Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Count Bar is in Counts of France.
On 10th March 1150 Renaud I Count of Bar (age 70) died. His son Renauld succeeded Count Bar.
In 1155 Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois and Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois.
On 25th July 1170 Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar died. His son Henry (age 12) succeeded I Count Bar.
In 1176 Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar (age 16) and Laurette Loon Countess Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of Louis I Count Loon (age 68) and Agnes Metz Countess Loon (age 62). He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois Countess of Bar.
In 1189 Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar (age 29) and Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois Countess of Bar.
In October 1190 Henry of Bar I Count of Bar (age 32) died at Acre [Map]. His brother Theobald (age 30) succeeded I Count Bar.
In 1195 Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar (age 35) and Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar (age 8) were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur (age 83) and Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg. He the son of Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar and Agnes Blois Countess of Bar. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
On 13th February 1214 Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar (age 54) died. His son Henry succeeded II Count Bar.
On 13th November 1239 Henry of Bar II Count of Bar died. His son Theobald (age 18) succeeded II Count Bar.
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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In 1245 Theobald of Bar II Count of Bar (age 24) and Joanna Dampierre Countess Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of William Dampierre II Count Flanders and Margaret II Countess Flanders (age 42). He the son of Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1246 Theobald of Bar II Count of Bar (age 25) and Jeanne Toucy Countess Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. He the son of Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar.
In 1291 Theobald of Bar II Count of Bar (age 70) died. His son Henry (age 32) succeeded III Count Bar.
In November 1336 Edward of Bar died at Famagusta when his ship was wrecked whilst en route to Crusade. His son Henry (age 21) succeeded IV Count Bar. Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar (age 5) by marriage Countess Bar.
Around 1344 Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar (age 29) died. His son Edward (age 5) succeeded II Count Bar.
In May 1352 Edward of Bar II Count of Bar (age 13) died. His brother Robert (age 7) succeeded I Count Bar.
In 1364 Robert of Bar 1st Duke of Bar (age 19) and Marie Valois Duchess Bar (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of King John "The Good" II of France (age 44) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. He the son of Henry of Bar IV Count of Bar and Yolande Dampierre Countess of Bar (age 33). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Henry of Bar II Count of Bar and Philippa Capet Countess of Bar were married. She by marriage Countess Bar. She the daughter of Robert Capet II Count Dreux and Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux. He the son of Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar and Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
Frederick Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine was appointed Count Bar.
Thierry Ardennes I Duke Lower Lorraine was appointed Count Bar.