Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Earl Albemarle aka Aumale is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Albemarle 1C 1127 is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Succeeded Countesses of England, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
1127. William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York [aged 26] created.
20th August 1179. Daughter Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex succeeded.
11th March 1214. Son William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle succeeded.
26th March 1242. Son William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle succeeded.
1260. Son Thomas Forz 5th Earl Albemarle succeeded.
1269. Sister Aveline Forz 6th Countess Albemarle and Lancaster succeeded.
1274. Aveline Forz 6th Countess Albemarle and Lancaster extinct.
In 1127 William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York [aged 26] was created 1st Earl Albemarle 1C 1127.
Around 1158 William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York [aged 57] and Cecily Skipton Countess Aumale and York [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Albemarle, Countess York. The difference in their ages was 37 years. He the son of Stephen Blois Count Aumale and Hawise Mortimer Countess Aumale.
On 20th August 1179 William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York [aged 78] died. His daughter Hawise succeeded 2nd Countess Albemarle. Earl York extinct. The succession of the Earldom of York is somewhat unclear; it may have been created for life only, or for male succession only.
After 3rd July 1190 William Forz 2nd Earl Albemarle and Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex were married. He by marriage Earl Albemarle 1C 1127. She the daughter of William of Blois 1st Earl Albemarle 1st Earl York and Cecily Skipton Countess Aumale and York.
On 11th March 1214 Hawise Blois 2nd Countess Albemarle and Essex died. Her son William succeeded 3rd Earl Albemarle 1C 1127.
On 26th March 1242 William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle died. His son William succeeded 4th Earl Albemarle 1C 1127.
In 1248 William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle and Isabella Redvers 8th Countess Devon and Albemarle [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Countess Albemarle. She the daughter of Baldwin Redvers 6th Earl Devon and Amice Clare Countess Devon [aged 27]. He the son of William Forz 3rd Earl Albemarle and Aveline Montfichet.
In 1260 William Forz 4th Earl Albemarle died at Amiens. His son Thomas succeeded 5th Earl Albemarle 1C 1127.
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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In 1274 Aveline Forz 6th Countess Albemarle and Lancaster died. Earl Albemarle 1C 1127 extinct.
On 28th August 1894 William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle [aged 62] died. His son Arnold [aged 36] succeeded 8th Earl Albermarle, 8th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 8th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle [aged 33] by marriage Countess Albemarle.
Earl Albermarle is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
10th February 1697. Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 27] created.
30th May 1718. Son William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle [aged 15] succeeded.
22nd December 1754. Son George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle [aged 30] succeeded.
13th October 1772. Son William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle succeeded.
30th October 1849. Son Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle [aged 55] succeeded.
15th March 1851. Brother George Thomas Keppel 6th Earl Albermarle [aged 51] succeeded.
21st February 1891. Son William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle [aged 58] succeeded.
28th August 1894. Son Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle [aged 36] succeeded.
12th April 1942. Son Walter Keppel 9th Earl Albermarle [aged 60] succeeded.
14th July 1979. Grandson Rufus Keppel 10th Earl of Albemarle [aged 13] succeeded.
On 10th February 1697 Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 27] was created 1st Earl Albermarle.
Before 5th June 1702 Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 32] and Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle were married. She by marriage Countess Albermarle.
On 30th May 1718 Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle [aged 48] died. His son William [aged 15] succeeded 2nd Earl Albermarle, 2nd Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 2nd Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 21st February 1722 William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle [aged 19] and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle [aged 18] were married at Caversham, Reading. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. She the daughter of Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 49] and Anne Brudenell Duchess Richmond [aged 51]. He the son of Arnold Keppel 1st Earl Albermarle and Geertruid Johanna Quirina Van Der Duyn Countess Albermarle.
On 22nd December 1754 William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle [aged 52] died. His son George [aged 30] succeeded 3rd Earl Albermarle, 3rd Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 3rd Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 20th April 1770 George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle [aged 46] and Anne Miller Countess Albermarle [aged 44] were married at Yattendon Castle [Map]. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. He the son of William Anne Keppel 2nd Earl Albermarle and Anne Lennox Countess Albermarle [aged 66].
On 13th October 1772 George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle [aged 48] died. His son William succeeded 4th Earl Albermarle, 4th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 4th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 9th April 1792 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle [aged 19] and Elizabeth Southwell Countess Albermarle [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Countess Albermarle. He the son of George Keppel 3rd Earl Albermarle and Anne Miller Countess Albermarle [aged 66].
On 30th October 1849 William Charles Keppel 4th Earl Albermarle [aged 77] died. His son Augustus [aged 55] succeeded 5th Earl Albermarle, 5th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 5th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. Frances Steer Countess Albemarle by marriage Countess Albermarle.
On 15th March 1851 Augustus Frederick Keppel 5th Earl Albermarle [aged 56] died at Chelsea. His brother George [aged 51] succeeded 6th Earl Albermarle, 6th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 6th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
On 21st February 1891 George Thomas Keppel 6th Earl Albermarle [aged 91] died. His son William [aged 58] succeeded 7th Earl Albermarle, 7th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 7th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.
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 28th August 1894 William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle [aged 62] died. His son Arnold [aged 36] succeeded 8th Earl Albermarle, 8th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 8th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. Gertrude Egerton Countess Albemarle [aged 33] by marriage Countess Albemarle.
On 12th April 1942 Arnold Keppel 8th Earl Albermarle [aged 83] died at Quidenham, Norfolk. His son Walter [aged 60] succeeded 9th Earl Albermarle, 9th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 9th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent. Diana Grove Countess of Albermarle [aged 32] by marriage Countess Albermarle.
On 14th July 1979 Walter Keppel 9th Earl Albermarle [aged 97] died. His grandson Rufus [aged 13] succeeded 10th Earl Albermarle, 10th Viscount Bury in Lancashire, 10th Baron Ashford of Ashford in Kent.