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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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Paternal Family Tree: Reginar aka Percy
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu 1145-1204
In 1251 [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 21) and [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 18) were married. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Hugh IV Duke Burgundy (age 37) and [her grandmother] Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy. He the son of [her grandfather] Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant and [her grandmother] Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
In 1256 Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France was born to [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 26) and [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 28th February 1261 [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant (age 31) died. His son [her brother] Henry (age 10) succeeded IV Duke Brabant.
On 28th May 1262 [her future husband] King Philip III of France (age 17) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of James I King Aragon (age 54) and Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of King Louis IX of France (age 48) and [her future mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th August 1270 King Louis IX of France (age 56) died. His son [her future husband] Philip (age 25) succeeded III King France: Capet. Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France (age 22) by marriage Queen Consort France.
On 5th September 1270 [her brother] John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 17) and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Capet (age 15) were married. She died in childbirth less than a year later. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France (deceased) and [her future mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 49). He the son of [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 37). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
After 1272 [her brother] Henry Reginar IV Duke Brabant (deceased) died. His brother [her brother] John (age 19) succeeded I Duke Brabant.
In 1273 [her brother] John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 20) and [her sister-in-law] Margaret Dampierre Duchess Brabant (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Brabant. She the daughter of Guy Dampierre Count Flanders (age 47) and Mathilde Bethune. He the son of [her father] Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 40). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Stephen I England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 23rd October 1273 [her mother] Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant (age 40) died.
On 21st August 1274 King Philip III of France (age 29) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 18) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant and Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant. He the son of King Louis IX of France and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 53). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 3rd May 1276 [her son] Louis I Count Évreux was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 31) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 20). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. He married in or before 1303 his second cousin once removed Margaret Artois Countess Évreux and had issue.
Around 1278 [her daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 32) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 22). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 25th May 1300 Rudolph Habsburg III Duke Austria, son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria.
In 1279 [her brother-in-law] Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont (age 23) by marriage Lord Bourbon.
In 1279 [her daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England was born to [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 33) and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 23). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She married 10th September 1299 her first cousin once removed King Edward I of England, son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England, and had issue.
In 1279 [her uncle] Robert II Duke Burgundy (age 31) and [her sister-in-law] Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Burgundy. She the daughter of King Louis IX of France and [her mother-in-law] Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 58). He the son of [her grandfather] Hugh IV Duke Burgundy and [her grandmother] Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King William "Conqueror" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1284 [her step-son] Charles Valois I Count Valois (age 13) was created I Count Valois.
On 6th April 1284 [her brother-in-law] Peter Capet Count Alençon (age 33) was killed at Salerno by Aragonese mercenaries. He had no issue; Count Alençon extinct.
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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On 16th August 1284 [her step-son] King Philip IV of France (age 16) and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 11) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Henry I King Navarre and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 36). He the son of [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 39) and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France. They were second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 5th October 1285 [her husband] King Philip III of France (age 40) died of dysentery; see Annals of Dunstable. His son [her step-son] Philip (age 17) succeeded IV King France: Capet. Joan Blois I Queen Navarre (age 12) by marriage Queen Consort of France.
In 1294 [her brother] John Reginar I Duke Brabant (age 41) died. His son [her nephew] John (age 18) succeeded II Duke Brabant. Margaret Plantagenet Duchess Brabant (age 18) by marriage Duchess Brabant.
On 10th September 1299 [her son-in-law] King Edward I of England (age 60) and [her daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 20) were married at Canterbury Cathedral [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort England. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 43). He the son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 27) was present.
On 25th May 1300 [her son-in-law] Rudolph Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 18) and [her daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 44). He the son of Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria (age 44) and Elizabeth Carinthia Duchess Austria.
In or before 1303 [her son] Louis I Count Évreux (age 26) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Artois Countess Évreux (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Évreux. He the son of [her former husband] King Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 46). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 1st March 1305 [her daughter] Blanche Capet Duchess Austria (age 27) died.
On 14th February 1318 [her daughter] Margaret of France Queen Consort England (age 39) died at Marlborough Castle [Map]. She was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Her tomb was destroyed during the Reformation.
On 19th May 1319 [her son] Louis I Count Évreux (age 43) died. His son [her grandson] Philip (age 13) succeeded Count Évreux.
On 12th January 1321 Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France (age 65) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Agnes de la Marck Queen Consort Navarre [1]
Margaret of France Queen Consort England [1]
Philip "Noble" III King Navarre [1]
Joan Évreux Queen Consort France [1]
Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France [1]
Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland [1]
Bianca Maria Sforza Holy Roman Empress [1]
Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [2]
Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon [1]
Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre [2]
Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England [2]
Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland [3]
Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France [2]
Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [3]
Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [3]
Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [1]
Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [1]
John George Wettin Elector Saxony [2]
Frederick William "Great Elector" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg [2]
Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia [1]
Hedwig Eleonora Queen Consort Sweden [2]
Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal [4]
Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Victor Amadeus King Sardinia [5]
Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [2]
Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [4]
Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor [4]
Francis I Holy Roman Emperor [2]
Adolph Frederick King Sweden [2]
Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia [2]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [4]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [2]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [4]
Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [6]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [4]
Frederick William III King Prussia [2]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [4]
Queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina [4]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [6]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [4]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [10]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [12]
King Christian IX of Denmark [6]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [8]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [10]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [22]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [22]
Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [6]
Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England [12]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [12]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [16]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [28]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [34]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [26]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [40]
Carl XVI King Sweden [54]
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain
Great x 3 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Chiny Countess Louvain
Great x 2 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Berenger II Sulzbach
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lutgardis Sulzbach Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran "Pagan" Luxemburg Duke Lower Lorraine 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg II Duke Limburg
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jutta von Wassenberg Wassenburg Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilda Saffenburg Duchess Limburg
GrandFather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theodoric "Valiant" Metz II Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thierry Count Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Flanders Duchess Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk "Young" King Jerusalem 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylla Anjou Countess Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde of Maine Countess of Anjou
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Metz Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Blois II Count Blois and Chartres 
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Stephen I England Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Normandy Countess Blois 
Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Flanders III Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dunkeld Countess Boulogne 
Father: Henry Reginar III Duke Brabant 2 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
GrandMother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Maria of Brabant Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh II Duke Burgundy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo II Duke Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Felicia Matilda Mayenne Duchess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Blois II Count Champagne IV Count Blois Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Blois Duchess Burgundy Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Carinthia Countess Champagne and Blois
Great x 1 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Matthias Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Reginar Duchess Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertha aka Judith Hohenstaufen Duchess Lorraine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
GrandFather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy
Mother: Adelaide Burgundy Duchess Brabant 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VI King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert "Great" Capet I Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Savoy Queen Consort France
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Baudemont Countess Dreux
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux
Great x 4 Grandfather: Enguerrand Coucy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Raoul Coucy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Beaugency
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders IV Count Hainaut
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Flanders
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Namur Countess Hainault
GrandMother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald St Valery
Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard St Valery
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Donart
Great x 1 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry
Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Montgomery II Count Ponthieu
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Montgomery I Count Ponthieu
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Countess Ponthieu
Great x 2 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice St Pol Countess Ponthieu