Sir John Chandos (? - 1370), soldier and founding knight of the Order of the Garter; son of Sir Edward Chandos and Isabel Twyford. He was a close associate of Edward the Black Prince from as early as 1339. Chandos is a major figure in the pages of Froissart's Chronicles; his death is recounted with much pathos.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Jean III de Grailly (c. 1343 - 1377), Captal de Buch, son of Jean II de Grailly and Blanche de Foix. Jean held the important lordship of Buch as well as those of Castillon, Bénauges and other English strongholds in the duchy of Aquitaine. He was a founder member of the Order of the Garter and a famous military leader of the Hundred Years’ War whom Froissart held in great esteem, and often described as the ideal chivalric knight. He had married Rose d’Albret, and had a son and heir, Archambaud de Grailly, by her. There is no mention of a brother in any of the sources consulted by the project.
Sir Robert Knolles (? - 1407), an English captain who made a considerable reputation for himself at this time. The war made him a great fortune, several large sums from which he bequeathed to charitable and spiritual works. For his life and career; see Michael Jones, 'Knolles , Sir Robert', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (Oxford: OUP, 2004); online ed., ed. Lawrence Goldman, January 2008, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15758
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
Edward of Woodstock, prince of Wales, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock (1330 - 1376), prince of Wales from 1343 (aged 12), and from 1362 prince of Aquitaine; popularly known as the Black Prince. He was the eldest son of king Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was knighted by his father on the Crécy campaign, the day after the English army landed at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. He married Joan of Kent on 10 October 1361. They had two sons, Edward, and Richard. His first son died young, in 1372. The Black Prince himself died on 8 June 1376, in Westminster. When king Edward III died the following year, he was succeded by Richard. The Black Prince was an effective, successful and popular military leader in the campaigns against France during the first part of the Hundred Years' War.
estoient a pennon et dessoubz messire Jehan Chandos et pouoient estre environ XM chevaux et passerent tous le lundi.
SHF 1-563syncLe mardy passerent le prince
de Galles et le roy Pietre et aussi le roy de Navarre qui estoit
revenuz devers le dit prince pour lui acompiagnier et enseignier le pasage. En
la route du prince estoient messire Loÿs de Harecourt, viconte
de Chastielerant, le viconte de Rochouart, le sire de Pons, le sire de Partenay, le sire de Puiane, le sire de Tannaibouton, le
sire d’Argenton et tous les Poitevins, messire Thomas de
Felleton grant seneschal d’Acquitaine, messire Guillaume son frere, messire Eustace d’Aubrechicourt, le seneschal de Saintonge, le seneschal de la Rochelle, le seneschal de Caoursin, le seneschal de Limozin, le seneschal de Roergue, le seneschal d’Aginois, le seneschal de Bigorre, messire Richart de Pontchardon, messire Neel
Lorinch, messire Daguorisés, messire Thomas de Wette val, messire Thomas Balastre, messire Loÿs de Merval, messire Raimon
de Moruel, le sire de Pierebufiere et bien IIIIM
hommes d’armes et estoient environ XIIM chevaux. Si eurent
ce mardy moult dur passage et estoient de vent et de neige. Touteffois passerent oultre et se logierent toutes ces gens d’armes en la comble de Pam pelune mais le roy de Navarre amena le prince de Galles et le roy
Pietre en sa cité de Pampelune au souper la les tint tout aise et bien avoit
de quoy.
SHF 1-564syncLe mercredi passerent le roy
Ja mes de Maillorgues, le conte d’Armignac, le sire de Labreth, son
nepveu messire Bernart de Labreth, le sire de Geronde, le conte de Pierregort, le viconte de Quar main, le conte de Commines,
le Captal de Beus, le sire de Cliçon, les III
freres de Pumiers messire Jehan, messire Helie et messire Aimemon, le sire de
Caumont, le sire de Muchident, messire Robert Canolle, le sire de Lespare, le sire de Rosem, le sire de Condom, le Soudich de l’Estrade, messire Petiton de Couron, messire Aimeri de
Tharse, le sire de Labarde, messire Bertran de Taride, le sire de Pincornet, messire Thomas de Wetefale, messire Perducas de
Labreth, le bourc de Bretuel, le bourc Camus, Nandon de Bagerant, Bernart de la Sale, Hortingo, Lamit et tout le remanant des compaignes si estoient bien
XM chevaux. Et eurent un peu plus courtois passage ce
mercredi que n’eurent ceulx qui passerent le mardy. Et se logierent toutes ces
gens d’armes premiers moiens seconds et tiers
en la comble de Pampelune en attendant l’un l’autre et en refreschissant eulx
et leurs chevaux. Et se tindrent la environ Pampelune pour tant qu’ilz
y trouverent largement a vivre, pain, chair, vin et autres pourveances pour eulx et leurs
chevaux jusques au dimenche ensuivant. Si vous dy que ces compaignes ne paioient mie tout ce que on leur commandoit et ne se pouoient tenir de pillier et de prendre ce
qu’ilz trouvoient. Et firent environ Pampelune et aussi sur leurs chemins
moult de destourbiers, par quoy le roy de Navarre se repenty de ce qu’il avoit
au prince administré le passage car plus y avoit de dommage que de proufit.
SHF 1-565syncDe la lettre que le roy Henry d’Espaigne envoia au prince de Galles. Bien estoit enformé le roy Henry du passage le prince
car il avoit ses messages et espies alans et venans. Si s’estoit pourveuz et se pourveoit
tous les gros grossement et avoit fait un tres especial commandement par tout le royaume de Castille a tous ses feaulx et ses subgiéz que, sur perdre la teste,
chascun selon son estat a pié et a cheval venist a lui pour aidier a defendre son
royaume. Ce roy Henry estoit durement améz si estoient venuz et
venoient tous les jours efforciement. Et avoit le dit roy a Saint Dominique ou il s’estoit logiés plus de LXM hommes qu’a
pié qu’a cheval. Tous appareilliés de faire sa voulenté et de vivre et mourir s’il
couvenoit.
SHF 1-566syncQuant le roy Henry eut
oy les certaines nouvelles que le prince de Galles a son grant effort avoit passé
les destrois de Roncevaux et approchoit durement. Si dist tout hault : "Ou
prince de Galles a vaillant et preux chevalier, et pour ce qu’il sente que c’est
sur mon pb 193 v
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