The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countriesMonstrelet, Enguerrand de
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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 01 [of 13] : $b containing an account of the cruel civil wars between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy, of the possession of Paris and Normandy by the English, their expulsion thence, and of other memorable events that happened in the kingdom of France, as well as in other countries
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
Duke Albert had four other children not mentioned in this history,
viz. Albert, who died young,—Catherine, married to the duke of
Gueldres,—Anne, wife of the emperor Wenceslaus,—and Jane, married to
Albert IV. duke of Austria, surnamed the Wonder of the World.
Footnote 79:
Peter de Luna, antipope of Avignon, elected after the death of Clement
VII.
Footnote 80:
Hollingshed says, sir Philip Hall was governor of the castle of Mercq,
‘having with him four score archers and four-and-twenty other
soldiers.’
The troops from Calais were commanded by sir Richard Aston, knight,
‘lieutenant of the english pale for the earl of Somerset,
captain-general of those marches.’
Footnote 81:
Hangest, a noble family in Picardy. Rogues de Hangest was _grand
pannetier_ and maréschal of France in 1352. His son, John Rabache,
died a hostage in London. John de Hangest, grandson of Rogues, is here
meant. He was chamberlain to the king and much esteemed at court. His
son Miles was the last male of the family.
Footnote 82:
Aynard de Clermont en Dauphinè married Jane de Maingret, heiress of
Dampierre, about the middle of the 14th century. Probably their son
was the lord de Dampierre here mentioned.
Footnote 83:
Andrew lord de Rambures was governor of Gravelines. His son, David, is
the person here mentioned. He was appointed grand master of the
cross-bows, and fell at the battle of Agincourt with three of his
sons. Andrew II. his only surviving son, continued the line of
Rambures.
Footnote 84:
John de Craon, lord of Montbazon and Sainte Maure, _grand echanson_ de
France, killed at Agincourt.
Footnote 85:
Antoine de Vergy, count de Dammartin, maréschal of France in 1421.
Footnote 86:
Hollingshed says, this expedition was commanded by king Henry’s son,
the lord Thomas of Lancaster, and the earl of Kent. He doubts the earl
of Pembroke bring slain, for he writes, ‘the person whom the Flemings
called earl of Pembroke.’ He also differs, as to the return of the
English, from Monstrelet, and describes a sea-fight with four genoese
carracks, when the victory was gained by the English, who afterward
sailed to the coast of France, and burnt thirty-six towns in Normandy,
&c.
Footnote 87:
John lord of Croy, Renty, &c. counsellor and chamberlain to the two
dukes of Burgundy, Philip and John, afterwards grand butler of France,
killed at Agincourt.
Footnote 88:
John de Montagu, vidame du Laonnois, lord of Montagu en Laye,
counsellor and chamberlain of the king, and grand master of the
household. He was the son of Gerard de Montagu, a bourgeois of Paris,
secretary to king Charles V. Through his great interest at court, his
two brothers were presented, one to the bishoprick of Paris, the other
to the archbishoprick of Sens and office of chancellor.
Footnote 89:
This term may excite a smile. Monstrelet was a staunch Burgundian.
Footnote 90:
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