Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Count is in German Lords Temporal.
Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia succeeded VI Count Gorizia.
On 13th December 1239 Albert IV Count of Habsburg (age 51) died. His son Rudolph (age 21) succeeded I Count Habsburg.
Frederick Unknown Count Langeland was appointed Count Langeland.
Frederick Saarbrücken Count Saarbrücken was appointed Count Saarbrücken.
On 18th July 1328 Engelbert II Count of de la Marck (age 53) died. Adolph II Count de la Marck succeeded II Count de la Marck.
In 1332 Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves (age 41) and Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves.
On 20th October 1347 Adolph II Count de la Marck died. His son Engelbert (age 14) succeeded III Count de la Marck.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1354 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck (age 20) and Richardis Jülich Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 55) and Joanna Hainaut Duchess Guelders (age 39). He the son of Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
In 1381 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck (age 47) and Elisabeth Sponheim Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. He the son of Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck.
On 22nd December 1391 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck (age 58) died. His brother Adolph (age 57) succeeded III Count de la Marck. Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark (age 41) by marriage Countess de la Marck.
Engelbert Mark 1st Count Mark was created 1st Count de la Marck.
In 1811 Caroline Countess of Schlotheim (age 45) was created 1st Countess of Hessenstien.
In 1788 Caroline Countess of Schlotheim (age 22) was created 1st Countess of Schlotheim.
John Günther Schwarzburg 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen was created 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen.
On 15th March 1392 Eberhard II Count of Württemberg (age 77) died. His grandson Eberhard (age 28) succeeded III Count of Württemberg. Antonia Visconti Countess of Württemberg (age 38) by marriage Countess of Württemberg.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 16th May 1417 Eberhard III Count of Württemberg (age 53) died. His son Eberhard (age 29) succeeded IV Count of Württemberg.
On 2nd July 1419 Eberhard IV Count of Württemberg (age 31) died. His son Ludwig (age 6) succeeded I Count of Württemberg.
In 1434 Ludwig I Count of Württemberg (age 21) and Matilde Wittelsbach Countess of Württemberg (age 14) were married. She by marriage Countess of Württemberg. She the daughter of Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine (age 55) and Matilda of Savoy (age 44). He the son of Eberhard IV Count of Württemberg and Henriette Countess of Montbéliard (age 47). They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 23rd or 24th September 1450 Ludwig I Count of Württemberg (age 37) died. His son Eberhard (age 4) succeeded V Count of Württemberg.