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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 10th December 1878 [his father] Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 27) and [his mother] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 23) were married. Her father [his grandfather] Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (age 58) disapproved; he disowned her. He the son of [his grandfather] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 59).
On 29th September 1879 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont was born to [his father] Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 28) and [his mother] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 24).
On 17th January 1880 [his grandfather] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont (age 60) died. His son [his father] Antoine (age 28) succeeded 11th Duke Gramont. [his mother] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 24) by marriage Duchess Gramont.
In 1904 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 24) and Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 21) were married. He the son of Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 52) and Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 48).
1904. Philip de László (age 34). Portrait of Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 24).
On 25th July 1905 [his mother] Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont (age 49) died.
On 3rd August 1907 [his father] Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 55) and [his step-mother] Princess Maria Ruspoli (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gramont. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of [his grandfather] Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont.
1922. Philip de László (age 52). Portrait of Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 42).
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 30th January 1925 [his father] Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont (age 73) died. His son Armand (age 45) succeeded 12th Duke Gramont. [his wife] Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 42) by marriage Duchess Gramont.
On 11th February 1958 [his wife] Élaine Greffulhe Duchess Gramont (age 75) died.
On 2nd August 1962 Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont (age 82) died.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis 6th Duke of Gramont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine 7th Duke Gramont
Great x 4 Grandmother: Geneviève de Gontaut
Great x 2 Grandfather: Antoine 8th Duke Gramont
Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine Héraclius Agénor 9th Duc de Gramont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Jules 1st Duke of Polignac
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aglae de Polignac "Guichette" Duchess Gramont
Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Martine Gabrielle Polastron Duchess Gramont
GrandFather: Agénor 10th Duc de Gramont
Father: Antoine Alfred Agénor de Gramont 11th Duc de Gramont
Armand de Gramont 12th Duc de Gramont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Great x 1 Grandfather: Carl Mayer von Rothschild
GrandFather: Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild
Mother: Marguerite de Rothschild Duchess Gramont
Great x 2 Grandfather: Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nathan Mayer Rothschild
GrandMother: Louise de Rothschild