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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Queen Consort Spain is in Kingdom of Spain.
On 20th July 1559 Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 32] and Elizabeth Valois Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of King Henry II of France [deceased] and Catherine Medici Queen Consort France [aged 40]. He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1570 Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain [aged 42] and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 42] and Maria of Spain Holy Roman Empress [aged 41]. He the son of Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and Isabel Aviz Queen Consort Spain. They were uncle and niece. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 18th April 1599 Philip III King Spain [aged 21] and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain and Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain. They were first cousin once removed.
In 1610 Philip IV King Spain [aged 4] and Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [aged 7] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Henry IV King France [aged 56] and Marie de Medici Queen Consort France [aged 34]. He the son of Philip III King Spain [aged 31] and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 25]. They were second cousins.
In 1649 Philip IV King Spain [aged 43] and Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor [aged 40] and Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Philip III King Spain and Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain. They were uncle and niece.
In November 1679 King Charles "Bewitched" II of Spain [aged 17] and Marie Louise Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans [aged 39] and Princess Henrietta Stewart Duchess Orléans [aged 35]. He the son of Philip IV King Spain and Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 44]. They were first cousin once removed. She a granddaughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
In August 1689 King Charles "Bewitched" II of Spain [aged 27] and Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Philip IV King Spain and Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 54]. They were third cousin once removed.
On 15th January 1724 Philippe V King Spain [aged 40] abdicated. His son Louis [aged 16] succeeded I King Spain. Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain [aged 14] by marriage Queen Consort Spain. Louis reigned for seven months before he died after which Phillipe was re-instated as King.
On 9th July 1746 Philippe V King Spain [aged 62] died at the El Escorial Palace. His son Ferdinand [aged 32] succeeded VI King Spain. Barbara Queen Consort Spain [aged 34] by marriage Queen Consort Spain.
In 1829 Ferdinand VII King Spain [aged 44] and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Charles IV King Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. They were uncle and niece. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
On 23rd January 1878 Alfonso XII King Spain [aged 20] and Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier [aged 53] and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier [aged 45]. He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain [aged 55] and Isabella II Queen Spain [aged 47]. They were half first cousins.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 29th November 1879 Alfonso XII King Spain [aged 22] and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 21] were married at Madrid [Map]. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain [aged 57] and Isabella II Queen Spain [aged 49]. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1906 Alfonso XIII King Spain [aged 19] and Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. He the son of Alfonso XII King Spain and Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain [aged 47]. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
In 1962 Juan Carlos I King Spain [aged 23] and Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. She the daughter of Paul I King Greece [aged 60] and Frederica Hanover Queen Consort Greece [aged 44]. They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She a great x 2 granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain was appointed Elizabeth Queen Consort Spain.