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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Wittelsbach Paternal Family Tree
Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria
Duke Bavaria
Born 1117
1169 m Agnes of Loon x 11
Died 11 Jul 1183 (66)
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
Rupert Pipan Wittelsbach
Born 20 Feb 1375
Died 25 Jan 1397 (21)
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
Frederick Wittelsbach
Born 1377
Died 07 Mar 1401 (24)
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
Agnes Wittelsbach
Born 1379
Before Mar 1400 m Adolph de la Marck I Duke Cleves
Died 1401 (22)
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
John Wittelsbach Count Palatine
Born 1383
Died 14 Mar 1443 (60)
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
Stephen Count Palatine Simmern 1385 1459-Zweibrücken
Born 23 Jun 1385
Died 14 Feb 1459 (73)
Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern
Mother: Maria Susanne Luise von Degenfeld
Karoline von der Pfalz
Born 19 Nov 1659
04 Jan 1682 m Meinhart Schomberg 3rd Duke Schomberg x 1
Died 28 Jun 1696 (36)
Great Granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland
Father: Edward Palatinate Simmern
Luise Marie Palatinate Simmern Countess Salm
Countess Salm Salm
Born 23 Jul 1647
20 Mar 1671 m Charles Theodore Salm Prince Salm x 4
Died 11 Mar 1679 (31)
7 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Rupert King Germany
Otto I Wittelsbach I Count Palatine
Born 24 Aug 1390
Died 05 Jul 1461 (70)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach
Mother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Luise Margarete Antonie Wittelsbach
Born 18 Sep 1663
Died 10 Nov 1665 (2)
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Father: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach
Mother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Ludwig Amadeus Victor Wittelsbach
Born 06 Apr 1665
Died 11 Dec 1665 (0)
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Father: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach
Mother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy
Kajetan Maria Franz Wittelsbach
Born 02 May 1670
Died 07 Dec 1670 (0)
8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria
Mother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria
Barbara Wittelsbach
Born 09 Jun 1454
Died 24 Jun 1472 (18)
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: John Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria
Mother: Catherine Gorizia Duchess Bavaria
William Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria
Duke Bavaria
Born 1375
11 May 1433 m Margarethe of Cleves x 2
Half Second Cousin Once Removed
Died 1435 (60)
