Baron Killeen is in Baron Ireland.
Around 1445 Christopher Plunkett 1st Baron Killeen [aged 80] died. His grandson Christopher succeeded 2nd Baron Killeen.
Around 1449 Christopher Plunkett 1st Baron Killeen was created 1st Baron Killeen.
In 1462 or 1467 Christopher Plunkett 2nd Baron Killeen [aged 14] died of plague. His brother Edmund [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Baron Killeen.
Before 5th January 1464 Christopher Plunkett 2nd Baron Killeen [aged 16] and Elizabeth Welles Countess Kildare were married. She by marriage Baroness Killeen.
On 18th August 1510 Edmund Plunkett 3rd Baron Killeen [aged 61] died. His son John succeeded 4th Baron Killeen.
Before 1522 John Plunkett 4th Baron Killeen [aged 12] and Margaret Preston Baroness Killeen were married. She by marriage Baroness Killeen. They were third cousin once removed.
After 3rd December 1542 John Plunkett 4th Baron Killeen [aged 32] and Ellen Barnewall Baroness Killeen [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Baroness Killeen. They were third cousins.
On 19th March 1550 John Plunkett 4th Baron Killeen [aged 40] died. His son Patrick [aged 28] succeeded 5th Baron Killeen.
Before 3rd June 1556 Patrick Plunkett 5th Baron Killeen [aged 34] died. His brother Christopher [aged 33] succeeded 6th Baron Killeen.
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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Between 12th March 1561 and 8th June 1561 Christopher Plunkett 6th Baron Killeen [aged 38] died. His half brother James [aged 19] succeeded 7th Baron Killeen.
On 13th January 1595 James Plunkett 7th Baron Killeen [aged 53] died. His son Christopher [aged 31] succeeded 8th Baron Killeen. Genet Dillon Baroness Killeen by marriage Baroness Killeen.
Before 29th January 1613 Christopher Plunkett 8th Baron Killeen [aged 49] died. His son Luke succeeded 9th Baron Killeen.