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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Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire was born to [her father] Edmund Benson Foster and [her mother] Edith Eleanor Grove.
YBcJrZjKOn 31st March 1874 Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire (age 29) died. His son [her future husband] Arthur (age 2) succeeded 6th Marquess Downshire.
On 22nd June 1893 [her future husband] Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 21) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 20) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Downshire. He the son of Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire and [her future mother-in-law] Georgiana Elizabeth Balfour.
1901. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.
Before 19th November 1902 [her future husband] Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 31) and Katherine Mary "Kitty" Hare Marchioness Downshire (age 30) were divorced as a consequence of her affair with Joseph Frederick Laycock (age 35). Laycock was also having an affair with Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Maynard Countess Warwick (age 40) with whom he possibly fathered two children: Maynard Greville (age 4) and Mercy Greville.
26th June 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire
26th June 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire
26th June 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire
26th June 1911. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire
1916. Unknown Photographer. Photograph of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.
On 1st November 1917 [her father] Edmund Benson Foster died.
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Before 29th May 1918 Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 46) and Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire were married. She by marriage Marchioness Downshire. He the son of Arthur Hill 5th Marquess Downshire and Georgiana Elizabeth Balfour.
On 29th May 1918 [her husband] Arthur Hill 6th Marquess of Downshire (age 46) died.
1919. Philip de László (age 49). Portrait of Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire.
On 29th November 1921 [her mother] Edith Eleanor Grove died.
On 30th December 1942 Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire died.
Father: Edmund Benson Foster
Evelyn Grace Foster Marchioness Downshire
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grove of Ferne House, Salisbury
GrandFather: Thomas Grove 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Frazer 3rd Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jean Frazer
Mother: Edith Eleanor Grove
Great x 1 Grandfather: Waller O'Grady
GrandMother: Katherine Grace O'Grady Lady Grove