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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Earl Tyrconnel is in Earl Ireland.
On 20th April 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 30] created a number of new Baronets and Peers:
William Morice 1st Baronet [aged 33] was created 1st Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon. Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon.
John Crew 1st Baron Crew [aged 63] was created 1st Baron Crew of Stene in Northamptonshire. Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew [aged 59] by marriage Baroness Crew of Stene in Northamptonshire.
Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Clarendon at Westminster Abbey [Map] on the occasion of the Coronation Charles II. Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon [aged 43] by marriage Countess Clarendon.
Oliver Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 51] was created 1st Earl Tyrconnel. Eleanore Holles Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Countess Tyrconnel.
On 11th April 1667 Oliver Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 57] died without issue at Merrion Castle, Mount Merrion, Dublin. Earl Tyrconnel extinct. His brother William [aged 57] succeeded 3rd Viscount Fitzwilliam of Mount Merrion House in Dublin.
On 29th May 1761 George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 37] was created 1st Earl Tyrconnel. Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Countess Tyrconnel.
On 9th March 1762 George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel [aged 38] died. His son George [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Earl Tyrconnel, 4th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 9th July 1772 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel [aged 22] and Frances Manners Countess Tyrconnel [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. He the son of George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel and Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel.
On 3rd June 1780 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel [aged 30] and Sarah Hussey Delaval Countess Tyrconnel [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. He the son of George Carpenter 1st Earl Tyrconnel and Frances Clifton Countess Tyrconnel.
On 15th April 1805 George Carpenter 2nd Earl Tyrconnel [aged 55] died. His nephew George [aged 17] succeeded 3rd Earl Tyrconnel, 5th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary.
On 20th December 1812 George Carpenter 3rd Earl Tyrconnel [aged 24] died. His brother John [aged 22] succeeded 4th Earl Tyrconnel, 6th Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary. He had volunteered in the summer of 1812 to serve as an officer under Alexander I of Russia. While opposing the French forces of Napoleon he died of disease "from his zeal and excessive fatigue."
On 1st October 1817 John Carpenter 4th Earl of Tyrconnell [aged 26] and Sarah Crowe Countess Tyrconnell [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Countess Tyrconnel. They had one child, a daughter named Elizabeth Anne Carpenter, born and died on 19 February 1847.
On 25th June 1853 John Carpenter 4th Earl of Tyrconnell [aged 62] died. Earl Tyrconnel, Baron Carpenter of Killaghy in County Tipperary extinct.