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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Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg
Constantine II King Hellenes succeeded II King Hellenes.
In 1938 [his father] Paul I King Greece [aged 36] and [his mother] Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Greece. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick [aged 50] and [his grandmother] Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick [aged 45]. He the son of Constantine I King Greece and Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece. They were first cousin once removed. He a great grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
On 2nd June 1940 Constantine II King Hellenes was born to [his father] Paul I King Greece [aged 38] and [his mother] Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece [aged 23]. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 5.54%.
On 23rd April 1981 Lady Gabriella Windsor was born to Prince Michael of Kent [aged 38] and Princess Marie von Reibnitz [aged 36] at St Mary's Hospital, London. She was baptised on 8th June 1981 at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Her godparents were Constantine II King Hellenes [aged 40], Mariano Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Graetz; Marina Ogilvy [aged 14]; Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro [aged 25]; and Lady Elizabeth Shakerley [aged 39]. She a great granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom. She married 18th May 2019 Thomas Kingston.
Kings Wessex: Great x 26 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 24 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 30 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 25 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Kings Scotland: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 32 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 30 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 
17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: George I King Greece 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Constantine I King Greece 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Paul Emperor of Russia 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Tsar Nicholas I of Russia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Sophie Dorothea of Russia 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Konstantin Nikolayevich Holstein Gottorp Romanov 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Hohenzollern 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Olga Constantinovna Holstein Gottorp Romanov Queen Consort Greece 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Paul I King Greece Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William II King Prussia 4 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Frederica Louisa of Prussia 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick III King Prussia 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
GrandMother: Sophia Hohenzollern Queen Consort Greece Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Constantine II King Hellenes 2 x Great Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus King Hanover Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George V King Hanover Grand Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg Strelitz 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ernest Augustus Hanover 3rd Duke Cumberland and Teviotdale Great Grand Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Saxe Altenburg Queen Consort Hanover
GrandFather: Ernest Augustus Hanover Duke Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandmother: Thyra Glücksburg Duchess Cumberland and Teviotdale 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece 2 x Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick William III King Prussia 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William I King Prussia 6 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Queen Louise of Prussia 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick III King Prussia 7 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Wilhelm Hohenzollern Grand Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Viktoria Luise Hohenzollern Duchess Brunswick Great Grand Daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian August Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Auguste Oldenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick Christian Oldenburg II Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Sophie Danneskiold Samsøe Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg
Great x 1 Grandmother: Empress Auguste Viktoria Oldenburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelheid Hohenlohe Langenburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg