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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Altenburg is in Thuringia.
On 20th February 1569 Sibylle Marie Wettin [aged 5] died at Altenburg.
On 7th January 1593 Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 22] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt were married at Altenburg. He the son of Johann Wilhelm Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar and Dorothea Susanne Palatine Duchess Saxe Weimar.
On 21st February 1594 John Ernest Wettin I Duke Saxe Weimar was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 23] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 6th April 1595 Christian William Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 24] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg. He died aged less than one years old.
On 6th April 1595 Christian William Wettin died at Altenburg.
On 1st March 1596 Frederick Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 25] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 11th April 1598 Stillborn Wettin died at Altenburg.
On 11th April 1598 Stillborn Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 11th April 1598 William Wettin Duke Saxe Weimar was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 27] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 27th July 1599 Albert IV Wettin IV Duke Saxe Weimar was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 29] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 19th September 1600 John Frederick Wettin was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 30] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg.
On 25th December 1601 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha was born to Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar [aged 31] and Dorothea Maria Anhalt at Altenburg. He married 24th October 1636 his first cousin once removed Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha, daughter of Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, and had issue.
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On 24th October 1636 Ernest "The Pious" Saxe Gotha I Duke Saxe Gotha [aged 34] and Elisabeth Sophie Saxe Altenburg Duchess Saxe Gotha [aged 17] were married at Altenburg. She by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha. She the daughter of Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg [aged 39] and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg [aged 43]. He the son of Johann Wettin II Duke Saxe Weimar and Dorothea Maria Anhalt. They were first cousin once removed.
On 1st April 1639 Johann Philipp Wettin Duke Saxe Altenburg [aged 42] died at Altenburg.
On 22nd April 1669 Friedrich Wilhelm Wettin II Duke Saxe Altenburg [aged 66] died at Altenburg.
On 2nd March 1673 Magdalene Sibylle Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 1] died at Altenburg.
On 10th April 1675 Dorothea Wettin [aged 73] died at Altenburg.
On 11th May 1711 Moritz Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 34] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Altenburg.
On 23rd August 1712 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg was born to Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 36] and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg at Altenburg. She died aged less than one years old.
On 12th November 1712 Sophie Saxe Coburg Altenburg died at Altenburg.
On 23rd March 1732 Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 55] died at Altenburg. His son Duke [aged 32] succeeded III Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg. Luise Dorothea Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg [aged 21] by marriage Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg.
On 27th November 1734 Johann Adolph Wettin Duke Saxe Weissenfels [aged 49] and Fredericka Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 19] were married at Altenburg. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Frederick Saxe Coburg Altenburg II Duke Saxe Gotha Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta Anhalt-Zerbst Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg. They were first cousin once removed.
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 3rd September 1777 Moritz Saxe Coburg Altenburg [aged 66] died at Altenburg.