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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Earl of Danby is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Danby is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
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5th January 1626. Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby [aged 52] created.
20th January 1644. Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby extinct.
On 5th January 1626 Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Danby.
On 20th January 1644 Henry Danvers 1st Earl Danby [aged 70] died at Earl of Danby's House Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. He was reburied at St James' the Great Church, Dauntsey. Earl Danby extinct.
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27th June 1674. Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds [aged 42] created.
26th July 1712. Son Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds [aged 53] succeeded.
25th June 1729. Son Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds [aged 37] succeeded.
9th May 1731. Son Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds [aged 17] succeeded.
23rd March 1789. Son Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds [aged 38] succeeded.
31st January 1799. Son George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds [aged 23] succeeded.
10th July 1838. Son Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 40] succeeded.
4th May 1859. First Cousin George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds [aged 56] succeeded.
8th August 1872. Son George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 43] succeeded.
23rd December 1895. Son George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds [aged 33] succeeded.
10th May 1927. Son John Francis Godolphin Osborne 11th Duke Leeds [aged 26] succeeded.
26th July 1963. Second Cousin Once Removed Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne 12th Duke of Leeds [aged 78] succeeded.
20th March 1964. Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne 12th Duke of Leeds extinct.
On 27th June 1674 Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds [aged 42] was created 1st Earl of Danby when he surrendered his Scottish Viscount Osborne to his third son Peregrine Osborne [aged 15]. He, Thomas, was on his mother's side a great-nephew of the previous Earl of Danby who was brother to Anne's mother Eleanor Danvers.
On 26th July 1712 Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds [aged 80] died. His son Peregrine [aged 53] succeeded 2nd Duke Leeds, 2nd Earl of Danby, 2nd Viscount Osborne, 2nd Viscount Latimer, 2nd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 3rd Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds [aged 50] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 25th June 1729 Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds [aged 70] died. His son Peregrine [aged 37] succeeded 3rd Duke Leeds, 3rd Earl of Danby, 3rd Viscount Osborne, 3rd Viscount Latimer, 3rd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 4th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton.
On 9th May 1731 Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds [aged 39] died. His son Thomas [aged 17] succeeded 4th Duke Leeds, 4th Earl of Danby, 4th Viscount Osborne, 4th Viscount Latimer, 4th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 5th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 23rd March 1789 Thomas Osborne 4th Duke Leeds [aged 75] died at St James' Square. He was buried at the Osborne Family Chapel at All Hallows' Church Harthill [Map]. His son Francis [aged 38] succeeded 5th Duke Leeds, 5th Earl of Danby, 5th Viscount Osborne, 5th Viscount Latimer, 5th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 6th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Catherine Anguish Duchess Leeds [aged 25] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 31st January 1799 Francis Osborne 5th Duke Leeds [aged 48] died. His son George [aged 23] succeeded 6th Duke Leeds, 6th Earl of Danby, 6th Viscount Osborne, 6th Viscount Latimer, 6th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 7th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Charlotte Townshend Duchess Leeds [aged 22] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 10th July 1838 George William Frederick Osborne 6th Duke Leeds [aged 62] died. His son Francis [aged 40] succeeded 7th Duke Leeds, 7th Earl of Danby, 7th Viscount Osborne, 7th Viscount Latimer, 7th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 8th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 14th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 11th Baron Conyers. Louisa Catharine Caton Duchess Leeds [aged 45] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 4th May 1859 Francis Godolphin Osborne 7th Duke Leeds [aged 60] died. He was buried at the Osborne Family Chapel All Hallows' Church Harthill [Map]. His first cousin George [aged 56] succeeded 8th Duke Leeds, 8th Earl of Danby, 8th Viscount Osborne, 8th Viscount Latimer, 8th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 9th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. His nephew Sackville [aged 31] succeeded 15th Baron Darcy of Knayth, 12th Baron Conyers.
On 8th August 1872 George Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke Leeds [aged 70] died. His son George [aged 43] succeeded 9th Duke Leeds, 9th Earl of Danby, 9th Viscount Osborne, 9th Viscount Latimer, 9th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 10th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 3rd Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. Fanny Georgiana Pitt-Rivers Duchess Leeds [aged 35] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 23rd December 1895 George Godolphin Osborne 9th Duke Leeds [aged 67] died at Hornby Castle [Map]. His son George [aged 33] succeeded 10th Duke Leeds, 10th Earl of Danby, 10th Viscount Osborne, 10th Viscount Latimer, 10th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 11th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 4th Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire. Katherine Frances Lambton Duchess Leeds [aged 33] by marriage Duchess Leeds.
On 10th May 1927 George Godolphin Osborne 10th Duke Leeds [aged 64] died. His son John [aged 26] succeeded 11th Duke Leeds, 11th Earl of Danby, 11th Viscount Osborne, 11th Viscount Latimer, 11th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 12th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 5th Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.
On 26th July 1963 John Francis Godolphin Osborne 11th Duke Leeds [aged 62] died without male issue. His second cousin once removed Francis [aged 78] succeeded 12th Duke Leeds, 12th Earl of Danby, 12th Viscount Osborne, 12th Viscount Latimer, 12th Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 13th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, 6th Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire.
On 20th March 1964 Francis D'Arcy Godolphin Osborne 12th Duke of Leeds [aged 79] died unmarried without male issue. Duke Leeds, Earl of Danby, Viscount Osborne, Viscount Latimer, Baron Osborne of Kinderton, Baronet Osborne of Kiveton, Baron Godolphin of Farnham Royal in Buckinghamshire extinct.