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On 29th August 1637 [his father] John Brydges 2nd Baronet [aged 13] and Mary Powell Lady Wilton were married.
Around 2nd September 1642 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos was born to John Brydges 2nd Baronet [aged 18] at Wilton, Herefordshire.
On 21st February 1651 [his father] John Brydges 2nd Baronet [aged 27] died. His son James [aged 8] succeeded 3rd Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
Around 1658 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 15] educated at St John's College, Oxford University.
On 4th May 1664 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 21] and Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Lady Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire.
After 4th May 1665 [his daughter] Mary Brydges was born to James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 22] and [his wife] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 23] She married (1) 28th November 1689 her third cousin twice removed Theophilus Leigh and had issue (2) in or before 1696 Theophilus Leigh and had issue.
In 1667 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 24] was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire.
On 6th January 1673 [his son] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos was born to James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 30] at Dewsall, Herefordshire. He married (1) 2nd February 1695 Mary Lake and had issue (2) 4th August 1713 his half first cousin Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos (3) 18th April 1736 Lydia Catherine Van Hatten Duchess Chandos.
Around 20th January 1674 [his son] Reverend Henry Brydges was born to James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 31] and [his wife] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 31]
In 1676 William Brydges 7th Baron Chandos [aged 55] died of smallpox with no male issue. His third cousin James [aged 33] succeeded 8th Baron Chandos of Sudeley. [his wife] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 33] by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 28th November 1689 [his son-in-law] Theophilus Leigh [aged 42] and [his daughter] Mary Brydges [aged 24] were married. They were third cousin twice removed.
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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On 26th December 1691 [his son-in-law] Alexander Jacob of London and [his daughter] Elizabeth Brydges were married.
On 2nd February 1695 [his son] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos [aged 22] and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Lake [aged 26] were married.
In or before 1696 [his son-in-law] Theophilus Leigh [aged 48] and [his daughter] Mary Brydges [aged 30] were married.
On 13th June 1703 [his daughter] Mary Brydges [aged 38] died.
On 4th August 1713 [his son] James Brydges 1st Duke Chandos [aged 40] and [his daughter-in-law] Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos [aged 43] were married. They were half first cousins.
On 16th October 1714 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos [aged 72] died at Aconbury, Herefordshire. His son James [aged 41] succeeded 9th Baron Chandos of Sudeley, 4th Baronet Brydges of Wilton in Herefordshire. Cassandra Willoughby Duchess Chandos [aged 44] by marriage Baroness Chandos of Sudeley.
On 26th May 1719 [his former wife] Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos [aged 77] died.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Brydges was born to James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos and Elizabeth Barnard Baroness Chandos She married 26th December 1691 Alexander Jacob of London and had issue.
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Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Brugge 5th Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandmother: Florence Darrell Baroness Chandos
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Baynham
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Brydges 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 8th Baron Grey of Wilton 
3 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Grey Baroness Grey Wilton 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Hastings 
6 x Great Grandson of King William I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Tattershall
Grandfather: Giles Brydges 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hovell Carne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Carne
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Kemys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Kemys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Carne 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Brydges 1st Baron Chandos
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Baynham Baroness Chandos
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Brydges 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Grey 9th Baron Grey of Wilton 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Chandos 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Florence Hastings Baroness Grey Wilton 7 x Great Granddaughter of King William I of Scotland
father: John Brydges 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Scudamore
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Scudamore of Holme Lacy 11 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil Vaughan 
10 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Scudamore 12 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Pakington of Hampton Lovett 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ursula Pakington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Dacres
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Scudamore 13 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Croft
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Croft of Croft Castle
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Scull
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elynor Croft
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Herbert 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Herbert
Grandmother: Mary Scudamore Lady Bridges 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Throckmorton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Throckmorton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Denys 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Reade
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ann Reade
James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England