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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Paternal Family Tree: Luxemburg
King John I of Bohemia and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
On 9th July 1292 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 17] and [his mother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur were married at Tervuren. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg and [his grandmother] Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg.
On 10th August 1296 King John I of Bohemia was born to Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 21] and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
In 1310 King John I of Bohemia [aged 13] was created I King Bohemia.
In 1312 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 37] was created VII Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. [his mother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur by marriage Countess Luxemburg, Countess Namur.
Before 8th July 1313 King John I of Bohemia [aged 16] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Bohemia. She the daughter of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland and Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland. He the son of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur.
On 8th July 1313 [his daughter] Margaret Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 16] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 21]. She married 12th August 1328 her fourth cousin once removed Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria, son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria, and had issue.
On 24th August 1313 [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor [aged 38] died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His half fourth cousin Louis [aged 31] succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.
On 20th May 1315 [his daughter] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 18] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 23]. She married 28th July 1332 her fourth cousin once removed King John "The Good" II of France, son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France, and had issue.
On 14th May 1316 [his son] Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 19] and [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 24]. He married (1) 1335 his fourth cousin once removed Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg, daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois, and had issue (2) before 1350 Anna Bavaria Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (3) before 19th April 1358 Anna Schweidnitz Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue (4) in or before 1366 Elizabeth Pomerania Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg and had issue.
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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After 19th May 1322 [his brother-in-law] Charles IV King France I King Navarre [aged 27] and [his sister] Marie Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his father] Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and [his mother] Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur. He the son of King Philip IV of France and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 26th March 1324 [his sister] Marie Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 20] died at Issoudun [Map].
On 12th August 1328 [his son-in-law] Henry Wittelsbach XIV Duke Bavaria [aged 22] and Margaret Luxemburg [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia [aged 32] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 36]. He the son of Stephen Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria and Jutta Jawor Duchess Bavaria. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 28th September 1330 [his wife] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia [aged 38] died.
On 28th July 1332 [his son-in-law] King John "The Good" II of France [aged 13] and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of King John I of Bohemia [aged 35] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 38] and Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France [aged 39]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1335 Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg [aged 18] and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Charles Valois I Count Valois and Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois [aged 42]. He the son of King John I of Bohemia [aged 38] and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 25th February 1337 [his son] Wensceslaus Luxemburg Duke of Brabant was born to King John I of Bohemia [aged 40] and Beatrice Bourbon Queen Bohemia.
On 11th July 1341 [his daughter] Margaret Luxemburg [aged 28] died.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England [aged 33] defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince" [aged 16], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 33], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 36] and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 30].
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield [aged 36], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 38], Bernard Brocas [aged 16], Thomas Felton [aged 16], James Audley [aged 28], Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 59], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 18], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 51], John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66], Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 37], Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton [aged 19], William Scrope [aged 21], Stephen Scrope [aged 21], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 16], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 28], Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 42], Nicholas Longford [aged 61], Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [aged 27], Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings [aged 28], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 48], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 34], Thomas West [aged 34], John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby [aged 43], John Wingfield [aged 26], Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy [aged 25], Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 43] (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux [aged 37], John Devereux [aged 44], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [aged 26], Richard Pembridge [aged 26] and John Sully [aged 63].
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France [aged 52] was wounded. William de Coucy [aged 60] and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy [aged 33] and were killed.
Charles II Count Alençon [aged 49] was killed. His son Charles [aged 9] succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders [aged 42] was killed. His son Louis [aged 15] succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia [aged 50] was killed. His son Charles [aged 30] succeeded IV King Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg [aged 29] by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine [aged 26] was killed. His son John succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt [aged 39] was killed.
[his daughter] Anna Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
[his son] John Henry Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
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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[his son] Otto Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Luxemburg was born to King John I of Bohemia and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Namur I Count Namur
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Blind" Namur IV Count Luxemburg I Count Namur
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermesinde Luxemburg Countess Namur
Great x 2 Grandmother: Erminsende Namur Countess of Bar
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry I Count Guelders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Guelders Countess Namur and Luxemburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Arnstein Countess Guelders
GrandFather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Renauld of Bar II Count of Bar
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Blois Countess of Bar 
Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders
Father: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Avesnes
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Guise
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adela Guise
GrandMother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainaut
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault
Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin IX Count Flanders VI Count Hainaut
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainaut and Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Blois I Count Champagne Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Capet Countess Champagne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandFather: John I Brabant
Mother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur