The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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On 22nd September 1851 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont was born to [his father] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 32].
On 4th March 1855 [his grandfather] Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont [aged 65] died. His son [his father] Agénor [aged 35] succeeded 10th Duke Gramont.
On 10th December 1878 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 27] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 23] were married. Her father Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild [aged 58] disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 59].
On 29th September 1879 [his son] Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont was born to Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 28] and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 24]. He married 1904 Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont.
On 17th January 1880 [his father] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont [aged 60] died. His son Antoine [aged 28] succeeded 11th Duke Gramont. [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 24] by marriage Duchess Gramont.
On 8th August 1880 [his daughter] Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont was born to Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 28] and [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 24]. She married 1901 Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles.
In 1901 [his son-in-law] Hélie Guillaume Hubert de Noailles [aged 29] and Corisande Emma Louise Ida de Gramont [aged 20] were married. She the daughter of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 49] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 45].
1902. Philip de László [aged 32]. Portrait of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 50].
In 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont [aged 24] and Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont [aged 21] were married. He the son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 52] and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 48].
Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 25th July 1905 [his wife] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont [aged 49] died.
On 3rd August 1907 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 55] and Princess Maria Ruspoli [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont.
On 30th January 1925 Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont [aged 73] died. His son Armand [aged 45] succeeded 12th Duke Gramont. Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont [aged 42] by marriage Duchess Gramont.
In 1976 [his former wife] Princess Maria Ruspoli [aged 88] died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Charles 4th Duke Gramont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis 6th Duke of Gramont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Christine de Noailles
Great x 2 Grandfather: Antoine 7th Duke Gramont
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles-Armand de Gontaut Duc de Biron
Great x 3 Grandmother: Geneviève de Gontaut
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie-Antoinette Duchesse de Lauzun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine 8th Duke Gramont
GrandFather: Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Jules 1st Duke of Polignac
Great x 1 Grandmother: Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont
Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont
Father: Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont