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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Earl Cadogan is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.
Earl Cadogan is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extinct Earldoms of England.
Summary
8th May 1718. William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 46] created.
17th July 1726. William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan extinct.
On 8th May 1718 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 46] was created 1st Earl Cadogan. Margaret Cecilia Munter Countess Cadogan by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 17th July 1726 William Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 54] died without male issue. Earl Cadogan extinct. His brother Charles [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baron Cadogan. Elizabeth Sloane Baroness Cadogan [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Cadogan.
Earl Cadogan is also in Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
9th December 1800. Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 72] created. See Act of Union Peerages.
3rd April 1807. Son Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan [aged 57] succeeded.
23rd December 1832. Half Brother George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan [aged 49] succeeded.
15th September 1864. Son Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan [aged 52] succeeded.
8th June 1873. Son George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan [aged 33] succeeded.
6th March 1915. Son Gerald Oakley Cadogan 6th Earl Cadogan [aged 45] succeeded.
4th October 1933. Son William Gerald Charles Cadogan 7th Earl Cadogan [aged 19] succeeded.
4th July 1997. Son Charles Gerald John Cadogan 8th Earl Cadogan [aged 60] succeeded.
The London Gazette 15317. Whitehall, December 9, 1800.
The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable Charles Sloane Lord Cadogan [aged 72], and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Chelsea, in the County of Middlesex, and Earl Cadogan. [Mary Churchill Countess Cadogan [aged 42] by marriage Countess Cadogan.]
The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honorable James Lord Malmesbury [aged 54], Baron of Malmesbury, in the County of Wilts, Knight of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Style, and Title of Viscount Fitz-Harris, of Hurn Court, in the County of Southampton, and Earl of Malmesbury. [Harriet Maria Amyand Countess Malmesbury [aged 39] by marriage Countess Malmesbury.]
On 3rd April 1807 Charles Sloane Cadogan 1st Earl Cadogan [aged 78] died. His son Charles [aged 57] succeeded 2nd Earl Cadogan, 2nd Viscount Chelsea, 4th Baron Cadogan. He was by then a lunatic.
On 23rd December 1832 Charles Henry Sloane 2nd Earl Cadogan [aged 83] died unmarried in Enfield [Map]. His half brother George [aged 49] succeeded 3rd Earl Cadogan, 3rd Viscount Chelsea, 5th Baron Cadogan. Honoria Blake Countess Cadogan [aged 57] by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 15th September 1864 George Cadogan 3rd Earl Cadogan [aged 81] died. His son Henry [aged 52] succeeded 4th Earl Cadogan, 4th Viscount Chelsea, 6th Baron Cadogan. Mary Sarah Wellesley Countess Cadogan [aged 55] by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 8th June 1873 Henry Cadogan 4th Earl Cadogan [aged 61] died at Woodrising, Norfolk. His son George [aged 33] succeeded 5th Earl Cadogan, 5th Viscount Chelsea, 7th Baron Cadogan. Beatrix Jane Craven Countess Cadogan [aged 28] by marriage Countess Cadogan.
On 6th March 1915 George Cadogan 5th Earl Cadogan [aged 74] died. His son Gerald [aged 45] succeeded 6th Earl Cadogan, 6th Viscount Chelsea, 8th Baron Cadogan.
On 4th October 1933 Gerald Oakley Cadogan 6th Earl Cadogan [aged 64] died. His son William [aged 19] succeeded 7th Earl Cadogan, 7th Viscount Chelsea, 9th Baron Cadogan.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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On 4th July 1997 William Gerald Charles Cadogan 7th Earl Cadogan [aged 83] died. His son Charles [aged 60] succeeded 8th Earl Cadogan, 8th Viscount Chelsea, 10th Baron Cadogan.