Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

Biography of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen

In 1281 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 9) and [his mother] Clementia Habsburg (age 19) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Rudolph I King Romans (age 62) and [his grandmother] Gertrude Hohenburg (age 56). He the son of Charles II King Naples (age 27) and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples (age 24).

In 1288 Charles I King Hungary was born to [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 16) and [his mother] Clementia Habsburg (age 26). On 5th May 1309 Charles I King Hungary succeeded I King Hungary. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1290 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 18) was appointed King Hungary.

After 7th February 1293 [his mother] Clementia Habsburg (deceased) died.

On 12th August 1295 [his father] Charles Martel King Hungary (age 23) died at Naples [Map]. He was buried at Naples Cathedral [Map].

In 1306 Charles I King Hungary (age 18) and Mary Bytom Queen Consort Hungary Queen Consort Poland were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.

On 5th May 1309 [his grandfather] Charles II King Naples (age 55) died. His son [his father] Charles succeeded King Naples.

Around February 1319 Charles I King Hungary (age 31) and Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. She the daughter of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 11th November 1319 [his wife] Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary (age 14) died.

Memoires of Jacques du Clercq

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.

Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback format.

On 6th July 1320 Charles I King Hungary (age 32) and Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg.

In 1321 [his son] Charles Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 33) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1324 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 36) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. He died aged five in 1329.

On 5th March 1326 [his son] Louis I King Hungary King Poland was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. He married (1) 1342 his second cousin once removed Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary, daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (2) 20th June 1353 Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary and had issue.

In 1327 [his son] Andrew Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 39) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

On 12th October 1328 [his sister] Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France (age 35) died.

In 1329 [his son] Ladislaus Hungary (age 5) died.

In 1332 [his son] Stephen Hungary was born to Charles I King Hungary (age 44) and [his wife] Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1342 Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 15) and Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary (age 6) were married. She the daughter of Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 25) and Blanche Valois Holy Roman Empress Luxemburg (age 25). He the son of Charles I King Hungary (age 54) and Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 16th July 1342 Charles I King Hungary (age 54) died. His son Louis (age 16) succeeded I King Hungary. Margaret Bohemia Queen Consort Hungary (age 7) by marriage Queen Consort Hungary.

Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Godwinson: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Louis I King Hungary King Poland [1]

Ancestors of Charles I King Hungary 1288-1342

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Queen of the Franks Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Provence Queen Consort Sicily

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandfather: William I Count Geneva

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

Father: Charles Martel King Hungary 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Béla III of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes of Antioch

Great x 2 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

GrandMother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

Charles I King Hungary 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert III Count of Habsburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count of Habsburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Count Rudolph of Pfullendorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida of Pfullendorf

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Welf

Great x 1 Grandfather: Albert IV Count of Habsburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes of Staufen

GrandFather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 2 Grandfather: Count Ulrich of Kyburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Hedwig of Kyburg

Mother: Clementia Habsburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

GrandMother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen