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On 6th February 1796 Richard Le Poer Trench 2nd Earl Clancarty [aged 28] and Henrietta Margaret Staples Countess Clancarty [aged 26] were married. She by marriage Countess Clancarty. He the son of William Trench 1st Earl of Clancarty [aged 54].
On 12th February 1803 William Trench 1st Earl of Clancarty [aged 61] was created 1st Earl Clancarty.
On 27th April 1805 William Trench 1st Earl of Clancarty [aged 63] died. His son Richard [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Earl Clancarty.
On 24th November 1837 Richard Le Poer Trench 2nd Earl Clancarty [aged 70] died. His son William [aged 34] succeeded 3rd Earl Clancarty.
On 26th April 1872 William Trench 3rd Earl of Clancarty [aged 68] died. His son Richard [aged 38] succeeded 4th Earl Clancarty. Adeliza Georgiana Hervey Countess Clancarty [aged 28] by marriage Countess Clancarty.
On 29th May 1891 Richard Trench 4th Earl of Clancarty [aged 57] died. His son William [aged 22] succeeded 5th Earl Clancarty. Isabelle "Belle Bilton" Penrice Countess Clancarty [aged 24] by marriage Countess Clancarty.
In 1658 Donough MacCarty 1st Earl Clancarty [aged 64] was created 1st Earl Clancarty.
In August 1665 Donough MacCarty 1st Earl Clancarty [aged 71] died. His grandson Charles [aged 2] succeeded 2nd Earl Clancarty. Margaret Burke Lady Muskerry by marriage Countess Clancarty.
In 1666 Charles MacCarty 2nd Earl Clancarty [aged 3] died. His uncle Callaghan succeeded 3rd Earl Clancarty.
Before 1668 Callaghan MacCarty 3rd Earl Clancarty and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Clancarty [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Clancarty. She the daughter of George "Fairy Earl" Fitzgerald 16th Earl of Kildare and Joan Boyle Countess Kildare. He the son of Donough MacCarty 1st Earl Clancarty and Ellen Butler Countess Clancarty. They were third cousin three times removed.
On 21st November 1676 Callaghan MacCarty 3rd Earl Clancarty died. His son Donough [aged 8] succeeded 4th Earl Clancarty.
In 1684 Donough MacCarty 4th Earl Clancarty [aged 16] and Elizabeth Spencer Countess Clancarty [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Countess Clancarty. She the daughter of Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland [aged 42] and Anne Digby Countess Sunderland [aged 38]. He the son of Callaghan MacCarty 3rd Earl Clancarty and Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Clancarty [aged 42]. They were fifth cousin once removed.
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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Donough MacCarty 1st Earl Clancarty and Ellen Butler Countess Clancarty were married. She by marriage Countess Clancarty.