Adam Murimuth's Continuation and Robert of Avesbury’s 'The Wonderful Deeds of King Edward III'
This volume brings together two of the most important contemporary chronicles for the reign of Edward III and the opening phases of the Hundred Years’ War. Written in Latin by English clerical observers, these texts provide a vivid and authoritative window into the political, diplomatic, and military history of fourteenth-century England and its continental ambitions. Adam Murimuth Continuatio's Chronicarum continues an earlier chronicle into the mid-fourteenth century, offering concise but valuable notices on royal policy, foreign relations, and ecclesiastical affairs. Its annalistic structure makes it especially useful for establishing chronology and tracing the development of events year by year. Complementing it, Robert of Avesbury’s De gestis mirabilibus regis Edwardi tertii is a rich documentary chronicle preserving letters, treaties, and official records alongside narrative passages. It is an indispensable source for understanding Edward III’s claim to the French crown, the conduct of war, and the mechanisms of medieval diplomacy. Together, these works offer scholars, students, and enthusiasts a reliable and unembellished account of a transformative period in English and European history. Essential for anyone interested in medieval chronicles, the Hundred Years’ War, or the reign of Edward III.
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Paternal Family Tree: Mecklenburg
Maternal Family Tree: Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 1557-1631
On 14th February 1556 [her father] Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 28] and [her step-mother] Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 31] were married. She the daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden [aged 58]. They were half third cousin once removed.
On 4th September 1557 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark was born to [her father] Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 30].
On 1st January 1559 Christian III King of Denmark [aged 55] died. His son [her future husband] Frederick [aged 24] succeeded II King of Denmark.
On 20th July 1572 Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 38] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Denmark. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of Christian III King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway. They were second cousin once removed.
On 25th August 1573 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 39] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 15]. She married 19th April 1590 Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and had issue.
On 12th December 1574 [her daughter] Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 40] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 17]. She married 23rd November 1589 her third cousin once removed King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland, son of Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart and Mary Queen of Scots, and had issue.
On 12th April 1577 [her son] Christian IV King of Denmark was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 42] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 19].
On 30th December 1578 [her son] Prince Ulrik Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 44] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21].
In 1579 [her son] John August Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 44] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 21]. He died aged less than one years old.
In 1579 [her son] John August Oldenburg died.
On 5th April 1580 [her son] Augusta Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 45] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 22].
On 5th August 1581 [her son] Hedwig Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 47] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 23].
On 9th July 1583 [her son] John Oldenburg was born to [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 49] and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 25].
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 14th February 1588 [her brother-in-law] John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg [aged 42] and Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt [aged 14] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Christian III King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.
On 4th April 1588 [her husband] Frederick II King of Denmark [aged 53] died. His son Christian [aged 10] succeeded IV King of Denmark.
On 23rd November 1589 [her son-in-law] King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 23] and Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 14] were married at Bishop's Palace. She by marriage Queen Consort Scotland. She the daughter of Frederick II King of Denmark and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 32]. He the son of Henry "Lord Darnley" Stewart and Mary Queen of Scots. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 19th April 1590 [her son-in-law] Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg [aged 25] and Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 16] were married. She the daughter of Frederick II King of Denmark and Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 32].
On 28th October 1602 [her son] John Oldenburg [aged 19] died.
On 14th March 1603 [her father] Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin [aged 76] died.
On 2nd March 1619 [her daughter] Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [aged 44] died.
On 27th March 1624 [her son] Prince Ulrik Oldenburg [aged 45] died.
On 19th June 1625 [her daughter] Elizabeth Oldenburg [aged 51] died.
On 14th October 1631 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [aged 74] died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Godwinson: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland [1]
Christian IV King of Denmark [1]
King George III of Great Britain and Ireland [1]
Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England [1]
Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway [1]
Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England [1]
Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover [1]
King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark [2]
Frederick William IV King Prussia [1]
Frederick VII King of Denmark [3]
Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark [2]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [2]
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway [1]
Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia [6]
King Edward VII of the United Kingdom [6]
Frederick Charles I King Finland [2]
Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark [4]
Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [6]
Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden [6]
Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark [7]
Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh [7]
Carl XVI King Sweden [13]
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry IV Duke of Mecklenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg
GrandFather: Albrecht VII Duke Mecklenburg
Father: Ulrich Mecklenburg-Schwerin 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Elector Brandenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert "Achilles" Elector Brandenburg
Great x 2 Grandfather: John "Cicero" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony
Great x 3 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
GrandMother: Anna Hohenzollern Duchess Mecklenburg 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England