Paternal Family Tree: Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies
Maternal Family Tree: Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies
On 18th July 1717 [his father] Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone [aged 23] and [his mother] Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 15] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone. They were second cousin once removed.
In 16th April 1743 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies was born to Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone [aged 48] and Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 41].
In 1746 [his father] Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone [aged 51] was created 1st Earl Tyrone. [his mother] Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 44] by marriage Countess Tyrone.
On 4th April 1763 [his father] Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone [aged 68] died in Tyrone House, Dublin.
On 16th June 1763 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 20] and Elizabeth Fitzgibbon [aged 27] were married. He the son of Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone and Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 61].
On 19th April 1769 [his brother] George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford [aged 27] were married. He the son of [his father] Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone and [his mother] Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 67].
On 27th July 1769 [his mother] Catherine Power Countess Tyrone [aged 67] died.
On 20th January 1774 [his son] John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies was born to Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzgibbon [aged 38]. He married 26th July 1810 Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley and had issue.
On 21st May 1776 [his son] Reverend George de la Poer Beresford was born to Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 33] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzgibbon [aged 40]. He married before 28th July 1800 Susan Gorges and had issue.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1780 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 36] was appointed Bishop of Dromore.
On 20th November 1780 [his son] William Beresford was born to Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 37] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzgibbon [aged 44]. He married 19th July 1804 Anna Bennett, daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville.
In 1782 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 38] was appointed Bishop of Ossory.
In 1789 [his brother] George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford [aged 53] was created 1st Marquess Waterford. [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Monck Marchioness Waterford [aged 47] by marriage Marchioness Waterford.
In 1794 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 50] was appointed Archbishop of Tuam.
On 12th June 1795 [his brother-in-law] John Fitzgibbon 1st Earl of de Clare [aged 47] was created 1st Earl Clare.
Before 28th July 1800 [his son] Reverend George de la Poer Beresford [aged 24] and [his daughter-in-law] Susan Gorges [aged 23] were married.
On 3rd December 1800 [his brother] George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford [aged 65] died. His succeeded son [his nephew] Henry de la Poer Beresford 2nd Marquess Waterford [aged 28] succeeded 2nd Marquess Waterford.
On 28th January 1802 [his brother-in-law] John Fitzgibbon 1st Earl of de Clare [aged 54] died. His succeeded son John [aged 9] succeeded 2nd Earl Clare.
On 19th July 1804 [his son] William Beresford [aged 23] and [his daughter-in-law] Anna Bennett [aged 29] were married. She the daughter of Charles Bennet 4th Earl Tankerville [aged 60] and Emma Colebrooke Countess Tankerville [aged 52].
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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In 1807 [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzgibbon [aged 71] died.
On 26th July 1810 [his son] John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies [aged 36] and [his daughter-in-law] Charlotte Philadelphia Horsley [aged 36] were married.
On 22nd December 1812 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 69] was created 1st Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
On 6th September 1819 Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies [aged 76] died. His succeeded son John Horsley Beresford 2nd Baron Decies [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baron Decies of Decies in Waterford.
[his daughter] Louisa Beresford Viscountess Beresford was born to Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies and Elizabeth Fitzgibbon. She married 1832 her first cousin General William Carr Beresford 1st Viscount Beresford, son of George de la Poer Beresford 1st Marquess Waterford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Beresford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Tristram Beresford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Tristram Beresford 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: Randal Beresford 2nd Baronet
GrandFather: Tristram Beresford 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Annesley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Annesley Lady Beresford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Port
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Stanhope Viscountess Valentia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Trentham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Trentham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Sneyd
Father: Marcus Beresford 1st Earl Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Archbishop William Beresford 1st Baron Decies 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Power 4th Baron Power 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Power 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Power 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Barry 5th Viscount Buttevant 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Barry Countess Ormonde and Ossory 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Power 1st Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: James Power 3rd Earl Tyrone 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Annesley
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Annesley 1st Viscount Valentia
Great x 2 Grandfather: Arthur Annesley 1st Earl Annesley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Philipps 1st Baronet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Philipps 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Perrot Lady Philips 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy Annesley Countess Tyrone 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Altham
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Altham of Oxhey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Skinner
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Altham Countess Anglesey
Mother: Catherine Power Countess Tyrone 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England