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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Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen
In 1281 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary [aged 9] and [his mother] Clementia Habsburg [aged 19] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Rudolph I King Romans [aged 62] and [his grandmother] Gertrude Hohenburg [aged 56]. He the son of Charles II King Naples [aged 27] and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples [aged 24].
In 1288 Charles I King Hungary was born to Charles Martel King Hungary [aged 16] and Clementia Habsburg [aged 26]. On 5th May 1309 Charles I King Hungary succeeded I King Hungary. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
After 7th February 1293 [his mother] Clementia Habsburg [deceased] died.
On 12th August 1295 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary [aged 23] died at Naples [Map]. He was buried at Naples Cathedral [Map].
In 1306 Charles I King Hungary [aged 18] and Mary Bytom Queen Consort Hungary Queen Consort Poland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.
On 5th May 1309 [his grandfather] Charles II King Naples [aged 55] died. His son [his father] Charles succeeded King Naples.
Around February 1319 Charles I King Hungary [aged 31] and Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. She the daughter of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 11th November 1319 [his wife] Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary [aged 14] died.
On 6th July 1320 Charles I King Hungary [aged 32] and Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.
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In 1321 [his son] Charles Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 33] and [his wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 16].
In 1324 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 36] and [his wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 19]. He died aged five in 1329.
On 5th March 1326 [his son] Louis I King Hungary King Poland was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 38] and [his wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 21]. He married (1) 1342 his second cousin once removed Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary, daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (2) 20th June 1353 Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary and had issue.
In 1327 [his son] Andrew Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 39] and [his wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 22]. He married 1334 his fourth cousin Joanna I Queen of Naples.
In 1329 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary [aged 5] died.
In 1332 [his son] Stephen Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary [aged 44] and [his wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 27].
Around 1334 Andrew Hungary [aged 7] and Joanna I Queen of Naples [aged 8] were married. He the son of Charles I King Hungary [aged 46] and Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 29]. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1342 Louis I King Hungary King Poland [aged 15] and Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary [aged 6] were married. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 25] and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 25]. He the son of Charles I King Hungary [aged 54] and Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 37]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 16th July 1342 Charles I King Hungary [aged 54] died. His son Louis [aged 16] succeeded I King Hungary. Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary [aged 7] by marriage Queen Consort Hungary.
On 29th December 1380 [his former wife] Elisabeth of Poland Queen Consort Hungary [aged 75] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 4 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks 
3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks 
Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France Son of King Philip II of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile 
Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
GrandFather: Charles II King Naples Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon 
-2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy 12 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy 13 x Great Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 14 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Father: Charles Martel King Hungary Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary 2 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary 3 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary 4 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary 5 x Great Grand Son of King Harold II of England
GrandMother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman
Charles I King Hungary 2 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert III Count of Habsburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida of Pfullendorf 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Welf 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen
GrandFather: Rudolph I King Romans 11 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 2 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg
Mother: Clementia Habsburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Great x 1 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg
GrandMother: Gertrude Hohenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen