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: Wyntoun aka Seton
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 1765-1839
On 24th May 1765 Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland was born to [her father] William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland [aged 30].
In 1766 [her father] William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland [aged 31] died. His daughter Elizabeth succeeded 19th Countess Sutherland.
Around 1782 George Romney [aged 47]. Portrait of Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 16].
On 4th September 1785 George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 27] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 20] were married. He by marriage Earl Sutherland. She the daughter of William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 64] and Louisa Egerton Countess Gower.
On 11th August 1786 [her son] George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland was born to [her husband] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 28] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 21] at Portland Place, Marylebone. He married 28th May 1823 his first cousin once removed Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland, daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle, and had issue.
Around 1788 [her daughter] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk was born to [her husband] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 29] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 22]. She married before 1815 Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk, son of Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk, and had issue.
On 16th May 1791 Henry Charles Somerset 6th Duke Beaufort [aged 24] and [her sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 20] were married at St Mary at Lambeth Church, Surrey [Map]. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 69] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. He the son of Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 46] and Elizabeth Boscawen Duchess Beaufort [aged 43]. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
In 1795 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 32] and [her sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 22] were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 73] and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
In 1797 [her daughter] Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster was born to [her husband] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 38] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 31]. She married before October 1820 Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster, son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster, and had issue.
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 1st January 1800 [her son] Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere was born to [her husband] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 41] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 34] at 21 Arlington Street, Piccadilly. He married 18th June 1822 his fourth cousin once removed Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere and had issue.
On 20th June 1803 Nathaniel Ryder 1st Baron Harrowby [aged 67] died. His son Dudley [aged 40] succeeded 2nd Baron Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire. [her sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 30] by marriage Baroness Harrowby of Harrowby in Lincolnshire.
On 11th October 1803 Henry Somerset 5th Duke Beaufort [aged 58] died. He was buried at St Michael and all Angels Church, Badminton. His son Henry [aged 36] succeeded 6th Duke Beaufort, 8th Marquess Worcester, 12th Earl Worcester, 14th Baron Herbert of Raglan, 6th Baron Botetort. [her sister-in-law] Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Beaufort [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Beaufort.
On 26th October 1803 [her father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford [aged 82] died. His son [her husband] George [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Marquess Stafford, 3rd Earl Gower, 4th Baron Gower, 8th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 38] by marriage Marchioness Stafford.
In 1809 Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Harrowby. [her sister-in-law] Susanna Leveson-Gower Countess Harrowby Lincolnshire [aged 36] by marriage Countess of Harrowby.
On 24th December 1809 [her brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 36] and Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville [aged 24] were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire [aged 61] and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of [her father-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford. They were half fourth cousin once removed.
Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville. To the Marquis of Hartington [aged 19]. London. April 12, 1810.
Dearest Hartington, — You must think me a brute for having been so long without writing to you, but I have been for some time the idlest of human beings. We keep terrible late hours, and I do nothing from morning till night but think what an angel my husband is, which is more pleasant than profitable. Your absence furnishes me with conversation wherever I go. I really cannot explain your leaving London just now, your thinking Bath the best place for mathematics or Doctor Randolph's attractions. Poor worn-out Lady Warwick rien peut plus with it, but with a tremulous voice, like cowards just before they dip into the sea, follows me about — 'Where is he gone, my dear Lady Harriet, what can he be gone about?' There are shoals of Miss Mildmays, and the good-natured Dowager quite like a hen. Sir Henry and his wife go about in attitudes, but they match so well and look so handsome that one forgives them for it.
You will have seen in the papers all that has been going on about Sir Francis Burdett [aged 40]. London is quiet and dull again. The mob entirely dispersed and nothing but soldiers to be seen. These riots have been very animating to different people in different ways. Lord Carlisle [aged 61]1 - got well pelted with mud and dirt. Think of the nose of nice nobility. Little 02. was obliged to explain his politics to the mob, who were going to swallow him, I believe. He is so factious that if he was not so small and inarticulate he might some day or other get into mischief. As it is he is never heard and scarcely seen. So passe, passe, petit bonhomme, very harmless and very ridiculous.
We all go to Court the day after to-morrow. Lady Stafford [aged 44]3 presents me, Lady Liverpool [aged 43] the Duchess [aged 52]4.
Note 1. He married [her sister-in-law] Lady Caroline Leveson Gower, a daughter of the first [her father-in-law] Marquis of Stafford and half-sister to [her brother-in-law] Lord Granville [aged 36]. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1780 to 1782. He wrote indifferent poetry, and was sneered at in English Bards amd Scotch Beviewers by his relative and ward, Lord Byron [aged 22].
Note 2. Lord Ossulston [aged 33], who succeeded his father, Lord Tankerville [aged 66], in 1822,. He married in 1806 Mlle. Corisande de Gramont [aged 27], of whom there is frequent mention in these letters.
Note 3. Countess of Sutherland, married in 1785 to the second Marquis of Stafford [aged 52], half-brother to Lord Granville. He was Ambassador in Paris from 1790 to 1792. She did what she could for Marie Antoinette when in prison.
Note 4. Elizabeth.Duchess of Devonshire.
Before 1815 [her son-in-law] Henry Charles Howard 13th Duke of Norfolk [aged 23] and Charlotte Sophia Leveson-Gower Duchess Norfolk [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 56] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 49]. He the son of Bernard Howard 12th Duke of Norfolk [aged 49] and Elizabeth Belasyse Duchess Norfolk [aged 44].
On 12th August 1815 [her brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 41] was created 1st Viscount Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville [aged 29] by marriage Viscountess Granville.
Before October 1820 [her son-in-law] Richard Grosvenor 2nd Marquess Westminster [aged 25] and Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower Marchioness Westminster [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 62] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 55]. He the son of Robert Grosvenor 1st Marquess Westminster [aged 53] and Eleanor Egerton Marchioness Westminster [aged 50].
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 18th June 1822 Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 22] and Harriet Greville Countess Ellesmere [aged 19] were married at St George's Church, Hanover Square. He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 64] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 57]. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 28th May 1823 George Sutherland Leveson-Gower 2nd Duke Sutherland [aged 36] and Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland [aged 17] were married. She the daughter of George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle [aged 49] and Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle [aged 39]. He the son of George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 65] and Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 58]. They were first cousin once removed.
On 27th January 1824 [her sister-in-law] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle died.
The London Gazette 19103. Whitehall, January 14, 1833.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignity of Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto [her husband] George Granville Marquess of Stafford [aged 75], Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Duke of Sutherland, in that part of the said United Kingdom called Scotland. [Note. Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 67] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.]
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for granting the dignities of Baron and Duke of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto William Harry Marquess of Cleveland [aged 66], and the heirs male of his body lawfully begbtten, by the names, stiles, and titles of Baron Raby, of Raby-castle, in the county of Durham, and Duke of Cleveland.
The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Charles Callis Western [aged 65], Esq. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name, stile, and title of Baron Western, of Rivenhall, in the county of Essex.
On 10th May 1833 [her brother-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville [aged 59] was created 1st Earl Granville. Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville [aged 47] by marriage Countess Granville.
On 19th July 1833 [her husband] George Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Duke Sutherland [aged 75] died. His son George [aged 46] succeeded 2nd Duke Sutherland, 3rd Marquess Stafford, 20th Earl Sutherland, 4th Earl Gower, 5th Baron Gower, 9th Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Howard Duchess Sutherland [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Sutherland.
On 29th January 1839 Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland [aged 73] died. Her son George [aged 52] succeeded 20th Earl Sutherland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 29 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gordon 14th Earl Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 15th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sutherland 16th Earl Sutherland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jean Wemyss Countess Sutherland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Balfour
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gordon aka Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: William Sutherland 17th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Father: William Sutherland 18th Earl Sutherland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Wemyss
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Wemyss 1st Lord Burntisland
Great x 1 Grandfather: David Wemyss 4th Earl of Wemyss 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wemyss 1st Earl of Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: David Wemyss 2nd Earl of Wemyss 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Gray Countess Wemyss 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wemyss Countess Cromartie 3rd Countess Wemyss 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Leslie Countess Buccleuch and Wemyss 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Wemyss Countess Sutherland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry St Clair
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth St Clair
Elizabeth Sutherland Duchess Sutherland 19th Countess Sutherland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland