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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Baronet Temple is in Baronetcies of England Alphabetically.
Baronet Temple of Stowe is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
22nd May 1611. Thomas Temple 1st Baronet [aged 44] created. See May 1611 Creation of Baronets.
February 1637. Son Peter Temple 2nd Baronet [aged 45] succeeded.
1653. Son Richard Temple 3rd Baronet [aged 18] succeeded.
8th May 1697. Son Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham [aged 21] succeeded.
14th September 1749. Second Cousin Once Removed William Temple 5th Baronet [aged 55] succeeded.
10th April 1760. Brother Peter Temple 6th Baronet [aged 65] succeeded.
15th November 1761. Son Richard Temple 7th Baronet [aged 30] succeeded.
15th November 1786. Third Cousin John Temple 8th Baronet [aged 55] succeeded.
17th November 1798. Son Grenville Temple 9th Baronet [aged 30] succeeded.
1829. Son Grenville Temple 10th Baronet [aged 29] succeeded.
7th July 1847. Son Grenville Leofric Temple 11th Baronet [aged 17] succeeded.
3rd March 1860. Son Grenville Louis John Temple 12th Baronet [aged 2] succeeded.
7th December 1919. Grenville Louis John Temple 12th Baronet extinct.
On 22nd May 1611 the first Baronets were created by James I [aged 44]
Walter Aston 1st Baronet [aged 27] was created 1st Baronet Aston of Tixall.
Nicolas Bacon [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Bacon of Redgrave in Suffolk. The Premier Baronet being the first creation.
Henry Belasyse 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Belasyse of Newborough.
George Booth [aged 54] was created 1st Baronet Booth of Dunham Massey. Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey [aged 43] by marriage Lady Booth of Dunham Massey.
Edward Carr [aged 68] was created 1st Baronet Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Anne Dyer Lady Carr by marriage Lady Carr of Sleaford in Lincolnshire.
Gervase Clifton 1st Baronet [aged 23] was created 1st Baronet Clifton of Clifton in Nottinghamshire.
Moyle Finch 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Finch of Eastwell in Kent. Elizabeth Heneage 1st Countess Winchelsea [aged 54] by marriage Lady Finch of Eastwell in Kent.
Thomas Gerard 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Gerard of Bryn in Lancashire.
Henry Hobart 1st Baronet [aged 51] was created 1st Baronet Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk. Dorothy Bell Lady Hobart by marriage Lady Hobart of Intwood in Norfolk.
Richard Hoghton 1st Baronet [aged 40] was created 1st Baronet Hoghton of Hoghton Tower in Lancashire.
Phillip Knyvet [aged 41] was created 1st Baronet Knyvet of Buckenham in Norfolk.
Thomas Mansel 1st Baronet [aged 55] was created 1st Baronet Mansel of Margam.
Thomas Pelham 1st Baronet [aged 71] was created 1st Baronet Pelham of Laughton. Mary Walsingham Baroness Pelham Laughton [aged 47] by marriage Lady Pelham of Laughton.
John Peyton 1st Baronet [aged 50] was created 1st Baronet Peyton of Isleham.
George Savile 1st Baronet [aged 61] was created 1st Baronet Savile of Thornhill.
John Shelley of Mitchelgrove 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Shelley of Mitchelgrove in Sussex.
George Shirley 1st Baronet [aged 52] was created 1st Baronet Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire. Dorothy Wroughton Lady Shirley [aged 41] by marriage Lady Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire.
John St John [aged 25] was created 1st Baronet St John Lydiard Tregoze in Wiltshire.
John Stradling 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Stradling of St Donats in Glamorganshire.
Thomas Temple 1st Baronet [aged 44] was created 1st Baronet Temple of Stowe.
Lionel Tollemache 1st Baronet [aged 48] was created 1st Baronet Talmash of Helmingham in Suffolk.
In February 1637 Thomas Temple 1st Baronet [aged 70] died. His son Peter [aged 45] succeeded 2nd Baronet Temple of Stowe.
In 1653 Peter Temple 2nd Baronet [aged 61] died. His son Richard [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Baronet Temple of Stowe.
Before 24th October 1675 Richard Temple 3rd Baronet [aged 41] and Mary Knapp Lady Temple were married. She by marriage Lady Temple of Stowe.
On 8th May 1697 Richard Temple 3rd Baronet [aged 63] died. His son Field [aged 21] succeeded 4th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 14th September 1749 Field Marshal Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham [aged 73] died without surviving issue. His sister Hester [aged 59] succeeded 2nd Viscountess Cobham by special remainder. Baron Cobham extinct. His second cousin once removed William [aged 55] succeeded 5th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 10th April 1760 William Temple 5th Baronet [aged 66] died. His brother Peter [aged 65] succeeded 6th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 15th November 1761 Peter Temple 6th Baronet [aged 66] died. His son Richard [aged 30] succeeded 7th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
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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On 15th November 1786 Richard Temple 7th Baronet [aged 55] died. His third cousin John [aged 55] succeeded 8th Baronet Temple of Stowe. He was buried at Bath Abbey [Map] where his Wall Memorial reads: "In Memory of Sir RICHARD TEMPLE Baronet; Son of Sir PETER TEMPLE Baronet: who was many years a Comissioner of His Majesty's Navy. He married ANN SOPHIA Daughter of Sir WILLIAM TEMPLE Baronet of Kempsey in the County of Worcester: by whom he left no surviving Issue. As the last token of Conjugal affection and regard She hath caused this marble to be erected March 20th. 1787." Below on the floor is "Underneath are deposited the Remains of Sir Richard Temple Baronet of Kempsey in the County of Worcester who died November the 15th 1786 in the 55th Year of his Age."
There is some disagreement as to whether he was legally the 8th Baronet, with some sources, including Cracroft stating:
Following the death of Sir Richard Temple the Baronetcy of Temple of Stow was claimed by his third cousin, John Temple, British Consul-General in Washington 1786-98, a great-grandson of Mary Temple and her husband Robert Nelson. In spite of a letter of support from his kinsman, George [Grenville later Nugent-Temple-Grenville] [aged 33], 1st Marquess of Buckingham, the heir general of the 1st Baronet, Mr John Temple's claim to the Baronetcy cannot be through his mother, as the succession to the baronetcy was restricted to male heirs of the body of the 1st Baronet. His claim must, therefore, be through his father, Capt Robert Temple, of Boston, Massachusetts, British North America (and indeed the Marquess of Buckingham describes him as the "heir male" of the 1st Baronet in his letter from Stowe dated 3 Dec 1786). Without further information it is difficult to see Mr John Temple's placing amongst the male line descendants of the 1st Baronet and the nature of the kinship between his parents, unless he descends, as has been suggested, from the Rev Thomas Temple, Rector of Burton-on-the-Water, and third son of the 1st Baronet.
In addition to Mr John Temple's claim it is possible that there are living male line descendants of Col Edmund Temple, of Sulby Priory, co. Northampton, through his third son, Edmund Temple, of Leicester, and it is for this reason that the Baronetcy of Temple of Stowe is regarded as being dormant rather than extinct.
On 17th November 1798 John Temple 8th Baronet [aged 67] died. His son Grenville [aged 30] succeeded 9th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
In 1829 Grenville Temple 9th Baronet [aged 60] died. His son Grenville [aged 29] succeeded 10th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 7th July 1847 Grenville Temple 10th Baronet [aged 47] died. His son Grenville [aged 17] succeeded 11th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 3rd March 1860 Grenville Leofric Temple 11th Baronet [aged 30] died. His son Grenville [aged 2] succeeded 12th Baronet Temple of Stowe.
On 7th December 1919 Grenville Louis John Temple 12th Baronet [aged 61] died in . Baronet Temple of Stowe presumed to be extinct.
Baronet Temple of Sheen in Surrey is also in Baronetcies of England Chronologically, Extinct Baronetcies of England.
Summary
31st January 1666. William Temple 1st Baronet [aged 38] created.
14th November 1677. William Temple 1st Baronet extinct.
On 31st January 1666 William Temple 1st Baronet [aged 38] was created 1st Baronet Temple of Sheen in Surrey.
On 14th November 1677 William Temple 1st Baronet [aged 49] died. Baronet Temple of Sheen in Surrey extinct.