The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt
In 1708 [his father] John Mordaunt [aged 27] and [his mother] Frances Powlett were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton [aged 47] and [his grandmother] Frances Ramsden. He the son of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 50] and Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth [aged 48]. They were fourth cousins.
Around 1709 John Mordaunt was born to [his father] John Mordaunt [aged 28] and [his mother] Frances Powlett.
On 5th April 1710 [his father] John Mordaunt [aged 29] died.
In 1715 [his mother] Frances Powlett died.
Around 1721 John Mordaunt [aged 12] educated at Westminster School [Map].
After 1st August 1721 Thomas Herbert 8th Earl Pembroke 5th Earl Montgomery [aged 65] and [his future wife] Mary Howe Countess Pembroke and Montgomery were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke, Countess Montgomery. He the son of Philip Herbert 5th Earl Pembroke 2nd Earl Montgomery and Catherine Villiers Countess Pembroke and Montgomery. They were fourth cousin twice removed.
Before 1735 [his brother] Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 26] and [his sister-in-law] Mary Cox Countess Peterborough and Monmouth were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough, Countess Monmouth.
On 25th October 1735 [his grandfather] Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth [aged 77] died. His grandson [his brother] Charles [aged 27] succeeded 4th Earl Peterborough, 2nd Earl Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt, 3rd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 3rd Baron Mordaunt of Reigate.
In November 1735 John Mordaunt [aged 26] and Mary Howe Countess Pembroke and Montgomery were married. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1739 John Mordaunt [aged 30] was elected MP Nottinghamshire.
On 16th April 1746 an English army commanded by William Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 24] and John Mordaunt [aged 37] defeated the Scottish army of Charles Edward "Bonnie Prince Charlie" Stewart [aged 25] at the Battle of Culloden bring to an end the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Bluett Wallop [aged 19] fought.
Robert Kerr was killed.
William Boyd 4th Earl Kilmarnock [aged 40] was captured.
Alexander Bannerman 3rd Baronet fought and escapted to France where he died a year later.
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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In 1747 John Mordaunt [aged 38] was elected MP Winchelsea.
On 12th September 1749 [his wife] Mary Howe Countess Pembroke and Montgomery died.
On 12th September 1749 John Mordaunt [aged 40] and Elizabeth Hamilton Baroness Dormer were married.
In 1754 John Mordaunt [aged 45] was elected MP Christchurch.
In 1755 [his brother] Charles Mordaunt 4th Earl Peterborough 2nd Earl Monmouth [aged 47] and [his sister-in-law] Robiana Brown were married. She by marriage Countess Peterborough, Countess Monmouth.
On 1st July 1767 John Mordaunt [aged 58] died.
On 23rd January 1768 Charles Dormer 8th Baron Dormer [aged 42] and [his former wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Baroness Dormer were married.
On 15th September 1797 [his former wife] Elizabeth Hamilton Baroness Dormer died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 27 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Mordaunt 4th Baron Mordaunt
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Compton Baroness Mordaunt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Spencer Countess Dorset 
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Howard 3rd Baron Howard of Effingham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 2nd Baron St John 
9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne St John Lady Effingham 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Dormer Baroness St John Bletso 
GrandFather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Smith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
Father: John Mordaunt 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Fraser
GrandMother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth
John Mordaunt 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Savage 1st Baronet 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Earl Rivers 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Kitson Countess Rivers 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Scrope 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Carey 1st Baron Hunsdon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philadelphia Carey Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Morgan Baroness Hunsdon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Jeanes
Mother: Frances Powlett 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ramsden
GrandMother: Frances Ramsden