Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu was born to [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu.
In or before 1301 [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu were married.
In 1316 [his grandfather] Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu died. [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu succeeded 2nd Baron Montagu. [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu by marriage Baroness Montagu.
On 18th October 1319 [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu died at Gascony. [his brother] William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury succeeded 3rd Baron Montagu.
Around 1320 [his brother] William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury were married. She by marriage Baroness Montagu.
Before 8th June 1322 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall and [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu were married. She by marriage Baroness Furnivall.
In 1333 [his brother] Bishop Simon Montagu was appointed Bishop of Worcester.
Before 29th August 1338 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Alice Plantagenet were married. She the daughter of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk.
Around 1344 [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Suffolk was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and [his wife] Alice Plantagenet. She married before 1361 Walter Ufford, son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk.
On 20th June 1345 [his brother] Bishop Simon Montagu died.
In August 1345 [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu died. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
On 26th August 1346 the army of King Edward III of England defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England, his son Edward "Black Prince", Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick, William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick.
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield, Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Bernard Brocas, Thomas Felton, James Audley, Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh, Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh, Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham, John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth, Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton, William Scrope, Stephen Scrope, William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby, John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle, Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle, Nicholas Longford, Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh, Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings, Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk, John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford, Thomas West, John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby, John Wingfield, Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy, Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux, John Devereux, Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos, Richard Pembridge and John Sully.
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France was wounded. William de Coucy and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy and were killed.
Charles II Count Alençon was killed. Charles Valois Archbishop of Lyons succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders was killed. Louis of Male III Count Nevers II Count Flanders succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia was killed. Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg succeeded IV King Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg. Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg by marriage Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine was killed. John Metz I Duke Lorraine succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt was killed.
On 20th November 1348 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu was created 1st Baron Montagu by writ of summons.
On 2nd February 1349 [his daughter] Joan Montagu Countess Suffolk was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and [his wife] Alice Plantagenet. She married before 12th June 1376 William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk, son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk, and had issue.
On 11th June 1349 [his brother] William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury died. [his nephew] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu. Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales by marriage Countess Salisbury.
After 1352 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Joan Unknown were married.
Before 30th January 1352 [his wife] Alice Plantagenet died at Bungay, Suffolk. She had been assaulted by her husband Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu for which he was indicted.
Before February 1359 [his daughter] Audrey Montagu died.
Before February 1359 [his son] Edward Montagu died.
Before 1361 [his son-in-law] Walter Ufford and [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Suffolk were married. She would later marry his brother William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk; an example of Married to Two Siblings. He the son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk and Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk.
Before July 1361 [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Countess Suffolk died.
On 14th July 1361 Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu died. Baron Montagu abeyant between his daughters Joan Montagu Countess Suffolk and Audrey Montagu 2nd Baroness Montagu.
[his daughter] Maud Montagu Abbess Barking was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Alice Plantagenet.
[his son] Edward Montagu was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Alice Plantagenet.
[his daughter] Audrey Montagu was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Alice Plantagenet.
[his son] Edward Montagu was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Joan Unknown.
[his daughter] Audrey Montagu 2nd Baroness Montagu was born to Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and Joan Unknown.