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Meinhard Gorizia VI Count Gorizia succeeded VI Count Gorizia.
On 13th December 1239 Albert IV Count of Habsburg [aged 51] died. His son Rudolph [aged 21] succeeded I Count Habsburg.
Frederick Unknown Count Langeland was appointed Count Langeland.
Frederick Saarbrücken Count Saarbrücken was appointed Count Saarbrücken.
On 18th July 1328 Engelbert II Count of de la Marck [aged 53] died. Adolph II Count de la Marck succeeded II Count de la Marck.
In 1332 Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves [aged 41] and Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves.
On 20th October 1347 Adolph II Count de la Marck died. His son Engelbert [aged 14] succeeded III Count de la Marck.
In 1354 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 20] and Richardis Jülich Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. She the daughter of William Jülich I Duke Jülich [aged 55] and Joanna Hainaut Duchess Guelders [aged 39]. He the son of Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
In 1381 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 47] and Elisabeth Sponheim Countess Mark were married. She by marriage Countess de la Marck. He the son of Adolph II Count de la Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck.
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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On 22nd December 1391 Engelbert de la Marck III Count de la Marck [aged 58] died. His brother Adolph [aged 57] succeeded III Count de la Marck. Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 41] by marriage Countess de la Marck.
Engelbert Mark 1st Count Mark was created 1st Count de la Marck.
In 1811 Caroline Countess of Schlotheim [aged 45] was created 1st Countess of Hessenstien.
In 1788 Caroline Countess of Schlotheim [aged 22] was created 1st Countess of Schlotheim.
John Günther Schwarzburg 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen was created 1st Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen.
On 15th March 1392 Eberhard II Count of Württemberg [aged 77] died. His grandson Eberhard [aged 28] succeeded III Count of Württemberg. Antonia Visconti Countess of Württemberg [aged 38] by marriage Countess of Württemberg.
On 16th May 1417 Eberhard III Count of Württemberg [aged 53] died. His son Eberhard [aged 29] succeeded IV Count of Württemberg.
On 2nd July 1419 Eberhard IV Count of Württemberg [aged 31] died. His son Ludwig [aged 6] succeeded I Count of Württemberg.
In 1434 Ludwig I Count of Württemberg [aged 21] and Matilde Wittelsbach Countess of Württemberg [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Countess of Württemberg. She the daughter of Louis Wittelsbach III Elector Palatine [aged 55] and Matilda of Savoy [aged 44]. He the son of Eberhard IV Count of Württemberg and Henriette Countess of Montbéliard [aged 47]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 23rd or 24th September 1450 Ludwig I Count of Württemberg [aged 37] died. His son Eberhard [aged 4] succeeded V Count of Württemberg.