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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Wilhelm Bottner is in Painters.
On 24th February 1752 Wilhelm Bottner was born.
1780. Wilhelm Bottner (age 27). Portrait of Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg (age 44).
Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg: On 16th January 1735 he was born in Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg. On 5th March 1760 Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg and Carolina Orange Nassau were married. On 28th November 1788 Charles Christian Nassau Weilburg died in Münster-Dreissen, Kirchheim an der Weinstraße, Bad Dürkheim.
1788. Wilhelm Bottner (age 35). Portrait of Caroline Countess of Schlotheim (age 22).
1788. Wilhelm Bottner (age 35). Portrait of Caroline Countess of Schlotheim (age 22).
1791. Wilhelm Bottner (age 38). Portrait of William Elector of Hesse (age 47) and his family including his wife Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg (age 43) and their children Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel (age 13), Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel (age 22) and Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg (age 19).
Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel: On 28th July 1777 he was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 13th February 1797 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel and Princess Augusta of Prussia were married. She the daughter of Frederick William II King Prussia and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia. He the son of William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland. On 20th November 1847 Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel died.
Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel: On 14th September 1768 she was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 17th April 1839 Marie Friederike Hesse-Kassel died.
Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg: On 11th July 1771 she was born to William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.89%. On 24th April 1802 Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg and she were married at Kassel. She the daughter of William Elector of Hesse and Electress Wilhelmina Caroline Oldenburg. He the son of Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg and Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 20th April 1804 Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg died at Gotha. His son Duke succeeded Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. On 22nd February 1848 Karoline Amalie Hesse-Kassel Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg died.
1795. Wilhelm Bottner (age 42). Portrait of William Elector of Hesse (age 51).
1800. Wilhelm Bottner (age 47). Portrait of Princess Augusta of Prussia (age 19).
Princess Augusta of Prussia: On 1st May 1780 she was born to Frederick William II King Prussia and Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia. On 19th February 1841 Princess Augusta of Prussia died.
1803. Wilhelm Bottner (age 50). Self-Portrait.
On 24th November 1805 Wilhelm Bottner (age 53) died.