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Maxstoke, Warwickshire is in Warwickshire.
See: Maxstoke Castle [Map].
Around March 1326 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton was born to John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton (age 26) and Margery Corbet (age 22) at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married (1) before 1329 Joan Limbury Baroness Clinton and had issue (2) 1350 Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton, daughter of Geoffrey Saye 1st Baron Say and Idonea Leybourne Baroness Say, and had issue (3) before 8th September 1398 Elizabeth Plaunche Baroness Clinton Baroness Grey Rotherfield.
After 1343 Margery Corbet (deceased) died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
Around 1352 William Clinton was born to John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton (age 25) and Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married his fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Deincourt, daughter of William Deincourt 3rd Baron Deincourt and Alice Neville Baroness Deincourt, and had issue.
In 1353 Catharine Clinton was born to John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton (age 26) and Idonea Saye Baroness Clinton at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
On 25th October 1383 William Clinton (age 31) died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire.
On 8th September 1398 John Clinton 3rd Baron Clinton (age 72) died at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. His grandson William (age 20) succeeded 4th Baron Clinton.
In 1571 Thomas Clinton 3rd Earl Lincoln was born to Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 29) and Catherine Hastings Countess Lincoln (age 28) at Maxstoke, Warwickshire. He married 1584 his half sixth cousin Elizabeth Knyvet Countess Lincoln and had issue.
Maxstoke Castle is also in Castles in Warwickshire.
On 1st May 1325 Ida Odingsells Baroness Clinton (age 60) died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].
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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In 1375 Margaret Clinton (age 25) died at Maxstoke Castle [Map].
On 3rd January 1458 Henry Stafford (age 33) and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 14) were married probably at Maxstoke Castle [Map]. Her third marriage (second if you don't include the one annulled) aged fourteen and already the mother of the future King Henry VII. She had no further issue. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 48). He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 55) and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 50). They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
