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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Seigneur of Lusignan is in Seigneur.
On 8th October 1060 Hugh "Fair and Pious" Lusignan died. His son Hugh [aged 29] succeeded VI Seigneur of Lusignan.
Around 1065 Hugh "Devil" VI of Lusignan I Count of La Marche [aged 34] and Hildegarde Thouars Countess Lusignan and La Marche were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan. He the son of Hugh "Fair and Pious" Lusignan and Almodis La Marche Margrave Provence [aged 45].
Around 1105 Hugh "Devil" VI of Lusignan I Count of La Marche [aged 74] died. His son Hugh [aged 40] succeeded VII Seigneur of Lusignan. Around 1105 His son Hugh succeeded II Count La Marche. Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche by marriage Countess La Marche.
In 1151 Hugh VIII of Lusignan [aged 43] succeeded VIII Seigneur of Lusignan.
Around 1170 Hugh VIII of Lusignan [aged 62] died. His grandson Hugh [aged 7] succeeded IX Seigneur of Lusignan.
On 5th November 1219 Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche [aged 56] died. His son Hugh [aged 36] succeeded X Seigneur of Lusignan.
On 10th May 1220 Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 37] and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche. She the daughter of Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême and Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême.
On 5th June 1249 Hugh X of Lusignan V Count La Marche [aged 66] died. His son Hugh [aged 28] succeeded XI Seigneur of Lusignan, VI Count La Marche. Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 30] by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche.
On 6th April 1250 Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême [aged 29] died. His son Hugh [aged 15] succeeded XII Seigneur of Lusignan, VII Count La Marche, III Count Angoulême.
On 29th January 1254 Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême [aged 19] and Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche, Countess Angoulême. He the son of Hugh XI of Lusignan VI Count of La Marche II Count Angoulême and Yolande Capet Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 35].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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After 25th August 1270 Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême [deceased] died. His son Hugh [aged 11] succeeded XIII Seigneur of Lusignan, VIII Count La Marche, IV Count Angoulême.
On 1st July 1276 Hugh XIII of Lusignan VIII Count of La Marche IV Count Angoulême [aged 17] and Beatrice Burgundy Countess Lusignan, La Marche and Angoulême [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan, Countess La Marche, Countess Angoulême. She the daughter of Hugh IV Duke Burgundy. He the son of Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême and Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême.
On 1st November 1303 Guy I of Lusignan I Count of La Marche I Count Angoulême [aged 41] succeeded I Seigneur of Lusignan, I Count La Marche, I Count Angoulême.
Hugh "Brown" VII of Lusignan II Count of La Marche and Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan. He the son of Hugh "Devil" VI of Lusignan I Count of La Marche and Hildegarde Thouars Countess Lusignan and La Marche.
Hugh IX of Lusignan IV Count of La Marche and Mathilde Angoulême Countess Lusignan were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan. She the daughter of Wulgrin "Taillefer" Angoulême III Count Angoulême.
Hugh VIII of Lusignan and Bourgogne Dame de Fontenay Taillebourg Countess Lusignan were married. She by marriage Seigneur of Lusignan. He the son of Hugh "Brown" VII of Lusignan II Count of La Marche and Saracine Lezay Countess Lusignan and La Marche.