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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On 12th April 1762 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 59] was created 1st Earl Arran.
On 17th April 1773 Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran [aged 70] died. His son Arthur [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 4th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Anne Knight Countess of Arran by marriage Countess Arran.
In February 1781 Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran [aged 46] and Elizabeth Underwood Countess of Arran were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 1st Earl Arran and Jane Saunders.
On 8th October 1809 Arthur Saunders Gore 2nd Earl Arran [aged 75] died. His son Arthur [aged 48] succeeded 3rd Earl Arran, 2nd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 2nd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 5th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Mary Tyrrell 3rd Countess Arran [aged 42] by marriage Countess Arran.
On 20th January 1837 Arthur Saunders Gore 3rd Earl Arran [aged 75] died without issue. His nephew Philip [aged 35] succeeded 4th Earl Arran, 3rd Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 3rd Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 6th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Elizabeth Marianne Napier Countess Arran [aged 17] by marriage Countess Arran.
On 25th June 1884 Philip Gore 4th Earl Arran [aged 82] died. His son Arthur [aged 45] succeeded 5th Earl Arran, 4th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 4th Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 7th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo.
On 29th July 1889 Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran [aged 50] and Winifred Reilly Countess of Arran [aged 49] were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Philip Gore 4th Earl Arran and Elizabeth Marianne Napier Countess Arran [aged 69].
On 14th March 1901 Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran [aged 62] died. His son Arthur [aged 32] succeeded 6th Earl Arran, 5th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 5th Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 7th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo.
On 16th August 1902 Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran [aged 33] and Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk van Kattendyke Countess of Arran were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn.
In 1929 Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran [aged 60] and Lilian Constance Quick Countess of Arran were married. She by marriage Countess Arran. He the son of Arthur Saunders Gore 5th Earl Arran and Edith Jocelyn.
On 19th December 1958 Arthur Gore 6th Earl of Arran [aged 90] died. His son Arthur [aged 55] succeeded 7th Earl Arran, 6th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 6th Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 8th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. He committed suicide nine days later.
On 28th December 1958 Arthur Gore 7th Earl of Arran [aged 55] committed suicide at Poltimore, Devon nine days after succeeding his father as Earl of Arran. He was unmarried. He, reportedly, killed himself because he was homosexual. His brother Arthur [aged 48] succeeded 8th Earl Arran, 7th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 7th Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 9th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo. Fiona Colquhoun Countess of Arran [aged 40] by marriage Countess Arran.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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On 23rd February 1983 Arthur Gore 8th Earl of Arran [aged 72] died. His son Arthur [aged 44] succeeded 9th Earl Arran, 9th Viscount Sudley of Castle Gore in County Mayo, 8th Baron Saunders of Deeps in County Wexford, 10th Baronet Gore of Newtown in County Mayo.