Text this colour links to Pages. Text this colour links to Family Trees. Text this colour are links that disabled for Guests.
Place the mouse over images to see a larger image. Click on paintings to see the painter's Biography Page.
Mouse over links for a preview. Move the mouse off the painting or link to close the popup.
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.
Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.
Earl Caithness is in Earl Caithness.
Before 1448 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 37) and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney, Countess Caithness. He the son of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney.
In 1455 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 45) was created 1st Earl Caithness.
In 1484 William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness (age 74) died. His son William (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Caithness. William Sinclair 2nd Lord Sinclair (age 48) was appointed 2nd Lord Sinclair.
In 1529 John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness died. His son George succeeded 4th Earl Caithness.
In 1543 George Sinclair 4th Earl Caithness and Elizabeth Graham Countess Caithness (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. She the daughter of William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose (age 51) and Janet Keith Countess Montrose. He the son of John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness. They were fifth cousin once removed.
In 1582 George Sinclair 4th Earl Caithness died. His grandson George (age 11) succeeded 5th Earl Caithness.
In 1643 George Sinclair 5th Earl Caithness (age 72) died. His great grandson George (age 7) succeeded 6th Earl Caithness.
On 22nd May 1657 George Sinclair 6th Earl Caithness (age 21) and Mary Campbell Countess Caithness, Breadalbaine and Holland (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 50) and Margaret Douglas Marchioness Argyll (age 47). They were fifth cousin once removed.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness and Margaret Keith Countess Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Caithness. He the son of William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness and Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness.
William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness and Janet Yeman Countess Orkney and Caithness were married. She by marriage Countess Orkney, Countess Caithness. He the son of Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney and Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale" Douglas Countess Orkney.