th. 28th October 1485. Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon. Forfeit. 9th December 1538. Exeter Conspiracy.
5th. 10th May 1511. William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon. Forfeit. 9th December 1538. Exeter Conspiracy.
6th. 3rd September 1553. Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon. Extant.
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1141. Baldwin de Redvers 1st Earl Devon created.
4th June 1155. Grandson Richard Redvers 2nd Earl Devon succeeded.
1162. Son Baldwin Redvers 3rd Earl Devon [aged 2] succeeded.
1188. Brother Richard Redvers 4th Earl Devon succeeded.
1193. Great Uncle William Redvers 5th Earl Devon succeeded.
10th September 1217. Grandson Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon succeeded.
15th February 1245. Son Baldwin Redvers 7th Earl Devon [aged 9] succeeded.
1262. Sister Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle [aged 24] succeeded.
10th November 1293. Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle extinct.
Before 1138 Baldwin de Redvers 1st Earl Devon and Adelisa Baluun Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Countess Devon.
In 1141 Baldwin de Redvers 1st Earl Devon was created 1st Earl Devon.
On 4th June 1155 Baldwin de Redvers 1st Earl Devon died. His grandson Richard succeeded 2nd Earl Devon.
In 1162 Richard Redvers 2nd Earl Devon died. His son Baldwin [aged 2] succeeded 3rd Earl Devon.
In 1188 Baldwin Redvers 3rd Earl Devon [aged 28] died. His brother Richard succeeded 4th Earl Devon and Hawyse aka Denise de Dunstanville.
In 1193 Richard Redvers 4th Earl Devon died. His great uncle William succeeded 5th Earl Devon.
On 10th September 1217 William Redvers 5th Earl Devon died. His grandson Baldwin succeeded 6th Earl Devon.
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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On 15th February 1245 Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon [aged 28] died. His son Baldwin [aged 9] succeeded 7th Earl Devon.
In 1255 Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon and Amice Clare Countess Devon [aged 34] were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the daughter of Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1257 Baldwin Redvers 7th Earl Devon [aged 20] and Margherita Savoy Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the daughter of Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy and Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy. He the son of Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon and Amice Clare Countess Devon [aged 36].
In 1262 Baldwin Redvers 7th Earl Devon [aged 25] died. His sister Isabella [aged 24] succeeded 8th Countess Devon.
On 10th November 1293 Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle [aged 56] died. Earl Devon extinct.
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
1335. Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 58] created.
23rd December 1340. Son Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 37] succeeded.
2nd May 1377. Grandson Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon [aged 20] succeeded.
5th December 1419. Son Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon [aged 30] succeeded.
16th June 1422. Son Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon [aged 8] succeeded.
1458. Son Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon [aged 26] succeeded.
3rd April 1461. Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon forfeit. See 29th March 1461 Battle of Towton.
1471. Brother John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] restored.
4th May 1471. John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon forfeit. See 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury.
In 1335 Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 58] was created 1st Earl Devon. Some regard this as a restoration of the previous Earldom of Devon. Agnes St John Countess Devon [aged 60] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 23rd December 1340 Hugh Courtenay 1st or 9th Earl Devon [aged 64] died. His son Hugh [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Devon, 5th Baron Okehampton, 2nd Baron Courtenay. Margaret Bohun Countess Devon [aged 29] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 2nd May 1377 Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 73] died at Exeter, Devon [Map]. His grandson Edward [aged 20] succeeded 3rd Earl Devon, 6th Baron Okehampton.
In or before 1385 Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon [aged 27] and Maud Camoys Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Countess Devon.
On 5th December 1419 Edward Courtenay 3rd or 12th Earl Devon [aged 62] died. His son Hugh [aged 30] succeeded 4th Earl Devon, 7th Baron Okehampton, 5th Baron Courtenay. Anne Talbot Countess Devon [aged 26] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 16th June 1422 Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon [aged 33] died. His son Thomas [aged 8] succeeded 5th Earl Devon, 8th Baron Okehampton, 6th Baron Courtenay. Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon [aged 13] by marriage Countess Devon.
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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After 9th September 1456 Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon [aged 24] and Mary Capet Countess Devon [aged 10] were married at Coventry, Warwickshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the illegitmate daughter of Charles Valois Anjou Count Maine [aged 42]. He the son of Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon [aged 42] and Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1458 Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon [aged 44] died at Yattendon Castle [Map]. He was buried at Courtenay Chantry Chapel Exeter Cathedral. His son Thomas [aged 26] succeeded 6th Earl Devon, 9th Baron Okehampton, 7th Baron Courtenay.
On 3rd April 1461 Thomas Courtenay 6th or 14th Earl Devon [aged 29] was beheaded at York [Map] following his capture at the Battle of Towton. he was attainted; Earl Devon, Baron Courtenay, Baron Okehampton forfeit.
In 1471 John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] was restored 7th Earl Devon. Laura Bourchier Countess Devon [aged 31] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 4th May 1471 King Edward IV of England [aged 29] was victorious at the 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury. His brother Richard [aged 18], Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick [aged 36], John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 46], George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny [aged 31], John Savage [aged 49], John Savage [aged 27], Thomas St Leger [aged 31], John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet [aged 45], Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough [aged 40] fought. William Brandon [aged 46], George Browne [aged 31], Ralph Hastings, Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 38], James Tyrrell [aged 16], Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 38] were knighted. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 40] commanded.
Margaret of Anjou [aged 41] was captured. Her son Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 17] was killed. He was the last of the Lancastrian line excluding the illegitmate Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 11] whose line continues to the present.
John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] was killed and attainted. Earl Devon forfeit. Some sources refer to these titles as being abeyant?
John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 71] was killed. Baron Wenlock extinct.
John Delves [aged 49], John Beaufort [aged 30], William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 35] and Robert Whittingham [aged 42] were killed.
Edmund Beaufort [aged 32], Humphrey Tuchet [aged 37] and Hugh Courtenay [aged 44] were captured.
Henry Roos fought and escaped to Tewkesbury Abbey [Map] where he sought sanctuary. He was subsequently pardoned.
William Carey [aged 34] was killed.
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
7th May 1469. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon [aged 30] created.
17th August 1469. Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon forfeit. See Murder of Humphrey Stafford, Earl of Devon.
On 7th May 1469 Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon [aged 30] was created 1st Earl Devon. See Warkworth Note 4.
On 17th August 1469 Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon [aged 30], having escaped after the Battle of Edgecote Moor, was captured and executed by a mob at Bridgwater, Somerset [Map]. He was buried at Glastonbury Abbey [Map]. Earl Devon, Baron Stafford of Southwick forfeit.
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
28th October 1485. Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26] created. See Coronation of Henry VII.
27th May 1509. Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon forfeit.
December 1512. Grandson Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 16] restored.
9th December 1538. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter forfeit. See Exeter Conspiracy.
On 28th October 1485 Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford [aged 53] was created 1st Duke Bedford by Henry VII [aged 28] for having supported Henry's claim to the throne. Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham and Bedford [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Bedford.
Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 50] was created 1st Earl Derby.
Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26] was created 1st Earl Devon. It is believed he was restored as 11th Baron Okehampton at the same time?
Reginald Bray [aged 45], John Fitzwalter, Thomas Cokesge, Roger Lewknor, Henry Haydon and John Verney were appointed Knight of the Bath.
Around 27th May 1509 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 50] died. Earl Devon forfeit since his son William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 34], who would otherwise have succeeded to the titles, had been attainted in 1504.
In December 1512 Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 16] was restored 2nd Earl Devon, 10th Baron Okehampton by an Act of Parliament.
On 9th December 1538 at Tower Hill [Map]:
Edward Neville [aged 67] was beheaded
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 42] was beheaded with a sword. Marquess Exeter, Earl Devon, Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton forfeit as a consequence of his attainder.
Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 46] was beheaded
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Forfeit Earldoms of England.
Summary
10th May 1511. William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 36] created.
9th June 1511. Son Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 15] succeeded.
9th December 1538. Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter forfeit. See Exeter Conspiracy.
On 10th May 1511 William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 36] was created 1st Earl Devon. He died a month later. Catherine York Countess Devon [aged 31] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 9th June 1511 William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 36] died of pleurisy. His son Henry [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Devon. His widow Catherine York Countess Devon [aged 31] subsequently took a vow of celibacy in the presence of Bishop Richard Fitzjames on 13th July 1511.
After June 1515 Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 19] and Elizabeth Grey Countess Devon [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. He the son of William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon and Catherine York Countess Devon [aged 35]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward IV of England.
On 25th October 1519 Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 23] and Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. He the son of William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon and Catherine York Countess Devon [aged 40].
On 9th December 1538 at Tower Hill [Map]:
Edward Neville [aged 67] was beheaded
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 42] was beheaded with a sword. Marquess Exeter, Earl Devon, Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton forfeit as a consequence of his attainder.
Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 46] was beheaded
Earl Devon is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
3rd September 1553. Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26] created.
18th September 1556. Fourth Cousin William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 27] de jure.
29th September 1557. Son William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon [aged 4] de jure.
23rd June 1630. Son Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon [aged 54] de jure.
3rd June 1638. Son William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon [aged 9] de jure.
1st August 1702. Grandson William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon [aged 26] de jure.
6th October 1735. Son William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon [aged 26] de jure.
16th May 1762. Son William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon [aged 19] de jure.
14th October 1788. Son William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon [aged 20] de jure.
26th May 1835. Second Cousin William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 57] succeeded.
19th March 1859. Son William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon [aged 51] succeeded.
18th November 1888. Son Edward Baldwin Courtenay 12th Earl Devon [aged 52] succeeded.
15th January 1891. Uncle Henry Hugh Courtenay 13th Earl Devon [aged 80] succeeded.
1904. Grandson Charles Pepys Courtenay 14th Earl of Devon [aged 34] succeeded.
1927. Brother Henry Hugh Courtenay 15th Earl of Devon [aged 55] succeeded.
19th June 1935. Brother Frederick Leslie Courtenay 16th Earl of Devon [aged 59] succeeded.
19th June 1935. Son Charles Courtenay 17th Earl of Devon [aged 19] succeeded.
1998. Son Hugh Courtenay 18th Earl of Devon [aged 55] succeeded.
18th August 2015. Son Charles Courtenay 19th Earl of Devon [aged 40] succeeded.
On 3rd September 1553 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 26] was created 1st Earl Devon. The Earldom was created with a special remainder i.e. to his heirs male forever, rather than to the heirs male of his body, so that on his death in 1556 he was succeeded by his fourth cousin William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 24] who was not a descendant of his. The position was not made clear, however, until 1831, when the 9th Earl, William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon claimed the Earldom and became the de facto Earl of Devon.
On 18th September 1556 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 29] died. His fourth cousin William [aged 27] de jure 2nd Earl Devon. Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon. John Trelawny of Poole in Cornwall [aged 52] was one of his co-heirs.
On 29th September 1557 William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon [aged 28] died. His son William [aged 4] de jure 3rd Earl Devon.
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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After 25th August 1595 William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon [aged 42] and Jane Hill Countess Devon [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. He the son of William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon and Elizabeth Paulett Countess Devon.
On 23rd June 1630 William Courtenay 3rd Earl Devon [aged 77] died at London. He was buried at Powderham Church Powderham, Devon. His son Francis [aged 54] de jure 4th Earl Devon. Elizabeth Seymour Countess Devon [aged 23] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 3rd June 1638 Francis Courtenay 4th Earl Devon [aged 62] died at Berry Pomeroy, Devon. His son William [aged 9] de jure 5th Earl Devon. Margaret Waller Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon.
On 1st August 1702 William Courtenay 5th Earl Devon [aged 73] died. His grandson William [aged 26] de jure 6th Earl Devon.
On 6th October 1735 William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon [aged 59] died. His son William [aged 26] de jure 7th Earl Devon.
On 2nd April 1741 William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon [aged 32] and Frances Finch Countess Devon were married. She by marriage Countess Devon. She the daughter of Heneage Finch 2nd Earl Aylesford [aged 58] and Mary Fisher Countess Aylesford. He the son of William Courtenay 6th Earl Devon and Anne Bertie Countess Devon.
On 16th May 1762 William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon [aged 53] died. His son William [aged 19] de jure 8th Earl Devon, 2nd Viscount Courtenay. Frances Clack Countess Devon by marriage Countess Devon.
On 14th October 1788 William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon [aged 45] died. His son William [aged 20] de jure 9th Earl Devon, 3rd Viscount Courtenay.
In 1831 it was decided that the Earldom of Devon had been created in 1553 for "heirs male forever", rather than to the "heirs male of his body" so William Courtenay 2nd Earl Devon should have succeeded his cousin Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon. William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon [aged 62] was granted 9th Earl Devon.
On 26th May 1835 William "Kitty" Courtenay 9th Earl Devon [aged 66] died at Paris [Map]. His second cousin William [aged 57] succeeded 10th Earl Devon. Viscount Courtenay extinct. Henrietta Leslie Pepys Countess Devon [aged 57] by marriage Countess Devon.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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On 19th March 1859 William Courtenay 10th Earl Devon [aged 81] died. His son William [aged 51] succeeded 11th Earl Devon. Elizabeth Fortescue Countess Devon [aged 57] by marriage Countess Devon.
On 18th November 1888 William Courtenay 11th Earl Devon [aged 81] died at Powderham Castle [Map]. His son Edward [aged 52] succeeded 12th Earl Devon.
On 15th January 1891 Edward Baldwin Courtenay 12th Earl Devon [aged 54] died. His uncle Henry [aged 80] succeeded 13th Earl Devon.
In 1904 Henry Hugh Courtenay 13th Earl Devon [aged 93] died. His grandson Charles [aged 34] succeeded 14th Earl Devon.
In 1927 Charles Pepys Courtenay 14th Earl of Devon [aged 57] died. His brother Henry [aged 55] succeeded 15th Earl Devon.
Before 19th June 1935 Henry Hugh Courtenay 15th Earl of Devon [aged 63] died. His brother Frederick [aged 59] succeeded 16th Earl Devon.
On 19th June 1935 Frederick Leslie Courtenay 16th Earl of Devon [aged 59] died. His son Charles [aged 19] succeeded 17th Earl Devon.
In 1998 Charles Courtenay 17th Earl of Devon [aged 82] died. His son Hugh [aged 55] succeeded 18th Earl Devon.
On 18th August 2015 Hugh Courtenay 18th Earl of Devon [aged 73] died. His son Charles [aged 40] succeeded 19th Earl Devon.