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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Paternal Family Tree: Villiers
Maternal Family Tree: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland 1764-1793
On 23rd May 1804 [her father] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey (age 30) and [her mother] Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 19) were married at Berkeley Square, Mayfair. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland (age 44) and [her grandmother] Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of [her grandfather] George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey (age 68) and [her grandmother] Frances Twysden (age 51).
In 1824 Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers was born to [her father] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey (age 50) and [her mother] Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 38).
1839. John Henry Robinson (age 43). Stipple engraving of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 15).
On 12th July 1841 [her brother] George Child-Villiers 6th Earl Jersey (age 33) and [her sister-in-law] Julia Peel Countess Jersey were married. He the son of [her father] George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey (age 67) and [her mother] Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey (age 56).
Adeline Horsey Recollections. From Badminton we went on a visit to Lord Forester at Willey Park, Shropshire, where I met [her mother] Lady Jersey (age 56) and her daughter, Lady Clementina Villiers (age 18).
Lady Jersey was the greatest grande dame in London Society, and her house in Berkeley Square, Mayfair was the centre of the Tory party. She knew all the artistic and literary celebrities of the day, and her popularity was most remarkable. Lady Clementina Villiers was a beautiful and accomplished girl, and everybody loved her. Once when some one said to her [her father] father (age 68) that "no one was perfect", Lord Jersey replied: "There is one who is perfect - there is Clementina". Many suitors proposed for her, a most persistent one being the Duke d'Ossuna, a grandee of Spain, and an immensely rich man. He must have been deeply in love with the beautiful English girl, for he used to keep many drawings and portraits of Lady Clementina in his palace at Madrid.
"Those whom the gods love die young", and so it was with Clementina Villiers; she was taken ill during a visit to Germany with her mother and only returned to England to die.
Her portraits were in all the "Books of Beauty" of the day, but although they faithfully portray her perfect features, they cannot convey the beauty of colour and changing expression that were her greatest charms.
1849. Richard James Lane (age 48). Stipple engraving of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 25).
1850. William Henry Mote (age 47). Stipple engraving of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 26).
Before 1858. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 52). Portrait of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 33).
In 1858 Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 34) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 24 Grand Daughter of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 27 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard 
9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Villiers 2nd Earl Jersey 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Chiffinch
Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara Chiffinch Countess Jersey
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Villiers 3rd Earl Jersey 12 x Great Grand Son of
GrandFather: George Bussy Villiers 4th Earl Jersey 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 
4 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Egerton Duchess Bedford 7 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Winston Churchill 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Churchill Countess Bridgewater 15 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Jennings
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst
Father: George Child-Villiers 5th Earl Jersey 
9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 1 Grandfather: Bishop Philip Twysden 
GrandMother: Frances Twysden
Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers 10 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Fane 
8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Fane of Brympton 9 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hannah Rushworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Fane 8th Earl of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 8 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Scrope 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fane 9th Earl of Westmoreland 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Swymmer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Swymmer Countess Westmoreland
GrandFather: John Fane 10th Earl of Westmoreland 12 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey 
10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven 10 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 11 x Great Grand Son of
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Farington
Great x 3 Grandmother: Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven
Great x 1 Grandmother: Augusta Bertie 12 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Piers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Piers
Mother: Sarah Sophia Fane Countess Jersey 13 x Great Grand Daughter of
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Child of Headington in Wiltshire
Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Child
Great x 2 Grandfather: Samuel Child
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Child
GrandMother: Sarah Anne Child Countess of Westmoreland