Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV 1393-1406

The Annals of Kings Richard II and Henry IV offers a vivid contemporary account of one of the most turbulent periods in late medieval England. Covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, the chronicle records royal ceremonies, political conflict, rebellion, war, taxation, religious controversy, executions, popular unrest and remarkable portents. Its pages include a detailed description of Richard II’s coronation, the fall and deposition of the king, Henry IV’s seizure of the throne, the Percy rebellion, the execution of Archbishop Richard Scrope, the campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr, and England’s relations with Scotland, France, Portugal and Scandinavia. Alongside affairs of state, the annalist preserves reports of miracles, eclipses, prophecies, supernatural events and the experiences of ordinary townspeople, clergy, soldiers and travellers. Written from a monastic perspective, the work combines political observation with moral judgement, presenting victories and disasters as evidence of divine favour or punishment. At once a historical record and a reflection of medieval belief, the Annals provides an invaluable window into the challenges, ceremonies and conflicts of England at the turn of the fifteenth century.

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Count Soissons

Count Soissons is in Counts of France.

See: Count Soissons.

In 1057 Guy of Bar Sur Aube II Count Soissons died. His sister Adelaide succeeded Countess Soissons. William Busac Normandy Count Soissons [aged 37] by marriage Count Soissons.

In 1057 Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons [aged 72] died. His son Guy succeeded II Count Soissons.

In 1076 William Busac Normandy Count Soissons [aged 56] died. His son Renaud succeeded II Count Soissons.

In 1099 Renaud Normandy II Count Soissons died. His brother John succeeded I Count Soissons.

Before 1115 John Normandy I Count Soissons and Aveline Peirrefonds Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of William Busac Normandy Count Soissons and Adelaide of Bar Sur Aube Countess Soissons.

After 1115 John Normandy I Count Soissons died. His son Renaud succeeded III Count Soissons.

In 1141 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons succeeded II Count Soissons.

In 1178 Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons died. His nephew Conon succeeded I Count Soissons.

In 1180 Conon Nesle I Count Soissons died. His brother Raoul succeeded I Count Soissons.

Before May 1234 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons.

On 4th January 1235 Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded II Count Soissons.

After 1241 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Matilda Amboise Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Raoul "Good" Nesle I Count Soissons and Adèle Capet Countess Soissons. They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Around 1271 John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded III Count Soissons.

Before 8th October 1286 John Nesle III Count Soissons died. His son John succeeded IV Count Soissons.

Before May 1302 John Nesle IV Count Soissons died. His son John [aged 21] succeeded V Count Soissons.

In 1304 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons succeeded Count Soissons.

In 1304 John Beaumont Count Soissons [aged 16] by marriage Count Soissons.

Around January 1308 Hugh Nesle Count Soissons died. His daughter Margaret [aged 3] succeeded Countess Soissons.

In 1344 Jeanne Beaumont Count Soissons, Blois, Chatillon and Namur [aged 21] succeeded Countess Soissons.

In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans [aged 31] was appointed Count Soissons.

On 14th May 1462 Jeanne of Bar Countess Soissons [aged 47] died. Her son John succeeded Count Soissons.

On 13th March 1569 Louis Bourbon Prince Condé [aged 38] was killed after surrendering at the Battle of Jarnac. His son Henri [aged 16] succeeded Prince Condé. His son Charles [aged 2] succeeded Count Soissons.

In 1601 Charles Bourbon Condé Count Soissons [aged 34] and Anne Montafié Countess Soissons [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of Louis Bourbon Prince Condé and Francoise Valois Princess Condé [aged 51].

Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons was appointed Count Soissons.

Ivo Nesle II Count Soissons and Yolande Flanders Countess Saint Pol, La Marche and Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut and Alice Namur Countess Hainaut.

Guy Vermandois I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.

John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. She the daughter of Amaury Montfort and Beatrix Viennois. He the son of John "Good and Stammerer" Nesle II Count Soissons and Mary Chimay Countess Soissons.

Conon Nesle I Count Soissons and Agather Dreux Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons.

John Nesle IV Count Soissons and Marguerite Rumigny Countess Soissons were married. She by marriage Countess Soissons. He the son of John Nesle III Count Soissons and Margaret Montfort Countess Soissons.

Renaud of Bar Sur Aube I Count Soissons was appointed I Count Soissons.

Robert of Bar Count Soissons Count Marle and Jeanne Countess Marle, Soissons and Meaux were married. She by marriage Countess Marle, Countess Soissons. He the son of Henry of Bar and Marie de Coucy Countess Soissons.