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 22nd September 1851 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont was born to Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 32].
On 4th March 1855 [his grandfather] Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont [aged 65] died. His son [his father] Agénor [aged 35] succeeded 10th Duke Gramont.
On 10th December 1878 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 27] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 23] were married. Her father Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild [aged 58] disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 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 [aged 28] and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 24]. He married 1904 Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont.
On 17th January 1880 [his father] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 60] died. His son Antoine [aged 28] succeeded 11th Duke Gramont. [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 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 [aged 28] and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 24]. She married 1901 Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles.
In 1901 [his son-in-law] Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles [aged 29] and Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 49] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 45].
1902. Philip de László [aged 32]. Portrait of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 50].
In 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont [aged 24] and Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont [aged 21] were married. He the son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 52] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 48].
On 25th July 1905 [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 49] died.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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On 3rd August 1907 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 55] and Princess Maria Ruspoli [aged 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 [aged 73] died. His son Armand [aged 45] succeeded 12th Duke Gramont. Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont [aged 42] by marriage Duchess Gramont.
In 1976 [his former wife] Princess Maria Ruspoli [aged 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