Dunster, Somerset is in Somerset.
See: Dunster Castle [Map].
In 1227 John Mohun was born to Reginald Mohun [aged 21] and Hawise Fitzpeter at Dunster, Somerset. He married in or before 1249 his fourth cousin Joan Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Sibyl Marshal, and had issue.
In 1228 Alice Mohun was born to Reginald Mohun [aged 22] and Hawise Fitzpeter at Dunster, Somerset. She married Robert V Beauchamp and had issue.
In 1249 John Mohun was born to John Mohun [aged 22] and Joan Ferrers at Dunster, Somerset. He married in or before 1269 Eleanor Fitzpiers and had issue.
On 20th January 1258 Reginald Mohun [aged 52] died at Dunster, Somerset. He was buried at Newenham Axminster, Devon.
Around 1269 John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster was born to John Mohun [aged 20] and Eleanor Fitzpiers [aged 19] at Dunster, Somerset. He married before 1297 Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster and had issue.
Around 1270 Margaret Deincourt Baroness Willoughby of Eresby was born to Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt [aged 20] and Isabel Mohun Baroness Deincourt [aged 27] at Dunster, Somerset. She married before 1303 Robert Willoughby 1st Baron Willoughby and had issue.
On 11th June 1279 John Mohun [aged 30] died at Dunster, Somerset.
In 1280 Isabel Mohun Baroness Deincourt [aged 37] died at Dunster, Somerset.
In 1305 Reginald Mohun was born to John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster [aged 36] and Ada Tiptoft Baroness Dunster [aged 30] at Dunster, Somerset. He married before 1325 his half second cousin once removed Elizabeth Fitzwilliam and had issue.
On 25th August 1330 John Mohun [aged 30] was killed at Boroughbridge [Map]. He was buried at Dunster, Somerset.
In 1347 Reginald Mohun [aged 42] died at Dunster, Somerset.
Around 1367 Philippa Mohun Duchess York was born to John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster [aged 47] and Joan Burghesh Baroness Mohun [aged 48] in Dunster, Somerset. She married before 7th October 1398 Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle, son of Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile Duchess York.
Around 1440 Thomas Mohun [aged 88] died at Dunster, Somerset.
Elizabeth Mohun Countess of Salisbury was born to John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster and Joan Burghesh Baroness Mohun in Dunster, Somerset. She married after 7th August 1385 her half fifth cousin once removed William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury, son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury, and had issue.
See Castles in Somerset.
Around 1206 Reginald Mohun was born to Reginald Mohun [aged 21] and Alice Brewer at Dunster Castle [Map]. He married (1) in or before 1227 Hawise Fitzpeter, daughter of Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex and Aveline Clare Countess Essex, and had issue (2) in or before 1243 Isabel Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby and Sibyl Marshal, and had issue.
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 1243 Isabel Mohun Baroness Deincourt was born to Reginald Mohun [aged 37] and Isabel Ferrers [aged 17] at Dunster Castle [Map]. She married before 1265 her fifth cousin Edmund Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt and had issue.
In 1320 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster was born to John Mohun [aged 20] and Christiana Segrave [aged 18] at Dunster Castle [Map]. He married in or before 1357 his fifth cousin Joan Burghesh Baroness Mohun, daughter of Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh and Elizabeth Verdun Baroness Burghesh, and had issue.
In 1376 Joan Burghesh Baroness Mohun [aged 57] sold Dunster Castle [Map] and its associated estates including the manors of Minehead and Kilton, and the hundred of Carhampton for £5000 to Elizabeth Courtenay. She retained a life interest.