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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In 1281 [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary and [her mother] Clementia Habsburg were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Rudolph I King Romans and [her grandmother] Gertrude Hohenburg. He the son of Charles II King Naples and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples.
In February 1293 Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary and [her mother] Clementia Habsburg.
After 7th February 1293 [her mother] Clementia Habsburg died.
On 12th August 1295 [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary died at Naples. He was buried at Naples Cathedral.
In 1306 [her brother] Charles I King Hungary and [her sister-in-law] Mary Bytom Queen Consort Hungary Queen Consort Poland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary and [her mother] Clementia Habsburg.
On 5th May 1309 [her grandfather] Charles II King Naples died. [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary succeeded King Naples.
On 15th November 1316 [her son] John "The Posthumous" I King France was born to Louis X King France I Navarre and Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France. He died aged less than one years old.
On 20th November 1316 [her son] John "The Posthumous" I King France died. Philip V King France I King Navarre succeeded V King France: Capet. He also claimed the Kingdom of Navarre although he had no hereditary right to do so since the Kingdom of Navarre was subject to inheritance by the female as well as male line meaning the four year old Joan Capet II Queen Navarre was successor by right. The Navarese didn't recognise his claim.
Around February 1319 [her brother] Charles I King Hungary and [her sister-in-law] Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary 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 [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary and [her mother] Clementia Habsburg.
On 6th July 1320 [her brother] Charles I King Hungary and [her sister-in-law] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of [her father] Charles Martel King Hungary and [her mother] Clementia Habsburg.
On 12th October 1328 Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France died.
Louis X King France I Navarre and Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg. He the son of King Philip IV of France and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre.