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The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [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. 02 [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

Name: The chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Vol. 02 [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
Author: Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Monstrelet, Enguerrand de

Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Sources; France -- History -- House of Valois, 1328-1589; Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453

[66] I hardly know whether this can be the celebrated archbishop of
Rheims, and historian of the reign of Charles VI. who was one of the
most learned men of his time, and died at an advanced age, in 1474.
He had two brothers older than himself, William des Ursins, baron
of Treynel, chancellor of France in 1445, and again in 1464,--and
James Juvenal des Ursins, who was archbishop of Rheims before him.
The history written by Juvenal des Ursins occupies the space from
1380 to 1422, and throws great light, by comparison, on Froissart and
Monstrelet.

[67] Q. De Nesle?

Guy III. de Nesle, lord of Offemont and Mello, was grand master of the
household to queen Isabella, and was killed at Agincourt. His two sons,
_John_ III. and Guy IV. followed him in succession. He had a third son,
who died with him at Agincourt.

[68] Monstrelet apparently mistakes. According to Moreri, _Robert_ duke
of Bar died this year, leaving issue by his wife Mary (daughter to John
king of France),

    1. Henry lord d’Ossy, who died in Hungary, 1396, leaving by his
    wife Mary de Coucy, countess of Soissons, one son, Robert count
    of Marle and Soissons, killed at Agincourt.

    2. Philip, died in Hungary 1396.

    3. Edward III. marquis du Pont, and duke of Bar after his
    father’s death.

    4. Louis cardinal of Bar.

    5. Charles lord of Nogent.

    6. John lord of Puisaye. (Both Edward and John were killed at
    Agincourt.)

    7. Yoland, queen of Arragon.

    8. Mary, countess of Namur.

    9. Bona, countess of St Pol.

One striking peculiarity is discernible in this table, viz. the
preference shown in the succession to Edward the third son, over
Robert, son of the eldest son of the deceased duke; but this was
according to the law of many feudal tenures, which took no notice of
our universally-established doctrine of _representation_ in descents.
The same law prevailed in Artois, and was the ground of that famous
decision by which Robert d’Artois was ejected in the middle of the
fourteenth century, and in consequence of which he retired in disgust
to the court of our Edward III. who asserted the justice of his
pretensions.

[69] He was a peer as duke of Burgundy, and again a peer as
count-palatine of Burgundy.

[70] John, called count de Ligny, third son of John count of Brienne,
brother to the count de St Pol.

[71] James de Châtillon was appointed admiral in 1408, in the room
of Clugnet de Breban. He was lord of Dampierre, and son of Hugh de
Châtillon, formerly master of the cross-bows.

[72] Nephew of duke Edward. See p. 232.

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