Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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Marquess Conyngham in Donegal is in Marquis and Marquess Ireland.
In January 1816 Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 49) was created 1st Marquess Conyngham in Donegal. Elizabeth Denison Marchioness Conyngham (age 46) by marriage Marchioness Conyngham in Donegal.
On 28th December 1832 Henry Conyngham 1st Marquess Conyngham (age 66) died. His son Francis (age 35) succeeded 2nd Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 4th Baron Conyngham, 2nd Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent. Jane Paget Marchioness Conyngham (age 34) by marriage Marchioness Conyngham in Donegal.
On 17th July 1876 Francis Nathaniel Conyngham 2nd Marquess Conyngham (age 79) died. His son George (age 51) succeeded 3rd Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 5th Baron Conyngham, 3rd Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent. Jane St Maur Blanche Stanhope Marchioness Conyngham (age 43) by marriage Marchioness Conyngham in Donegal.
On 2nd June 1882 George Henry Conyngham 3rd Marquess Conyngham (age 57) died at Belgrave Square, Belgravia, Westminster. He was buried at St Marys Church, Patrixbourne. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded 4th Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 6th Baron Conyngham, 4th Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent. Frances Elizabeth Sarah Eveleigh-de-Moleyns Marchioness Conyngham by marriage Marchioness Conyngham in Donegal.
On 28th August 1897 Henry Conyngham 4th Marquess Conyngham (age 39) died. His son Victor (age 14) succeeded 5th Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 7th Baron Conyngham, 5th Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent.
On 9th November 1918 Victor George Conyngham 5th Marquess Conyngham (age 35) died unmarried. His brother Frederick (age 28) succeeded 6th Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 8th Baron Conyngham, 6th Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent.
On 1st April 1974 Frederick William Conyngham 6th Marquess Conyngham (age 83) died. His son Frederick (age 50) succeeded 7th Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 9th Baron Conyngham, 7th Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent.
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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On 3rd March 2009 Frederick William Conyngham 7th Marquess Conyngham (age 84) died. His son Henry (age 57) succeeded 8th Marquess Conyngham in Donegal, 10th Baron Conyngham, 8th Baron Minster of Minster Abbey in Kent.