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Count Arlon

In 1065 Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon was created Count Arlon. Jutta Luxembourg Ardennes Countess Limburg and Arlon by marriage Countess Arlon.

In 1082 Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon died. His son Henry [aged 23] succeeded Count Limburg, Count Arlon.

Before 1085 Henry Luxembourg I Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 25] and Adelaide Pottenstein Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Countess Limburg, Countess Arlon. He the son of Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon and Jutta Luxembourg Ardennes Countess Limburg and Arlon.

Count Arnstein

Around 1070 Louis Arnstein 3rd Count Arnstein succeeded 3rd Count Arnstein.

Count Brabant

Herman Brabant Count Brabant was appointed Count Brabant.

Count Harcourt

John Harcourt VI Count Harcourt succeeded VI Count Harcourt.

Count Limburg

In 1052 Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon was appointed Count Limburg.

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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In 1082 Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon died. His son Henry [aged 23] succeeded Count Limburg, Count Arlon.

Before 1085 Henry Luxembourg I Duke Lower Lorraine [aged 25] and Adelaide Pottenstein Duchess Lower Lorraine were married. She by marriage Countess Limburg, Countess Arlon. He the son of Waleran Luxembourg Count Limburg Count Arlon and Jutta Luxembourg Ardennes Countess Limburg and Arlon.

Count Longwy

Count Loon

Around 1134 Louis I Count Loon [aged 26] and Agnes Metz Countess Loon [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Loon.

In 1139 Louis I Count Loon [aged 31] succeeded I Count Loon.

On 2nd November 1191 Gerard Count Loon was killed in Acre [Map]. His son Louis succeeded II Count Loon.

Before 2nd August 1218 Louis II Count Loon was fatally poisoned. His brother Henry [aged 82] succeeded Count Loon.

On 2nd August 1218 Henry Count Loon [aged 82] was fatally poisoned a few days after his brother had been. His brother Arnold succeeded III Count Loon.

Count Mons

In 973 Reginar III Count Hainaut [aged 53] died. His son Reginar [aged 23] succeeded IV Count Mons.

Before 995 Reginar Reginar IV Count Mons [aged 44] and Hedwig Capet Countess Mons [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Countess Mons. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks [aged 53] and Adelaide Poitiers Queen Consort France [aged 49]. He the son of Reginar III Count Hainaut.

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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In 1013 Reginar Reginar IV Count Mons [aged 63] died. His son Reginar [aged 18] succeeded V Count Mons.

Before 1039 Reginar Reginar V Count Mons [aged 43] and Mathilde Brabant Countess Mons were married. She by marriage Countess Mons. She the daughter of Herman Brabant Count Brabant. He the son of Reginar Reginar IV Count Mons and Hedwig Capet Countess Mons.

In 1039 Reginar Reginar V Count Mons [aged 44] died. In 1039 His son Herman succeeded Reginar V Count Mons.

In 1040 Herman Reginar V Count Mons III Count Hainaut and Richilde Unknown Countess Mons and Hainaut were married. She by marriage Countess Mons, Countess Hainaut. He the son of Reginar Reginar V Count Mons and Mathilde Brabant Countess Mons.

Count Palatine Lorraine

Henry Luxembourg Ardennes Count Palatine Lorraine was appointed Count Palatine Lorraine.

Count Salm

In 1059 Herman Luxembourg Ardennes I Count Salm succeeded I Count Salm.

Count Salm Salm

On 20th March 1671 Charles Theodore Salm Prince Salm [aged 26] and Luise Marie Palatinate Simmern Countess Salm [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Salm Salm.

In 1710 Charles Theodore Salm Prince Salm [aged 65] died. His son Louis [aged 35] succeeded Count Salm Salm. Albertine Johannette Nassau Hadamar Countess Salm [aged 35] by marriage Countess Salm Salm.

Charles Theodore Salm Prince Salm succeeded Count Salm Salm.

Count Zeeland

Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.

In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.

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In 1354 William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 23] succeeded V Count Hainaut, V Count Zeeland.

On 13th December 1404 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 68] died at The Hague. His son William [aged 39] succeeded IV Count Holland, VI Count Hainaut, V Count Zeeland. Margaret Valois Countess Holland [aged 30] by marriage Countess Holland.

Count Zutphen

In 1465 Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders [aged 26] was appointed Count Zutphen.

Otto Zutphen 2nd Count Zutphen succeeded 2nd Count Zutphen.