The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Paternal Family Tree: Capet
Cardinal Charles Bourbon Conti was appointed Archbishop of Rouen.
Cardinal Charles Bourbon Conti was appointed Cardinal.
In 1551 [his father] Louis Bourbon Prince Condé [aged 20] and [his mother] Eléanor de Roucy de Roye Princess Condé [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Princess Condé. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme and [his grandmother] .
On 30th March 1562 Cardinal Charles Bourbon Conti was born to Louis Bourbon Prince Condé [aged 31] and Eléanor de Roucy de Roye Princess Condé [aged 27].
On 8th November 1565 [his father] Louis Bourbon Prince Condé [aged 35] and [his step-mother] [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Princess Condé. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme and [his grandmother] . They were sixth cousins.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis X King France I Navarre
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 1st Count Vendôme 1st Count Castres 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Vendome
Great x 2 Grandfather: 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Montfort Baron Laval
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Laval Countess Vendôme and Castres 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne 13th de Laval Baroness Laval 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabelle Beauvau Countess Vendôme
GrandFather: Charles Bourbon Duke Vendôme 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg II Count Saint Pol and Soissons 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Louis Bourbon Prince Condé 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Chamaillart Countess Alençon
Great x 2 Grandfather: 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Montfort V Duke Brittany 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John IV Count Armagnac 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles III King Navarre 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort Navarre 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt 
Great x 1 Grandmother: 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis of Naples 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Cardinal Charles Bourbon Conti 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Eléanor de Roucy de Roye Princess Condé
