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: Mecklenburg
On 24th December 1879 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark was born to Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 28].
On 10th April 1897 [her father] Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 46] died.
On 26th April 1898 Christian X King of Denmark [aged 27] and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 54] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 46]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1905 the union of Sweden and Norway was dissoved. [her brother-in-law] Haakon VII King Norway [aged 32] succeeded VII King Norway. Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway [aged 35] by marriage Queen Consort Norway.
On 14th May 1912 [her father-in-law] Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 68] died. His son [her husband] Christian [aged 41] succeeded X King of Denmark.
On 20th April 1947 [her husband] Christian X King of Denmark [aged 76] died.
On 28th December 1952 Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 73] died.
[her son] Frederik Glücksburg was born to Christian X King of Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
[her son] Knud Glücksburg was born to Christian X King of Denmark and Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 31 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann August Saxe Coburg Altenburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Grand Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter III of Russia 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Eugene Duke Württemberg 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Sophie Dorothea Hohenzollern 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandFather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus William Hohenzollern 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Landgrave Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alexandrine Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
Father: Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 8 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland