Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 22nd March 1728 Anton Raphael Mengs was born.
1744. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 15]. Self-Portrait.
1752. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 23]. Portrait of Richard Wilson 1714-1787.
Around 1756. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 27]. Portrait of William Burton Conyngham [aged 23].
William Burton Conyngham: In 1733 he was born to Francis Burton and Mary Conyngham. On 31st May 1796 William Burton Conyngham died.
1757. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 28]. Portrait of William Fermor [aged 20].
William Fermor: In 1737 he was born to Henry Fermor of Tusmore. In 1806 he died.
1757. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 28]. Portrait of Robert Stewart 1st Marquess Londonderry [aged 17].
1760. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 31]. Portrait of George Grey 5th Earl Stamford 1st Earl Warrington [aged 22].
1764. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 35]. Portrait of Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain [aged 18].
Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain: On 24th November 1745 she was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. On 5th August 1765 Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor and she were married. She the daughter of Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 15th May 1792 Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain died.
Around 1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain [aged 20].
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain: On 6th July 1744 she was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. On 8th December 1801 Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain died unmarried.
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Charles III King Spain [aged 48].
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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1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of Charles IV King Spain [aged 16].
1765. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 36]. Portrait of George Nassau Clavering-Cowper 3rd Earl Cowper [aged 26].
1766 to 1779. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 37]. Portrait of Charles-Marie Bonaparte [aged 19].
Charles-Marie Bonaparte: On 27th March 1746 he was born. In 1764 he and Maria-Letizia Ramolino were married. On 24th February 1785 he died.
1772-1773. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 43]. Portrait of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies [aged 20].
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies: On 12th January 1751 he was born to Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. In 1768 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Charles III King Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 4th January 1825 Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies died.
1774. Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 45]. Self-Portrait.
On 29th June 1779 Anton Raphael Mengs [aged 51] died.
1780. Anton Raphael Mengs. Portrait of Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain [aged 34].