Duke Lower Lorraine is in Duke Lorraine.
In 970 Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 16] and Adelaide Troyes Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Robert Vermandois Count Meaux Count Châlons. He the son of Louis "Overseas" IV King West Francia and Gerberga Queen Consort West Francia. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 977 Charles Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 23] was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.
On 18th May 978 Frederick Ardennes I Duke Upper Lorraine [aged 66] died. His son Thierry [aged 13] succeeded I Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 993 Otto Carolingian Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 14] succeeded Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 1023 Gothelo Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine Duke Upper Lorraine was appointed Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 1026 Frederick Ardennes II Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 31] died. His son Frederick [aged 6] succeeded III Duke Lower Lorraine.
Before 12th January 1027 Thierry I Duke Upper Lorraine [aged 62] died. His son Frederick succeeded II Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 1044 Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 47] was appointed III Duke Lower Lorraine.
Before 1049 Frederick Luxembourg Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 45] and Gerberga Flanders Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 33] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Eustace Flanders I Count Boulogne and Matilda Reginar Countess Boulogne. They were first cousin twice removed.
In 1055 Frederick Luxembourg Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 52] and Ida Saxony Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Bernard Saxony II Duke Saxony.
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 1069 Godfrey "Bearded" Ardennes III Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 72] died. Godfrey "Hunchback" Ardennes IV Duke Lower Lorraine was appointed IV Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 1101 Henry Luxembourg I Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 42] was created I Duke Lower Lorraine. Adelaide Pottenstein Duchess Lower Lorraine by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine.
Around 1108 Waleran "Pagan" Luxembourg Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 23] and Jutta von Wassenberg Wassenburg Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. He the son of Henry Luxembourg I Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 49] and Adelaide Pottenstein Duchess Lower Lorraine.
Around 1119 Henry Luxembourg I Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 60] died. His son Waleran [aged 34] succeeded Duke Lower Lorraine.
In 1139 Waleran "Pagan" Luxembourg Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 54] died. His son Henry [aged 28] succeeded II Duke Limburg. His third cousin once removed Godfrey [aged 32] succeeded VII Duke Lower Lorraine.
In or before 1142 Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 34] and Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. He the son of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.
On 13th June 1142 Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 35] died. His son Godfrey succeeded III Count Louvain, VIII Duke Lower Lorraine.
In or before 1165 Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 22] and Margaret Luxembourg Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Henry Luxembourg II Duke Limburg [aged 53] and Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg. He the son of Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine and Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
In or after 1173 Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 31] and Imagina Loon Duchess Lower Lorraine [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Louis I Count Loon [aged 65] and Agnes Metz Countess Loon [aged 59]. He the son of Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine and Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine.
In 1180 Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant [aged 15] was appointed VIII Duke Lower Lorraine.
Gerberga Carolingian Duchess Lower Lorraine succeeded Duchess Lower Lorraine.
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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Frederick Ardennes I Duke Upper Lorraine was appointed I Duke Lower Lorraine.
Frederick Ardennes II Duke Lower Lorraine and Matilda Swabia Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Lorraine. She the daughter of Herman Swabia 2nd Duke Swabia. He the son of Thierry I Duke Upper Lorraine.
Gothelo "The Coward" Ardennes II Duke Lower Lorraine was appointed II Duke Lower Lorraine.
Frederick Luxembourg Ardennes Duke Lower Lorraine was created Duke Lower Lorraine.