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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Baron Stanley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.
Baron Stanley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Abeyant Baronies of England, Succeeded Baronesses of England.
Summary
1456. Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley [aged 51] created.
20th February 1459. Son Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 24] succeeded.
29th July 1504. Grandson Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby [aged 19] succeeded.
23rd May 1521. Son Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 12] succeeded.
24th October 1572. Son Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby [aged 41] succeeded.
25th September 1593. Son Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby [aged 34] succeeded.
16th April 1594. William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby [aged 33] abeyant.
7th March 1921. Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon [aged 37] abeyance terminated.
24th February 1960. Peter Griffiths aka Abney-Hastings Earl Loudon [aged 35] abeyant.
In 1456 Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley [aged 51] was created 1st Baron Stanley. Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley [aged 55] by marriage Baroness Stanley.
On 20th February 1459 Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley [aged 54] died at Knowsley, Lancashire. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 24] succeeded King Mann, 2nd Baron Stanley. Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley [aged 12] by marriage Baroness Stanley.
Around 12th June 1472 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 37] and Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond [aged 29] were married. She by marriage Queen Mann, Baroness Stanley. She the daughter of John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 62]. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 29th July 1504 Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby [aged 69] died. He was buried at Burscough Priory [Map]. His grandson Thomas [aged 19] succeeded 2nd Earl Derby, 10th Baron Strange Knockin, 6th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 3rd Baron Stanley.
On 23rd May 1521 Thomas Stanley 2nd Earl of Derby [aged 36] died. His son Edward [aged 12] succeeded 3rd Earl Derby, 11th Baron Strange Knockin, 7th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 4th Baron Stanley. Katherine Howard Countess Derby [aged 6] by marriage Countess Derby.
On 24th October 1572 Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 63] died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Henry [aged 41] succeeded 4th Earl Derby, 12th Baron Strange Knockin, 8th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 5th Baron Stanley. Margaret Clifford Countess Derby [aged 32] by marriage Countess Derby.
Richard Shireburn [aged 50] was an executor in his will.
On 25th September 1593 Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby [aged 62] died at Lathom, Lancashire. His son Ferdinando [aged 34] succeeded 5th Earl Derby, 13th Baron Strange Knockin, 9th Baron Mohun of Dunster, 6th Baron Stanley. Alice Spencer Countess Derby [aged 44] by marriage Countess Derby.
On 16th April 1594 Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby [aged 35] died from poisoning. His brother William [aged 33] succeeded 6th Earl Derby. Baron Mohun of Dunster and Baron Stanley abeyant.
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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The London Gazette 32250. Whitehall, March 7, 1921.
The King has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date the 7th instant, to declare that Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Botreaux and Baroness Hastings; and to give, grant and confirm the Baronies of Botreaux and Hastings which fell into abeyance on the death of Charles Edward Hastings, Earl of Loudoun, on the 17th day of May, 1920, to the said Edith Maud [aged 37], Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Baronies, together with all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and (belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Charles Edward Hastings; Earl of Loudoun, or any of his ancestors held and enjoyed the same.
And also to declare that the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun, is and shall be Baroness Stanley; and: to give, grant and confirm, the Barony of Stanley which, fell into abeyance on the death of Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, in the year 1594, to the said Edith Maud, Countess of Loudoun: To have and to hold the said Barony, together with, all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages, and the place and precedence due and belonging thereto to her and to the heirs of her body lawfully (begotten and to be begotten in as full and ample a manner as the said Ferdinando, 5th Earl of Derby, or any of ihis ancestors held and enjoyed the same.
Note. Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon abeyance terminated 23rd Baroness Botreaux, 7th Baroness Stanley and 20th Baroness Hastings. She and her sister Elizabeth Frances Abney-Hastings Viscountess St Davids [aged 36] had petitioned the Committee for Privileges for six titles Baron Strange Knockin, Baron Botreaux, Baron Hungerford, Baron Moleyns, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings. The titles were shared three each between them.
After 24th February 1960 Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings 12th Countess Loudon [deceased] died. Her daughter Barbara [aged 40] succeeded 13th Countess Loudon. Peter Griffiths aka Abney-Hastings Earl Loudon [aged 35] by marriage Earl Loudon. Baron Botreaux, Baron Stanley and Baron Hastings abeyant between her five daughters and their descendants.
Baron Stanley Alderley is also in Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
Summary
1839. John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley [aged 72] created.
23rd October 1850. Son Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury [aged 47] succeeded.
16th June 1869. Son Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury [aged 41] succeeded.
10th December 1903. Brother Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 64] succeeded.
18th March 1925. Son Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Eddisbury [aged 49] succeeded.
22nd August 1931. Son Edward Stanley 6th Baron Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield, 5th Baron Eddisbury [aged 23] succeeded.
3rd March 1971. Brother Lyulph Stanley 7th Baron Stanley, 7th Baron Sheffield, 6th Baron Eddisbury [aged 55] succeeded.
23rd June 1971. First Cousin Thomas Henry Stanley 8th Baron Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Eddisbury [aged 43] succeeded.
19th November 2013. Son Richard Oliver Stanley 9th Baron Stanley, 9th Baron Sheffield, 8th Baron Eddisbury [aged 57] succeeded.
In 1839 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley [aged 72] was created 1st Baron Stanley Alderley. Maria Josepha Holroyd Baroness Stanley Alderley by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.
On 23rd October 1850 John Stanley 1st Baron Stanley Alderley [aged 83] died. His son Edward [aged 47] succeeded 2nd Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire. Henrietta Maria Dillon Baroness Stanley Alderley and Eddisbury [aged 42] by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.
On 16th June 1869 Edward John Stanley 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury [aged 66] died. His son Henry [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Stanley Alderley, 2nd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 9th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 10th December 1903 Henry Edward Stanley 3rd Baron Stanley 2nd Baron Eddisbury [aged 76] died. He was buried according to Muslim rites in unconsecrated ground in the garden of the Dower House on his family's estate, Alderley Park, Cheshire [Map]. His brother Edward [aged 64] succeeded 4th Baron Stanley Alderley, 3rd Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 10th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 18th March 1925 Edward Lyulph Stanley 4th Baron Stanley 3rd Baron Eddisbury [aged 85] died. His son Arthur [aged 49] succeeded 5th Baron Stanley Alderley, 5th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 4th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 11th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 22nd August 1931 Arthur Stanley 5th Baron Stanley, 5th Baron Sheffield, 4th Baron Eddisbury [aged 55] died. His son Edward [aged 23] succeeded 6th Baron Stanley Alderley, 6th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 5th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 12th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 18th January 1944 Edward Stanley 6th Baron Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield, 5th Baron Eddisbury [aged 36] and Sylvia Hawkes Baroness Stanley [aged 39] were married. She by marriage Baroness Stanley Alderley.
On 3rd March 1971 Edward Stanley 6th Baron Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield, 5th Baron Eddisbury [aged 63] died. His brother Lyulph [aged 55] succeeded 7th Baron Stanley Alderley, 7th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 6th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 13th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
On 23rd June 1971 Lyulph Stanley 7th Baron Stanley, 7th Baron Sheffield, 6th Baron Eddisbury [aged 55] died. His first cousin Thomas [aged 43] succeeded 8th Baron Stanley Alderley, 8th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 7th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 14th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.
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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On 19th November 2013 Thomas Henry Stanley 8th Baron Stanley, 8th Baron Sheffield, 7th Baron Eddisbury [aged 86] died. His son Richard [aged 57] succeeded 9th Baron Stanley Alderley, 9th Baron Sheffield of Roscommon in Roscommon, 8th Baron Eddisbury of Winnington in Cheshire, 15th Baronet Stanley of Alderley in Cheshire.