Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
John of Gaunt (1340-99): duke of Lancaster, son of Philippa of Hainault and Edward III, king of England, who was a pretender to the Castilian throne by right of his marriage to Constanza, eldest daughter of Pedro I, king of Castile, who died in 1369. John of Gaunt was an important person in English political and military life during the last quarter of the fourteenth century, exercising great influence in domestic and foreign policy in England during the reign of Richard II, despite periods of unpopularity and strife with his royal nephew.
Edmund of Langley, earl of Cambridge (1341 - 1402), duke of York; fifth son of Edward III, king of England, earl of Cambridge and later duke of York, uncle of king Richard II.
John IV of Montfort, duke of Brittany (1365-1399), sometimes referred to as John V, the Conqueror. Through this marriage he was related to the English royal family. He remained devoted to the English cause. He owed his position to the victory won at Auray in 1364, and to the subsequent treaty of Guérande the following year.
Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
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.
Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
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.
Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
Bretaigne y estoit, fut la dit et parlementet que
on leur envoieroit tous ces traictiés seelléz, affin que il se hastassent d’entrer en Normendie.
SHF 2-45syncLi rois
Charles de France, qui fut sages et soutieus, et bien
le moustra tant que il vesqui, estoit tout plainement enfourmés de l’armee d’Engleterre. Mais mies ne sçavoit ne pooit sçavoir fors par
supposicion, la ou elle se volroit traire, ou en Normendie ou en Bretaigne. Et pour cez doubtes il se tenoit en Bre taigne
grans gens d’armes, desquels li sires de Clichon, li sires de Laval, li viscontes de Rohem, li sires de Biaumanoir et li sires de Rochefort en estoient cappitaine et gouverneur et avoient assis Brest
par bastides, non autrement, par coi on ne les peuwist avitaillier. De Brest
estoit cappitaine uns escuiers englés, vaillant homme, qui
s’appielloit Jaque Clercq. Et pour ce que li rois de France savoit
bien que li rois de Navare estoit allés en Engleterre, et esperoit bien que, ains son retour il feroit couvenances et alloiances a son adversaire d’Engle
terre. Et
se doubtoit de ceste armee qui se tenoit sus mer que de force il ne presissent terre en Nor mendie. Et de fait il se boutassent ens es castiaux qui se tenoient
dou roi de Navare. Il envoia hasteement devers le seigneur de Coucy
et le seigneur de la Riviere, en remonstrant ces besoingnes qu’il se
delivrassent de reconquerir ces castiaux, n’eussent cure comment, par traictiés ou par acas,
et par especial les plus prochains dez bordes de le mer. Bien sçavoient que Chierebourcq n’estoit
peussent
ravitallier, li rois de France envoia a Avaloingne
grant gens d’armes des bassez marces de Bretaigne et de Normendie. Desquels, pour les Bretons, estoit capitains messires Oliviers de Claiequin et, des Normans, li sires de Yvery. Et messires Perchevaus d’Aineval.
SHF 2-46syncLi sires de Couci
et li sires de la Riviere avoient a grant poissance assis la cité d’Evreusx, et tousjours leur venoient
gens de tous costés que li rois de France leur envoioit. Ewruesesux est une cité qui
est belle et forte et pres de le mer ou clos de Costentin, qui pour ce temps se
tenoit au roi de Navare. Car elle est de la conté d’Ewreusez. Chil
d’Evreusez, qui se veoient enclos et assegiés de leur voisins, qui leur prommettoient que se de force il se faisoient prendre, il seroient sans remede tous perdus,
hommes et femmez et enfans mors, et la ville repueplee d’autres gens, se
doubtoient grandement. Car confort ne leur apparoit de nul costé. Et veoient, se veoir le
voloient, leur jone heritier Charle de Navare, auquel li heritages
de la conté d’Evruesux
devoit appartenir depar madame sa mere et la succession
de lui.
Et ooient par cez deux seigneurs, le seigneur de
Coucy et le seigneur de la Riviere, qui bien estoient enlangaigiet, et qui biel
leur savoient remonstrer, toutes les incidences ou il pooient encourir. Et ossi li evesques dou lieu s’enclinoit de la partie dou roi de France.
S’aviserent tout consideret que mieux leur valloit a rendre leur cité
en amour, puis que requis de leur seigneur en estoient, que demorer en peril.
Si prisent
chiaux d’Evreuses une trieuwe a durer III jours. Et en celle trieuwe chil d’Evreusez pooient paisiblement venir en
l’ost. Et chil de l’ost en Evreuses. En ces troix jours furent
li traictiet si bien ordonné et acordé que li sires de Couci et li sires de la Riviere entrerent en la cité et entrerent en le cité et en prisent le possession depar le roi de France comme commissaire
autentique la envoiiet et procureur general pour l’enfant de Navare, qui present
estoit a tous ces traictiéz. Et renouvellerent chil doi seigneur toutez
manierez m 2b IIpb 92 v
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