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
On 23rd February 1745 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 15] and Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain [aged 18] were married at the Palace of Versailles. She the daughter of Philippe V King Spain [aged 61] and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain [aged 52]. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 35] and [his grandmother] [aged 41]. They were first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th January 1747 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 17] and [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 15] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 36] and [his grandmother] [aged 43]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 9th October 1757 King Charles X of France was born to Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 28] and Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 25]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 22nd December 1765 [his father] Dauphin Louis Bourbon [aged 36] died.
On 13th March 1767 [his mother] Dauphine Maria Josepha of France [aged 35] died.
On 16th May 1770 [his brother] Louis XVI King France [aged 15] and [his sister-in-law] Queen Marie Antoinette of France [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 53]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
In 1771 King Charles X of France [aged 13] and Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 14th May 1771 [his brother] Louis XVIII King France [aged 15] and [his sister-in-law] Maria Joséphine of Savoy [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia [aged 45] and [his mother-in-law] Infanta Maria Antonia Spain [aged 41]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 10th May 1774 [his grandfather] Louis XV King France [aged 64] died of smallpox. His grandson [his brother] Louis [aged 19] succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
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 6th August 1775 [his son] Duke Louis Antoine of Angoulême was born to King Charles X of France [aged 17] and [his wife] Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 19]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.25%. He married 10th June 1799 his first cousin Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI King France and Queen Marie Antoinette of France.
On 21st January 1793 [his brother] Louis XVI King France [aged 38] was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son [his nephew] Louis [aged 7] de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 8th June 1795 [his nephew] Louis XVII King France [aged 10] died. His uncle [his brother] Louis [aged 39] de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 10th June 1799 Duke Louis Antoine of Angoulême [aged 23] and Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Louis XVI King France and Queen Marie Antoinette of France. He the son of King Charles X of France [aged 41] and Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 43]. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 2nd June 1805 [his wife] Maria Teresa of Savoy [aged 49] died.
1815. François Gérard [aged 44]. Portrait of King Charles X of France [aged 57].
On 16th September 1824 Louis XVIII King France [aged 68] died. His brother Charles [aged 66] de jure XVIII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.
On 6th November 1836 King Charles X of France [aged 79] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 28 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Grand Son of Louis XV King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip IV King Spain 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
GrandFather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus I Duke of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Emmanuel II Duke of Savoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christine Marie Bourbon Duchess Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Amadeus Duke of Nemours 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Élisabeth Bourbon Vendôme 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland 
Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Dauphin Louis Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
King Charles X of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Elector Saxony 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John George Wettin Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian IV King of Denmark 
12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick III King of Denmark 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Augustus III King Poland 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Mother: Dauphine Maria Josepha of France 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Amalie of Hesse Darmstadt 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Eleonore of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis V of Hesse-Darmstadt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Eleonore Hesse Darmstadt Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern 
Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland