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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Paternal Family Tree: Hanover
Maternal Family Tree: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 1709-1786
On 20th April 1898 [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 32) and [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 34) were married at the Citadel Church, Cairo. They were sixth cousins. He a great grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 3rd October 1899 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster was born to [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 34) and [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom.
On 12th November 1914 [his father] Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence (age 49) was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium whilst commanding the 1st (Guards) Brigade. In his Despatch of 20 November 1914, Sir John French said: "Another officer whose name was particularly mentioned to me was Brigadier-General FitzClarence, VC, commanding the 1st Guards' Brigade. He was unfortunately killed in the night attack of the 11th November. His loss will be severely felt".
On 30th July 1925 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 25) and Monica Sheila Grayson were married. He the son of Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence and Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 61).
On 21st March 1926 [his son] Anthony Fitz-Clarence 7th Earl of Munster was born to Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 26) and [his wife] Monica Sheila Grayson. He a great x 3 grandson of King William IV of the United Kingdom. He married 28th July 1949 Louise Delvigne Countess Munster.
In 1930 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 30) and Monica Sheila Grayson were divorced.
On 28th September 1939 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 39) and Vivian Scholfield were married. There was no issue from the marriage. He the son of Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence and Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 75).
In 1941 [his mother] Violet Spencer-Churchill (age 77) died.
On 28th July 1949 [his son] Anthony Fitz-Clarence 7th Earl of Munster (age 23) and [his daughter-in-law] Louise Delvigne Countess Munster were married. He the son of Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 49) and [his former wife] Monica Sheila Grayson.
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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In 1958 [his former wife] Monica Sheila Grayson died.
On 26th August 1975 George Fitz-Clarence 5th Earl Munster (age 69) died. His second cousin Edward (age 75) succeeded 6th Earl Munster, 6th Viscount Fitzclarence, 6th Baron Tewkesbury.
On 15th November 1983 Edward FitzClarence 6th Earl of Munster (age 84) died. His sonAnthony (age 57) succeeded 7th Earl Munster, 7th Viscount Fitzclarence, 7th Baron Tewkesbury.
Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 21 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 27 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 22 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King William IV of the United Kingdom Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Fitz-Clarence 1st Earl Munster Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Bland aka "Mrs Jordan"
GrandFather: Captain George Fitz-Clarence Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wyndham 3rd Baronet 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Wyndham 2nd Earl Egremont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Seymour 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: George O'Brien Wyndham 3rd Earl Egremont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Carpenter 2nd Baron Carpenter 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alicia Carpenter Countess Egremont 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Petty Baroness Carpenter
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Wyndham Countess Munster 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ilive Countess Egremont
Father: Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence Great Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Henry Scott 3rd Earl of Clonmell 
GrandMother: Maria Henrietta Scott
Edward Fitz-Clarence 6th Earl of Munster 2 x Great Grand Son of King William IV of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Spencer 3rd Duke of Marlborough 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevor Duchess of Marlborough 
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 5th Duke of Marlborough 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Russell 4th Duke Bedford 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Caroline Russell Duchess of Marlborough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Leveson-Gower Duchess Bedford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spencer-Churchill 6th Duke of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
GrandFather: Alfred Spencer-Churchill 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 7th Earl Galloway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Stewart 8th Earl Galloway 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Dashwood 2nd Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Dashwood Countess Galloway
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Lady Dashwood
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Stewart Duchess of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Bayly 2nd Baronet Bayly of Plas Newydd in Anglesey 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Bayly-Paget 1st Earl Uxbridge 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Caroline Paget Lady Plas Newydd Anglesey 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Paget Countess Galloway 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Very Reverend Arthur Champagné
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Champagné Countess Uxbridge
Mother: Violet Spencer-Churchill 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Gough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Gough 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Littleton 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reynolds Calthorpe 
14 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara Yelverton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Gough 4th Baron Calthorpe 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Benjamin Carpenter
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Carpenter Baroness Calthorpe
GrandMother: Harriett Louisa Hester Gough 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 
11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Duchess Beaufort 
13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Boscawen 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Evelyn Evelyn
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Somerset Baroness Calthorpe 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart 6th Earl Galloway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Cochrane Countess Galloway 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England