The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Sassoon
On 19th October 1887 [her father] Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet [aged 31] and [her mother] Aline Caroline de Rothschild [aged 19] were married two days before her twentieth birthday in a ceremony in the synagogue at the Rue de la Victoire in Paris. The couple set up home at 25 Kensington Gore, where Aline, a talented artist, set up her own studio.
On 30th January 1894 Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley was born to [her father] Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet [aged 37] and [her mother] Aline Caroline de Rothschild [aged 26].
On 24th October 1896 [her grandfather] Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet [aged 78] died. His son [her father] Edward [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baronet Sassoon of Kensington-gore in London.
On 28th July 1909 [her mother] Aline Caroline de Rothschild [aged 41] died.
On 24th May 1912 [her father] Edward Albert Sassoon 2nd Baronet [aged 55] died. He was buried in the Sassoon Mausoleum. His son [her brother] Philip [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Baronet Sassoon of Kensington-gore in London.
1913. John Singer Sargent [aged 56]. Portrait of Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 18].
On 6th August 1913 George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 30] and Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 19] were married. He the son of George Cholmondeley 4th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 55] and Winifred Kingscote Marchioness Cholmondeley.
On 24th April 1919 [her son] Hugh Cholmondeley 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley was born to [her husband] George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 35] and Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 25]. He married 14th June 1947 Lavinia Margaret Leslie Marchioness Cholmondeley and had issue.
1922. John Singer Sargent [aged 65]. Portrait of Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 27].
1922. John Lavery [aged 65]. Portrait of Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 27].
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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On 16th March 1923 [her father-in-law] George Cholmondeley 4th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 64] died. His son [her husband] George [aged 39] succeeded 5th Marquess Cholmondeley, 8th Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 5th Earl Rocksavage of Cheshire, 9th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 8th Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 8th Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire, 7th Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey, 7th Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 29] by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley.
On 14th June 1947 Hugh Cholmondeley 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley [aged 28] and Lavinia Margaret Leslie Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 25] were married. He the son of George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 64] and Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 53].
On 16th September 1968 [her husband] George Cholmondeley 5th Marquess Cholmondeley [aged 85] died. His son Hugh [aged 49] succeeded 6th Marquess Cholmondeley, 9th Earl Cholmondeley in Cheshire, 6th Earl Rocksavage of Cheshire, 10th Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath, 9th Viscount Malpas in Cheshire, 9th Baron Cholmondeley Nampwich in Cheshire, 8th Baron Newburgh of Newburgh in Anglesey, 8th Baron Newborough of Newborough in County Wexford. Lavinia Margaret Leslie Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 47] by marriage Marchioness Cholmondeley.
On 26th December 1989 Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley [aged 95] died.
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sassoon ben Saleh
Great x 1 Grandfather: David Sassoon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Amam Gabbai
GrandFather: Albert aka Abdullah Sassoon 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Hannah Joseph
Sybil Sassoon Marchioness Cholmondeley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Great x 1 Grandfather: Jacob "James" Mayer de Rothschild
GrandFather: Gustave Samuel de Rothschild
Great x 3 Grandfather: Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Great x 2 Grandfather: Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
Great x 1 Grandmother: Betty von Rothschild
Mother: Aline Caroline de Rothschild
GrandMother: Cécile Anspach