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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Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" is in Painters.
On 4th July 1837 Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" was born.
1876. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 38). Portrait of Julia Tahl "Mademoiselle de Lancey" (age 25).
Julia Tahl "Mademoiselle de Lancey": In 1851 he was born at Baltimore.
1879. John Singer Sargent (age 22). Portrait of Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 41).
1883. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 45). Portrait of Maria Pia of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal (age 35).
Maria Pia of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal: On 16th October 1847 she was born. On 6th October 1862 Luis I King Portugal and she were married. He the son of Ferdinand Saxe Coburg Gotha King Consort Portugal and Maria II Queen Portugal. On 5th July 1911 she died.
1883. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 45). Portrait of Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran".
1884. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 46). Portrait of Lucy-Lee Robbins (age 19).
Lucy-Lee Robbins: In 1865 she was born. In 1943 she died.
1890. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 52). Portrait of Mrs William Astor Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (age 59).
Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn: On 22nd September 1830 she was born. At the time of her birth her family were living at 1 Greenwich Street. On 23rd September 1853 William Backhouse Astor Jr and she were married at Trinity Church, New York. On 30th October 1908 she died.
1891. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 53). Portrait of Margaret Helen Anderson Baroness Grevillee (age 27).
Margaret Helen Anderson Baroness Grevillee: On 20th December 1863 she was born illegitimately to William McEwan. Her parents subsequently married. On 25th April 1891 Ronald Henry Fulke Greville and she were married. On 15th September 1942 she died.
1895. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 57). "Hebe".
1895. Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 57). Portrait of Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 17).
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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On 17th February 1917 Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran" (age 79) died.
[his daughter] Marie ann Durand was born to Charles Auguste Émile Durand "Carolus Duran".