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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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Jean Ranc is in Painters.
On 28th January 1674 Jean Ranc was born.
Before 1703. Jean Ranc (age 28). Portrait of painter François Verdier.
Before 1710. Jean Ranc (age 35). Portrait of Joseph Delaselle.
1715. Jean Ranc (age 40). Portrait of Louis XV King France (age 4).
1715. Jean Ranc (age 40). "Diana the Huntress".
On 13th June 1715 Jean Ranc (age 41) and Marguerite Elisabeth Rigaud were married. She his god-daughter, daughter of painter Gaspard Rigaud.
1723. Jean Ranc (age 48). Portrait of Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain (age 30).
Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain: On 25th October 1692 she was born. On 24th December 1714 Philippe V King Spain and she were married. He the son of Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy and Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy. On 11th July 1766 she died.
1723. Jean Ranc (age 48). Portrait of Ferdinand VI King Spain (age 9).
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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1723. Jean Ranc (age 48). Portrait of Philippe V King Spain (age 39).
1723. Jean Ranc (age 48). Portrait of Philippe V King Spain (age 39).
1724. Jean Ranc (age 49). Portrait of Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain (age 14).
1725. Jean Ranc (age 50). Portrait of Infante Mariana Victoria of Spain (age 6).
Infante Mariana Victoria of Spain: On 31st March 1718 she was born to Philippe V King Spain and Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain. On 15th January 1781 Infante Mariana Victoria of Spain died.
Before 1735. Jean Ranc (age 60). "Pomona".
Before 1735. Jean Ranc (age 60). "Vertumnus and Pomona".
On 1st July 1735 Jean Ranc (age 61) died.