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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Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down is in Earl Ireland.
On 17th August 1789 Francis Charles Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 48] was created 1st Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down with special remainder to his brother Richard Annesley 2nd Earl Annesley [aged 44].
On 19th December 1802 Francis Charles Annesley 1st Earl Annesley [aged 62] died without legitimate issue. His brother Richard [aged 57] succeeded 2nd Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 3rd Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 3rd Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 9th November 1824 Richard Annesley 2nd Earl Annesley [aged 79] died at Clontarf. His son William [aged 52] succeeded 3rd Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 4th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 4th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 15th July 1828 William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley [aged 55] and Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. The difference in their ages was 36 years. He the son of Richard Annesley 2nd Earl Annesley.
On 25th August 1838 William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley [aged 66] died. His son William [aged 8] succeeded 4th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 5th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 5th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 10th August 1874 William Richard Annesley 4th Earl Annesley [aged 44] died unmarried. His brother Hugh [aged 43] succeeded 5th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 6th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 6th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 4th July 1877 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley [aged 46] and Mabel Markham Countess Annesley [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley [aged 68].
On 2nd July 1892 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley [aged 61] and Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley were married at St Marylebone Church. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. He the son of William Richard Annesley 3rd Earl Annesley and Priscilla Cecilia Moore Countess Annesley. They were first cousins.
On 15th December 1908 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley [aged 77] died. His son Francis [aged 24] succeeded 6th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 7th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 7th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 14th February 1909 Francis Annesley 6th Earl Annesley [aged 24] and Evelyn Hester Mundy Countess Annesley were married. She by marriage Countess Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down. He the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Annesley 5th Earl Annesley and Mabel Markham Countess Annesley.
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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On 6th November 1914 Francis Annesley 6th Earl Annesley [aged 30] was died in a plane crash. He left Eastchurch, England, in a Bristol T.B.8 biplane, serial 1220, flown by Flight Lieutenant C.F. Beevor, R.N.A.S., bound for France / Flanders. They were never seen again. Two German prisoners had been interrogated and it was established that the two aviators had been shot down when a German shell had hit the petrol tank of their aircraft and it had fallen in flames near Diksmuide. His first cousin Walter [aged 53] succeeded 7th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 8th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 8th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 7th July 1934 Walter Annesley 7th Earl Annesley [aged 73] died. His son Beresford [aged 40] succeeded 8th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 9th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 9th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 29th June 1957 Beresford Annesley 8th Earl Annesley [aged 63] died. His third cousin once removed Robert [aged 57] succeeded 9th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 10th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 10th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 21st February 1979 Robert Annesley 9th Earl Annesley [aged 79] died. His son Patrick [aged 54] succeeded 10th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 11th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 11th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 2nd February 2001 Patrick Annesley 10th Earl Annesley [aged 76] died. His brother Philip [aged 73] succeeded 11th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 12th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 12th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.
On 11th March 2011 Philip Annesley 11th Earl Annesley [aged 83] died. His brother Michael [aged 77] succeeded 12th Earl Annesley of Castlewellan in County Down, 13th Viscount Glerawly of County Fermanagh, 13th Baron Annesley of Castle Wellan in County Down.