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The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Count Cleves is in Count.
In 1119 Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves succeeded I Count Cleves.
In 1147 Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves (age 28) died. His son Dietrich succeeded II Count Cleves.
In 1172 Dietrich Cleves II Count Cleves died. His son Dietrich succeeded III and IV Count Cleves.
In 1188 Dietrich Cleves IV Count Cleves died. His son Dietrich succeeded V Count Cleves.
In 1188 Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves was appointed VIII Count Cleves.
Around 1215 Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves and Mathilda Dinslaken Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Dietrich Cleves IV Count Cleves and Margaret Gerulfing Countess Cleves.
Before 1226 Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves and Hedwig Meissen Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Dietrich Cleves IV Count Cleves and Margaret Gerulfing Countess Cleves.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Before 1256 Dietrich Cleves VI Count Cleves (age 29) and Alida d Henry I Sponheim Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves and Hedwig Meissen Countess Cleves.
In 1260 Dietrich Cleves V Count Cleves died. His son Dietrich (age 34) succeeded VI Count Cleves.
In 1275 Dietrich Cleves VI Count Cleves (age 49) died. His son Dietrich (age 19) succeeded VII Count Cleves.
On 4th October 1305 Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves (age 49) died. His son Otto (age 27) succeeded Count Cleves.
In 1310 Otto Cleves Count Cleves (age 32) died. His half brother Dietrich (age 19) succeeded VIII Count Cleves. Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves by marriage Countess Cleves.
In 1340 Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves (age 49) and Maria Jülich Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. She the daughter of Gerhard Jülich V Count Jülich and Elisabeth Brabant Countess Jülich. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Kiburg Laufenburg Countess Cleves. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
On 7th June 1347 Dietrich Cleves VIII Count Cleves (age 56) died. His brother Johann (age 54) succeeded Count Cleves. Mathilde Guelders Countess Blois and Cleves (age 22) by marriage Countess Cleves.
In 1368 Adolph de la Marck (age 34) succeeded I Count Cleves.
In 1369 Adolph de la Marck (age 35) and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Adolph II Count La Marck and Margaret Cleves Countess de la Marck. They were fourth cousins.
The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Otto Cleves Count Cleves and Mechteld von Virneburg Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves.
Otto Cleves Count Cleves and Adelheid Mark Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. She the daughter of Engelbert Mark 1st Count Mark. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves.
Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Kiburg Laufenburg Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VI Count Cleves and Alida d Henry I Sponheim Countess Cleves.
Dietrich Cleves VII Count Cleves and Margaret Guelders Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. She the daughter of Otto II Count Guelders and Margaretha Cleves Countess of Gulders. He the son of Dietrich Cleves VI Count Cleves and Alida d Henry I Sponheim Countess Cleves. They were half first cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.
Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves and Ida Reginar Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. She the daughter of Godfrey Reginar I Count Louvain and Ida Chiny Countess Louvain.
Dietrich Cleves II Count Cleves and Adelaide Sulzbach Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. He the son of Arnaud Cleves I Count Cleves and Ida Reginar Countess Cleves.
Dietrich Cleves IV Count Cleves and Margaret Gerulfing Countess Cleves were married. She by marriage Countess Cleves. She the daughter of Floris Gerulfing III Count Holland and Ada Dunkeld Countess Holland. He the son of Dietrich Cleves II Count Cleves and Adelaide Sulzbach Countess Cleves. They were fifth cousin once removed.