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.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
Jean III de Grailly (c. 1343 - 1377), Captal de Buch, son of Jean II de Grailly and Blanche de Foix. Jean held the important lordship of Buch as well as those of Castillon, Bénauges and other English strongholds in the duchy of Aquitaine. He was a founder member of the Order of the Garter and a famous military leader of the Hundred Years’ War whom Froissart held in great esteem, and often described as the ideal chivalric knight. He had married Rose d’Albret, and had a son and heir, Archambaud de Grailly, by her. There is no mention of a brother in any of the sources consulted by the project.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
fois devers no naturel seigneur le roi d’Engleterre. Ne pour cose que nous
avons dit ne fait nous ne demorrons ja françois." De cez parolez furent li chevalier d’Engleterre tout resjois et disent
qu’il se acqui toient loiaument envers leur seigneur. Au chief de
V jours aprés, li dus d’Ango estant devant Chastillon, vinrent nouvellez en l’ost que li sirez de Duras et li sires de Rosem estoient tournés englés. De ces barons furent li dus d’Ango, li connestables et les barons de France mout esmer veilliets. Adonc manda li dus d’Ango devant li le seigneur
de Moucident et le seigneur de
Lagurant. Et leur remonstra de coi il estoit enfourmés et leur
demanda qu’il en disoient. Chil baron, qui touts courouchiets
estoient, respondirent : "Monseigneur, se il voellent mentir leurz fois, nous
ne volons pas mentir les nostres. Et ce que nous vous avons dit et jurét,
nous vous tenrons loiaument, ne ja ne serons repris dou contraire. Car par vaillance et
biau fait d’armes vos gens nous ont conquis. Si demorrons en vostre obeissance." "Je vous en croi bien," respondit li dus
d’Ango, "et je jure a Dieu premierement et a monseigneur mon frere
que, nous partis de chi, nous n’entenderons jamés a
autre cose, si arons mis le siege devant Duras et destruit la terre au seigneur de Duras. Et puis apriés celi de Rosem." Ensi demora la cose
en cel estat, li dus d’Ango courouciés pour le defaute de ce que
il avoit trouvé en ces deux barons de Gascoingne, et li sieges de
Castillon.
SHF 2-13syncLa ville de Chastillon
sus la Dourdonne estoit ville et hiretage au Captal de Buecf, que li rois de France avoit
tenu en prison a Paris. Le siege estant devant Chastillon,
y
eschei une tresgrant famine, ne a painez pour or ne pour argent on
ne pooit recouvrer de vivres. Et convenoit
les fourrageurs sus le païs
chevaucier XII ou XV lieuwez pour avitaillier l’ost. Et
encorez alloient il et retournoient en grant peril. Car il y avoit pluisieurs castiaux et
garnisons sus les frontieres, qui issoient hors et faisoient embusches sur iaux. Et les
atendoient as destroix et as passages. Et quant il se veoient plus fort que li fourrageur
n’estoient, il les
cour
roient sus et les mehaignoient et ochioient et affoloient et leur tolloient
leurs vitailles. Pourcoi il ne pooient ne osoient chevauchier fors en grans routes. Tant fut li sieges devant Castillon et tant fu constrainte par assaulz et par engiens que il ne se peurent plus tenir. Et se rendirent saulve leur vies et le leur et s’en partirent toutes gens d’armez qui dedens estoient et qui partir s’en volrent. Et s’en vinrent a Saint Malquaire, ou il y a forte ville et bon castiel. Quant Chastillon fut rendue, li dus d’Ango en fist
prendre la saisine et la possession, et le feauté et hommage de toutez les gens. Et y
renouvella officiers et y mist cappitaine depar lui ung chevalier de Touraine qui
s’appielloit messires Jaques de Montmartin. Au departement de Castillon il jetterent leur advis quelle part il trairoient. Et fut avisé qu’il iroient devant Saint Malquaire. Mais il y avoit
sus le païs, ainchois qu’il y peussent venir, aulcuns petis fors qui n’estoient pas boin a
laissier deriere pour les fourrageurs, et s’en vinrent au departement de Castillon mettre le siege devant Sainte Terre. La vinrent autrez nouvellez dou seigneur de Rosem
et dou seigneur de Duras qu’il n’estoit
mies ensi que on avoit raporté. Voirement estoient il alléz a Bourdiaus. Mais on ne sçavoit sus quel traictié. Ches nouvellez
s’espardirent en l’ost en pluisieurz lieux, tant que li sires de Moucident et li
sirez de Lagurantpb 82 v
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