Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
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.
Guy of Dampierre (b. 1226 or 1227; d. 1305). Count of Flanders between 1252 and his death in 1305. Also margrave of Namur between 1263 and 1298. He was married twice. Hs first marriage was to Mathilde of Béthune, who died in 1263. He had eight children from her. In 1264 Guy married Isabel of Luxemburg, by whom he had a further eight children.
Guy of Dampierre (b. 1226 or 1227; d. 1305). Count of Flanders between 1252 and his death in 1305. Also margrave of Namur between 1263 and 1298. He was married twice. Hs first marriage was to Mathilde of Béthune, who died in 1263. He had eight children from her. In 1264 Guy married Isabel of Luxemburg, by whom he had a further eight children.
Guy of Dampierre (b. 1226 or 1227; d. 1305). Count of Flanders between 1252 and his death in 1305. Also margrave of Namur between 1263 and 1298. He was married twice. Hs first marriage was to Mathilde of Béthune, who died in 1263. He had eight children from her. In 1264 Guy married Isabel of Luxemburg, by whom he had a further eight children.
William VI, duke of Juliers and Guelders (d. 1393)
William VI, duke of Juliers. He married Marie, duchess of Gueldres. In the version of Book I preserved in the Amiens and Valenciennes manuscripts, Froissart states that Marie’s husband was count of Berg, which is incorrect.
William VI, duke of Juliers and Guelders (d. 1393)
William VI, duke of Juliers. He married Marie, duchess of Gueldres. In the version of Book I preserved in the Amiens and Valenciennes manuscripts, Froissart states that Marie’s husband was count of Berg, which is incorrect.
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) (c. 747 - 814), king of the Franks and Christian Emperor of the West; son of the Frankish king Pepin the Short. He did much to define the shape and character of medieval Europe and presided over what has become known as the Carolingian Renaissance. In Renaud de Montauban he is a vindictive and stubborn character.
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).
d’Engleterre bien IIII journees ou V dedens le paÿs et desconfi ce roy
Edouwart par bataille en Escoce devant ung castel que on appelle Struvelin et la fu morte et prise toutte li fleur de le chevalerie d’Engleterre et dura la cace et la desconfiture par deux jours et mout avant
ou royaumme d’Engleterre. Et vint a Londres, si fu moult diffammés et deparlés de ses gens meysmes de celle aventure et disoit on que par se noncallieuseté et le mauvais consseil qu’il creoit, il avoit
recheub ce doummaige.
SHF 1Am-3syncEncoires pour mieux esclarchir ceste grande et noble matere et ouvrir le
declaration des linaiges, je me voeil ung petit ensonniier de mettre avant dont li roys Edouars qui Space: 1 words Tournay, yssi et com prochains il fu de la courone de France, tant qu’il vesqui. Ils descendi de par la fumelle de le droite ordonnance. Car li biaux roys Phelippes, qui fu ses tayons, eult trois filx et une fille. Et furent tout chil troy fil moult biel seigneur et grant et puissant chevalier
et li baron de France donnerent le courounne a leur avis et ne le donnerent point a le sereur qui estoit roine d’Engleterre, par tant
qu’il voloient dire et maintenir encoirez voellent, que li royaummez de
Franche est bien si nobles que il ne doit mie aller a fumele ne par consequense
a fil de fumelle depar sa mere venant, la ou sa mere n’a ne ne puet avoir point de
droit. Siques par ces raisons li XII per et li baron
de France donnerent
Ensi ala li dis royaummes hors de la droite lignie, che samble il a moult de gens, de quoy grant
gueres en sont nees et venues et grans destructions de gens et de paÿs ou royaumme de France et ailleurs, si comme vous porés oyr chy apriés.
ceste histoire pour raconter les grandes entreprises et
les grans fés d’armez qui avenu en sont. Car puis le tamps le bon roy
Carlemainne, qui fu empereres d’Alemaigne et roys de Franche, n’avinrent si grans aventurez de guerrez ou royaumme de France que ellez sont avenues par ce
fet chy, enssi comme vous oréz ou livre mes que je aye temps et loisir dou faire et vous dou lire. Or voeil retraire a le droite matere commencie et taire de cest tant que temps et lieu
venront que j’en deveray parler.
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