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: Hesse
Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396
On 10th November 1810 [her father] William Hesse-Kassel [aged 22] and [her mother] Princess Charlotte of Denmark [aged 21] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 7th September 1817 Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark was born to [her father] William Hesse-Kassel [aged 29] and [her mother] Princess Charlotte of Denmark [aged 27]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 26th May 1842 King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 24] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. He the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 52]. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 3rd June 1843 [her son] Frederick VIII King of Denmark was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 25] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 25]. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. He married 28th July 1869 Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark and had issue.
On 1st December 1844 [her daughter] Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 26] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 27]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. She married 10th March 1863 her third cousin once removed King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and had issue.
On 24th December 1845 [her son] George I King Greece was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 27] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 28]. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. He married 15th October 1867 his fifth cousin once removed Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece and had issue.
On 26th November 1847 [her daughter] Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 29] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 30]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. She married 9th November 1866 her fifth cousin once removed Tsar Alexander III of Russia and had issue.
On 29th September 1853 [her daughter] Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 35] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 36]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. She married 22nd December 1878 her fourth cousin Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale, son of George V King Hanover and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover, and had issue.
On 27th October 1858 [her son] Prince Valdemar Glücksburg was born to [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 40] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 41]. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.84%. He married 20th October 1885 Princess Marie Orléans and had issue.
On 10th March 1863 [her son-in-law] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [aged 21] and Alexandra of Denmark Queen Consort England [aged 18] were married at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle [Map]. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 44] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 45]. He the son of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 15th November 1863 [her husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 45] succeeded IX King of Denmark.
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On 28th March 1864 [her mother] Princess Charlotte of Denmark [aged 74] died.
On 21st December 1864 Louisa Alexandra Williams-Wynn Lady Williams-Wynn was born to Watkin Williams-Wynn 6th Baronet [aged 44] and Marie Emily Williams-Wynn Lady Williams-Wynn. Her godparents were Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 47], the [her granddaughter-in-law] Princess of Wales, and her uncle, Sir Hugh Williams [aged 62]. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.25%. She married 26th August 1884 her first cousin Herbert Lloyd Watkin Williams-Wynn 7th Baronet and had issue.
On 9th November 1866 [her son-in-law] Tsar Alexander III of Russia [aged 21] and Dagmar aka Maria Feodrovna Glücksburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 48] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 49]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 5th September 1867 [her father] William Hesse-Kassel [aged 79] died.
On 15th October 1867 George I King Greece [aged 21] and Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 49] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 50]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 28th July 1869 Frederick VIII King of Denmark [aged 26] and Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 17] were married. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 51] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 51].
On 24th October 1878 [her brother-in-law] Karl Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 66] died. His brother Friedrich [aged 64] succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Adelheid Schasumburg Lippe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 22nd December 1878 [her son-in-law] Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 33] and Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale. She the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 60] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 61]. He the son of George V King Hanover and Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 20th October 1885 Prince Valdemar Glücksburg [aged 26] and Princess Marie Orléans [aged 20] were married in a civil ceremony at Château d'Eu [Map]. He the son of King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 67] and Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 68].
On 27th November 1885 [her brother-in-law] Friedrich Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 71] died. His son Friedrich [aged 30] succeeded Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg. Victoria Friederike Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg [aged 25] by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg.
On 29th September 1898 Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [aged 81] died.
On 29th January 1906 [her former husband] King Christian IX of Denmark [aged 87] died. His son Frederick [aged 62] succeeded VIII King of Denmark. Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark [aged 54] by marriage Queen Consort Denmark.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Wilhelm "The Just" VI Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles I Landgrave Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwig Sophia Hohenzollern 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jacob Kettler 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Courland Landgravine Hesse-Kassel 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Hohenzollern 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg 
13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King George I Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern 
Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: King George II of Great Britain and Ireland 2 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Wilhelm Hanover Duke Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Dorothea of Celle 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Esmier D'Olbreuse Duchess Brunswick-Lüneburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Hohenzollern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Frederick Hohenzollern 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Caroline Hohenzollern Queen Consort England 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian V King of Denmark and Norway 
14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick IV King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Gustav Adolph of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein Gottorp 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick V King of Denmark and Norway 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Augustus II Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert I Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand Albert II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Grabow 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Katharina 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Christian Ludwig II Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandMother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Ernest Saxe Coburg Saalfeld IV Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Josias Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Johanna Waldeck Wildungen Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Louis Frederick I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Anna Sophie Of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg I Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe Gotha Altenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England