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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In 1270 [his father] Charles II King Naples and [his mother] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples were married.
On 8th September 1271 Charles Martel King Hungary was born to [his father] Charles II King Naples and [his mother] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples.
In 1281 Charles Martel King Hungary and Clementia Habsburg were married. She the daughter of Rudolph I King Romans and Gertrude Hohenburg. He the son of Charles II King Naples and Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples.
In 1288 [his son] Charles I King Hungary was born to Charles Martel King Hungary and [his wife] Clementia Habsburg. On 5th May 1309 Charles I King Hungary succeeded I King Hungary. He married (1) 1306 Mary Bytom Queen Consort Hungary Queen Consort Poland (2) February 1319 Beatrix Luxemburg Queen Consort Hungary, daughter of Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur (3) 6th July 1320 Elisabeth Unknown Queen Consort Hungary and had issue.
In 1289 [his brother-in-law] Rudolf Habsburg II Duke Austria and Agnes Přemyslid Duchess Austria were married. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia and Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna. He the son of [his father-in-law] Rudolph I King Romans and [his mother-in-law] Gertrude Hohenburg.
In 1290 [his daughter] Beatrix Hungary was born to Charles Martel King Hungary and [his wife] Clementia Habsburg.
In 1290 Charles Martel King Hungary was appointed King Hungary.
On 10th May 1290 [his brother-in-law] Rudolf Habsburg II Duke Austria died at Prague.
On 16th August 1290 [his brother-in-law] Charles Valois I Count Valois and [his sister] Margaret Capet Countess Valois were married. She by marriage Countess Valois. She the daughter of [his father] Charles II King Naples and [his mother] Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples. He the son of King Philip III of France and Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France.
On 15th July 1291 [his father-in-law] Rudolph I King Romans died at Speyer. He was buried at Speyer Cathedral. [his brother-in-law] Albert Habsburg I Duke Austria succeeded I Duke Austria.
In February 1293 [his daughter] Clementia Hungary Queen Consort France was born to Charles Martel King Hungary and [his wife] Clementia Habsburg. She married Louis X King France I Navarre, son of King Philip IV of France and Joan Blois I Queen Navarre, and had issue.
After 7th February 1293 [his former wife] Clementia Habsburg died.
On 12th August 1295 Charles Martel King Hungary died at Naples. He was buried at Naples Cathedral.
On 5th May 1309 [his father] Charles II King Naples died. Charles Martel King Hungary succeeded King Naples.