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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On 22nd September 1851 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont was born to [his father] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 32).
On 4th March 1855 [his grandfather] Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont (age 65) died. His son [his father] Agénor (age 35) succeeded 10th Duke Gramont.
On 10th December 1878 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 27) and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 23) were married. Her father Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (age 58) disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 59).
On 29th September 1879 [his son] Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont was born to Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 28) and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 24). He married 1904 Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont.
On 17th January 1880 [his father] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 60) died. His son Antoine (age 28) succeeded 11th Duke Gramont. [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 24) by marriage Duchess Gramont.
On 8th August 1880 [his daughter] Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont was born to Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 28) and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 24). She married 1901 Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles.
In 1901 [his son-in-law] Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles (age 29) and [his daughter] Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 49) and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 45).
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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1902. Philip de László (age 32). Portrait of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 50).
In 1904 [his son] Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 21) were married. He the son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 52) and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 48).
On 25th July 1905 [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 49) died.
On 3rd August 1907 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 55) and Princess Maria Ruspoli (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont.
On 30th January 1925 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 73) died. His son Armand (age 45) succeeded 12th Duke Gramont. [his daughter-in-law] Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 42) by marriage Duchess Gramont.
In 1976 [his former wife] Princess Maria Ruspoli (age 88) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Charles 4th Duke Gramont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis 6th Duke of Gramont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Christine de Noailles
Great x 2 Grandfather: Antoine 7th Duke Gramont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles-Armand de Gontaut Duc de Biron
Great x 3 Grandmother: Geneviève de Gontaut
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie-Antoinette Duchesse de Lauzun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine 8th Duke Gramont
GrandFather: Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jules 1st Duke of Polignac
Great x 1 Grandmother: Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont
Father: Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont