King Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II (1284 - 1327), king of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine. He was the youngest son of king Edward I of England and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. He married Isabella of France.

Barons of England

Stirling

Stirling, Scotland.

Battle of Bannockburn

King Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II (1284 - 1327), king of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine. He was the youngest son of king Edward I of England and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. He married Isabella of France.

London

London, England.

King Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II (1284 - 1327), king of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine. He was the youngest son of king Edward I of England and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. He married Isabella of France.

Scotland

Half-brothers of King Edward II of England

Refers to the king’s two half-brother, Thomas of Brotherton and Edmund of Woodstock.

Thomas of Brotherton, first earl of Norfolk (d. 1338)

Thomas of Brotherton (1300 - 1338), first earl of Norfolk, marshal of England (an hereditary office); son of Edward I and his second wife Margaret of France. He was the elder of the two half-brothers of king Edward II.

Edmund of Woodstock, first earl of Kent (d. 1330)

Edmund of Woodstock (1301 - 1330), first earl of Kent; son of king Edward I and his second wife Margaret of France. He was the younger of the two half-brothers of king Edward II.

Earl of Kent

King Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II (1284 - 1327), king of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine. He was the youngest son of king Edward I of England and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. He married Isabella of France.

Isabella of France, queen of England (d. 1358)

Isabella of France (1295 - 1358), queen of England, wife of king Edward II; daughter of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne de Champagne, queen of Navarre.

Sons of King Edward II of England

Refers to King Edward III of England and John of Eltham.

Daughters of King Edward II of England and his wife Isabella of France

Refers to Eleanor of Woodstock and Joan of the Tower.

Sons of King Edward II of England

Refers to King Edward III of England and John of Eltham.

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

King of England

Barons of England

King Edward II of England (d. 1327)

Edward II (1284 - 1327), king of England, lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine. He was the youngest son of king Edward I of England and his first wife Eleanor of Castile. He married Isabella of France.

John of Eltham, earl of Cornwall (d. 1336)

John of Eltham (1316 - 1336), earl of Cornwall; second son of Edward II and Isabella of France.

John of Eltham, earl of Cornwall (d. 1336)

John of Eltham (1316 - 1336), earl of Cornwall; second son of Edward II and Isabella of France.

Joan of the Tower, queen of Scotland (d. 1362)

Joan (1321 - 1362), queen of Scots, consort of David II, king of Scots; second daughter of Edward II and Isabella of France. Froissart normally calls her ‘Isabella’.

Joan of the Tower, queen of Scotland (d. 1362)

Joan (1321 - 1362), queen of Scots, consort of David II, king of Scots; second daughter of Edward II and Isabella of France. Froissart normally calls her ‘Isabella’.

King David II of Scotland (d. 1371)

Kingdoms of Scotland and England

See Scotland and England.

Eleanor of Woodstock

Eleanor of Woodstock (1318 - 1355), countess of Gueldres; daughter of Edward II, king of England, and Isabella of France. She married Reginald II, count of Gueldres in 1332. In Book III of the Chronicles Froissart erroneously calls her ‘Isabella’, while in the ‘Rome’ version of Book I she is variously called ‘Jeanne’ (§ 2) or ‘Katherine’ (§ 19).

Reginald II, duke of Guelders (d. 1343)

Renaud or Reginald II of Gueldres, duke of Gueldres; son of Reginald I, count of Gueldres, and Marguerite of Flanders. He married 1) Sophie of Mechelen 2) Eleanor of Woodstock, daughter of Edward II of England.

Reginald III and Edward of Guelders

This refers to the two sons of Reginald II, duke of Guelders from his second marriage to Eleanor of Woodstock, Reginald III of Guelders and Edward of Guelders.

Mathilde and Marie of Guelders

Refers to two daughters of Reginald II, duke of Guelders, Mathilde and Marie.

Reginald III, duke of Guelders (d. 1371)

Reginald III 'the fat' of Gueldres (1333 - 1371), duke of Gueldres; son of Reginald II of Gueldres and Eleanor of Woodstock. He married Marie de Brabant, lady of Turnhout.

Edward, duke of Guelders (d. 1371)

Edward, duke of Gueldres (1336 - 1371) count of Gueldres; second son of Reginald II of Gueldres and Eleanor of Woodstock. He married Katherine of Bavaria. He and his brother, Reinaud III of Gueldres, both sons of Reinald II, duke of Gueldres, and Eleanor Plantagenet, princess of England. He died on 24 August 1371 in the battle of Baesweiler, leaving their sister, Marie of Gueldres, as the heir to the dukedom. Therefore Froissart must be referring to William of Juliers, the husband of Marie of Gueldres as the duke of Gueldres.

Mathilde and Marie of Guelders

Refers to two daughters of Reginald II, duke of Guelders, Mathilde and Marie.

Countess of Blois

John II, count of Blois (d. 1381)

John II of Châtillon, count of Blois and Soissons between 1372 and his death in 1381. He was the second son of Louis I of Châtillon and Jeanne of Hainault. He inherited the lordships of Schoonhoven and Gouda, both in the county of Holland, from his paternal grandfather, John of Hainault on the latter’s death in 1356. When his elder brother Louis II died in 1372, he also inherited the counties of Blois and Soissons. He married Mathilde of Gueldres on 14 February 1372. They had no children. John died 9 June 1381 and was buried in the Francisan convent in Valenciennes. He was succeded as count of Blois by his youngest brother Guy.

Duchess of Juliers

King Philip IV the Fair of France (d. 1314)

Philip IV of France (1268 - 1314), called 'the Fair', king of France, king of Navarre through his wife Jeanne I of Navarre; son of Philippe III, king of France, and Isabella of Aragon. He married queen Jeanne of Navarre.

Sons of King Philip IV of France

Refers to Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV.

Isabella of France, queen of England (d. 1358)

Isabella of France (1295 - 1358), queen of England, wife of king Edward II; daughter of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne de Champagne, queen of Navarre.

Sons of King Philip IV of France

Refers to Louis X, Philip V and Charles IV.

Louis X the Quarreler, king of France and Navarre (d. 1316)

Louis X (1289 - 1316), king of France (1314 - 1316); son of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne of Navarre, queen of Navarre. He became king of Navarre on his mother’s death in 1305. He married 1) Marguerite de Bourgogne 2) Clémence d’Anjou. He died 5 June 1316. As Louis’ posthumous son and heir, Jean I did not live long after his birth, Louis’ brother Philip, count of Poitou, inherited the throne.

Louis X the Quarreler, king of France and Navarre (d. 1316)

Louis X (1289 - 1316), king of France (1314 - 1316); son of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne of Navarre, queen of Navarre. He became king of Navarre on his mother’s death in 1305. He married 1) Marguerite de Bourgogne 2) Clémence d’Anjou. He died 5 June 1316. As Louis’ posthumous son and heir, Jean I did not live long after his birth, Louis’ brother Philip, count of Poitou, inherited the throne.

King Philip IV the Fair of France (d. 1314)

Philip IV of France (1268 - 1314), called 'the Fair', king of France, king of Navarre through his wife Jeanne I of Navarre; son of Philippe III, king of France, and Isabella of Aragon. He married queen Jeanne of Navarre.

King of Navarre

Louis X the Quarreler, king of France and Navarre (d. 1316)

Louis X (1289 - 1316), king of France (1314 - 1316); son of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne of Navarre, queen of Navarre. He became king of Navarre on his mother’s death in 1305. He married 1) Marguerite de Bourgogne 2) Clémence d’Anjou. He died 5 June 1316. As Louis’ posthumous son and heir, Jean I did not live long after his birth, Louis’ brother Philip, count of Poitou, inherited the throne.

King Philip V of France (d. 1322)

Philip V of France (1292/3 - 1322), called ‘the Tall’ (‘le Long’). He was the second son of Philip IV, king of France, and Jeanne of Navarre. He was first count of Poitou, then king of France and Navarre when he succeeded his brother Louis X’s infant son to the throne. Philip married Jeanne, countess of Burgundy, but did not have a surviving male heir. Therefore his brother Charles succeeded him as king of France. Charles also succeded him as king of Navarre, even though Philip IV had stipulated that Navarre should be inherited by his niece Jeanne of Navarre, should he die without male offspring. In all the versions of Book I except the ‘A’ version Froissart gives Philip the sobriquet ‘le Bel’ instead of ‘le Long’ (§ 3); in the ‘Rome’ version he also calls him ‘le Grant’ (§ 7).

King Charles IV of France (d. 1328)

Charles was born at Creil on 18 June 1294 as the third son of King Philip IV of France and Jeanne of Navarre. In January 1308 he was married to Blanche of Burgundy. He was made count of La Marche in 1314. He succeded as king of France and king of Navarre on 3 January 1322, after the death of his elder brother, Philip V, and was crowned on 11 February in Rheims. In May of the same year his marriage was annulled and he then married Marie of Luxemburg on 21 September 1322. She gave birth to a son in March 1324, but the infant died soon after, and Marie survived him only by a few days. Charles married a third time, to Jeanne of Évreux, on 5 July 1324. When he died, on 1 February 1328, he had only one living child, a daugther Marie from his third marriage. The children born out of his first two marriages had died in childhood and so had the first daugther from his third marriage. The queen, Jeanne of Évreux, however, was pregnant when her husband died, and she give birth to a posthumous daughter, called Blanche. He was the last king of France of the direct Capetian line. As Charles died without male offspring, he was succeeded to the throne of France by Philip VI of Valois, the son of his maternal uncle Charles de Valois.

King of France

King Philip IV the Fair of France (d. 1314)

Philip IV of France (1268 - 1314), called 'the Fair', king of France, king of Navarre through his wife Jeanne I of Navarre; son of Philippe III, king of France, and Isabella of Aragon. He married queen Jeanne of Navarre.

King Charles IV of France (d. 1328)

Charles was born at Creil on 18 June 1294 as the third son of King Philip IV of France and Jeanne of Navarre. In January 1308 he was married to Blanche of Burgundy. He was made count of La Marche in 1314. He succeded as king of France and king of Navarre on 3 January 1322, after the death of his elder brother, Philip V, and was crowned on 11 February in Rheims. In May of the same year his marriage was annulled and he then married Marie of Luxemburg on 21 September 1322. She gave birth to a son in March 1324, but the infant died soon after, and Marie survived him only by a few days. Charles married a third time, to Jeanne of Évreux, on 5 July 1324. When he died, on 1 February 1328, he had only one living child, a daugther Marie from his third marriage. The children born out of his first two marriages had died in childhood and so had the first daugther from his third marriage. The queen, Jeanne of Évreux, however, was pregnant when her husband died, and she give birth to a posthumous daughter, called Blanche. He was the last king of France of the direct Capetian line. As Charles died without male offspring, he was succeeded to the throne of France by Philip VI of Valois, the son of his maternal uncle Charles de Valois.

Twelf Peers of France

Barons of France

France

The kingdom of France, populated up until the Black Death of 1348-9 by 12-16 millions souls and including up to the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Ile-de-France together with the apanages of Normandy, Anjou, Bourbon, Champagne, Valois, Auvergne and Languedoc, plus a number of important fiefs such as the counties of Blois, Nevers and Foix, and (from 1349) Montpellier and the Dauphiné; diminished from 1354 by the growing activity and influence in the Cotentin and other parts of Normandy of the king of Navarre, Charles of Evreux, and by English conquests resulting in an enlarged duchy of Guyenne (essentially Gascony; will become the principality of Aquitaine) stretching from the borders of the great and at times pro-English duchy of Brittany to the Pyrenees (save for the neutral county of Béarn) and eastwards to embrace the Poitou, Limousin and Rouergue (on the border with the Languedoc); Ponthieu and Guines are also in English hands. The French re-conquest under Charles V and Du Guesclin progressively drives the English from the realm, leaving them (by 1370-80) the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and Bayonne, and a much-reduced Aquitaine. Brittany returns to French allegiance from 1365 onwards (Treaty of Guérande).

Isabella of France, queen of England (d. 1358)

Isabella of France (1295 - 1358), queen of England, wife of king Edward II; daughter of Philippe IV, king of France, and Jeanne de Champagne, queen of Navarre.

France

The kingdom of France, populated up until the Black Death of 1348-9 by 12-16 millions souls and including up to the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Ile-de-France together with the apanages of Normandy, Anjou, Bourbon, Champagne, Valois, Auvergne and Languedoc, plus a number of important fiefs such as the counties of Blois, Nevers and Foix, and (from 1349) Montpellier and the Dauphiné; diminished from 1354 by the growing activity and influence in the Cotentin and other parts of Normandy of the king of Navarre, Charles of Evreux, and by English conquests resulting in an enlarged duchy of Guyenne (essentially Gascony; will become the principality of Aquitaine) stretching from the borders of the great and at times pro-English duchy of Brittany to the Pyrenees (save for the neutral county of Béarn) and eastwards to embrace the Poitou, Limousin and Rouergue (on the border with the Languedoc); Ponthieu and Guines are also in English hands. The French re-conquest under Charles V and Du Guesclin progressively drives the English from the realm, leaving them (by 1370-80) the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and Bayonne, and a much-reduced Aquitaine. Brittany returns to French allegiance from 1365 onwards (Treaty of Guérande).

Froissart states here incorrectly that Reginald II of Guelders and Eleanor of Woodstock had four children, including two daughters, while in reality they only had two sons. Reginald II had several daughters from his first wife, Sophie of Mechelen, who is not mentioned in this part of Book I. Sophie of Mechelen seems to have given her husband also a son, who died at a young age. In Book III (§ 223) Froissart provides a slightly different account of the genealogy, because there he says that Reginald II had one daughter from his first marriage, who remained unmarried, and two sons and a daughter from his second marriage.

The birth of Reginald II’s son from his first marriage is mentioned in the account of the city of Mechelen for the year 1323 (Municipal Archives Mechelen, City Accounts, no. 9, f. 128r).

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