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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Paternal Family Tree: Devereux
Before 1615 [his uncle] Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford (age 39) and [his mother] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford (age 26) were married.
Around 1621 Walter Devereux was born to [his uncle] Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford (age 46) and [his mother] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford (age 33).
Around 1622 [his grandfather] Edward Devereux 1st Baronet (age 78) died. His son [his uncle] Walter (age 47) succeeded 2nd Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich.
On 8th June 1634 [his mother] Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford (age 46) died.
On 14th September 1646 Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex (age 55) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Essex extinct. His half first cousin twice removed [his uncle] Walter (age 71) succeeded 5th Viscount Hereford. Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Baron Bourchier abeyant.
In 1656 [his uncle] Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford (age 81) died. His son [his brother] Leicester (age 39) succeeded 6th Viscount Hereford, 3rd Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich. [his future sister-in-law] Priscilla Catchpole Viscountess Hereford by marriage Viscountess Hereford.
In 1658 and 1659 Walter Devereux (age 37) was appointed Commissioner for Sewers in Norfolk and Suffolk.
In or before 1659 [his brother] Leicester Devereux 6th Viscount Hereford (age 41) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Withipoll were married. They were sixth cousins.
In 1660 Walter Devereux (age 39) was elected MP Orford. He was re-elected in 1661 and sat until 1679.
In 1660 Walter Devereux (age 39) became a Freeman of Orford, Suffolk [Map].
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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In July 1660 Walter Devereux (age 39) was a Justice of the Peace for Suffolk.
In or before 1675 [his brother] Leicester Devereux 6th Viscount Hereford (age 57) and [his sister-in-law] Priscilla Catchpole Viscountess Hereford were married.
On 1st December 1676 [his brother] Leicester Devereux 6th Viscount Hereford (age 59) died. His son [his nephew] Leicester (age 2) succeeded 7th Viscount Hereford, 4th Baronet Devereux of Castle Bromwich.
In December 1683 Walter Devereux (age 62) died at Little Glemham, Suffolk.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 
7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Devereux 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 7th Baron Ferrers of Chartley 
5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 8th Baroness Ferrers Chartley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex 
Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex 
Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Cecily Bourchier Baroness Ferrers Chartley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Woodville Viscountess Bourchier 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandFather: Edward Devereux 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Garneys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Garneys Viscountess Hereford
Father: Walter Devereux 5th Viscount Hereford 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arden 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Arden
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Arden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Arden
GrandMother: Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Throckmorton of Coughton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Throckmorton 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Vaux 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Throckmorton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Muriel Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Fitzhugh 3 x Great Grand Daughter of
Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knightley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Knightley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Knightley
Great x 1 Grandfather: Valentine Knightley
GrandFather: Thomas Knightley 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ferrers 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Freville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Ferrers 7 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Ferrers 8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Mother: Elizabeth Knightley Viscountess Hereford 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
GrandMother: Elizabeth Schuckburgh