Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Nicholas d'Aubrecicourt, esquire of Edward III, a knight of Hainault; constable of Nottingham Castle and keeper of Sherwood Forest; he was one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter (1348).
She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.
She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.
She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.
She was born as the daughter of count William I (III) of Hainault and Holland and countess Jeanne, either in 1310 or in 1315. Froissart’ statement in the ‘Rome’ redaction of Book I (SHF § 39) that she was thirteen years old when she married on 25 January 1328 supports the later of these two dates. Jean le Bel and Froissart state that negotiations for her marriage to king Edward III of England started in 1327, after the Scottish campaign of that year. In reality, there had already been plans for a wedding between the young Edward and a daughter of count William, possibly Philippa, from as early as 1319, and there were negotiations for a marriage between Edward and Philippa’ eldest sister, Margaret in 1320 and 1321. Edward and Philippa first met in 1325 in Paris and were engaged in August 1326, while Queen Isabella and her son Edward were staying in Hainault. On 27 August 1326 Edward signed a promise that he would marry Philippa within two years; Queen Isabella and her supporters, Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent and Roger Mortimer, stood sureties. Papal dispensation for the marriage was first refused but then granted on 30 August 1327. Philippa married Edward by procuration in Valenciennes, after which she travelled to England, where she married her husband on 24 January 1328 in York. She was crowned queen of England on 25 February 1330. She died shortly before 14 August 1369.
A historical county in the Low Countries. Froissart originated from this historical region that today is divided between the Belgian province of Hainault and the southern part of the French department of the Nord.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Island kingdom bounded to the west by the Marcher lordships and the (still contested) principality of Wales conquered by Edward I; English lordships included parts of modern south Wales (from southern Pembrokeshire through Swansea, Cardiff and on towards Gloucester in England); bounded to the north by the kingdom of Scotland, to the east by the North Sea and to the south by the Channel; included Somerset, Devon and Cornwall to the south-west. Population up to the Black Death of 1348-9 approximately 4 million souls.
Et la dame lui ottroie et dist : "Sire, je treuve en vous plus de confort et
d’amour que en tout le monde et de ce que vous me dites et offréz, VC
mille merciz. Se vous me vouliés faire ce que vous me promettéz par vostre courtoisie, je devenroie vostre serve et mon filz vostre serf a tousjours et mettriens
tout le royaume d’Engleterre a vostre abandon et a bon droit." Lors
respondy le gentil chevalier messire Jehan de Haynaut, qui estoit en la fleur de
son aage : "Certes, ma tres doulce dame, se je ne le vouloie faire, je ne le vous
promettroie mie mais je le vous ay promiz, si ne vous en faudray pour riens qui puist
avenir, meuls ameroie a mourir." Aprés ce parlement quant ainsi furent accordéz
mesire Jehan de Haynau prist congié pour ce soir a la royne et a son filz et aux sei gneurs d’Engleterre qui la estoient et s’en revint
a Denaing. La se herberga il en l’abbaie ceste nuit SHF 1A-10sync et l’endemain aprés messe et boire il monta a cheval et s’en vint devers la royne, qui a grant joie le reçut. Ja avoit elle disné et estoit toute appareilliee
de monter quant messire Jehan de Hainau vint.
Lors se party la royne d’Engleterre du chastel
d’Aubrechicourt et prist congié au chevalier et a la dame et leur dist en eulz remerciant que de la bonne chiere et lie que leans on lui avoit fait un
temps venroit que grandement l’en souvenroit et son filz aussi. Ainsi se party la royne en la compaignie du gentil sire de Biaumont, qui liement et
reveleusement l’amena a Valenchiennes, et contre lui vindrent moult
de bourgois de la ville bien paréz et ordonnéz pour lui honnorablement recevoir. Ainsi fu elle amenee de monseigneur Jehan de Haynau devers le bon
conte Guillaume de Hainau, qui la reçut a grant joie et aussi fist la contesse, et la festoierent ce qu’ilz porent car bien le savoient faire. Adont avoit le conte GuillaumeIIII filles, Marguerite, Phelippe, Jehanne et Ysabel, de quoy le
joenne Edouart, qui puis fu roy d’Engleterre, s’adonnoit le plus et s’enclinoit de regart et d’amour sus Phelippe que sur les autres et aussi la
joenne fille le conjoissoit plus et tenoit plus grant compaignie que nulle de ses suers. Ainsi
l’ay je depuis oy recorder la bonne dame qui
fu royne d’Engleterre et deléz qui je demouray et servi mais ce fu trop tart
pour moy. Si me fist elle tant de biens que j’en sui tenu de prier a tousjours mais pour
elle.
Ainsi madame d’Engleterre, la royne Ysabel de France, trouva reconfort en monseigneur Jehan de Hainau quant tout le monde lui failli et demoura en Valenchiennes par l’espace de VIII jours deléz le bon conte et ma dame la contesse Jehanne de Valois. Et ende mentiers fist elle appareillier son erre et ses besoingnes et le
dit messire Jehan de Hainaut fist escripre lettres moult affec tueuses aux
chevaliers et aux compaignons en qui il se fioit le plus, en Hainaut, en Brebant et en Behaingne, et leur prioit si a certes qu’il
pouoit a chascun sur toutes amistiés qu’ilz venissent avec lui en ceste emprise. Si en y
ot grant plenté de l’un paÿs et de l’autre qui y alerent pour l’amour de lui et grant plenté
qui n’y alerent mie comment qu’ilz en fussent priéz. Et meismes le dit messire Jehan
de Hainau en fu durement repris de son propre frere et d’aucuns de son
propre conseil pour tant qu’il leur sembloit que l’emprise estoit si haute et si perilleuse
selon les descors et les grandes haines qui estoient adonc entre les hauls barons et
les communs d’Engleterre. Et selon ce que les Englois sont
communement envieux sur toutes manieres de gens estranges quant ilz sont a leur dessus
et especialment en leur paÿs, que chascun avoit paour et doubtance que le dit
mesire Jehan de Hainau ne nul de ses compaignons peust jamais revenir, mais
quoyqu’on lui blamast ne desconseillast le gentil chevalier ne s’en voult onques
relaissier. Ains dist qu’il n’avoit q’une mort a soufrir qui estoit en la voulenté Nostre Sire
mais il avoit promiz a celle gentil dame de lui conduire jusques en son
royaume, si ne l’en faudroit pour mourir et aussi chier avoit il a prendre la mort avec celle noble dame qui eschaciee estoit et deboutee hors de son paÿs
se mourir y devoit que autre part. Car tous chevaliers doivent aidier a leur loyal pouoir
toutes dames et pucelles dechaciees et desconfortees a leurs besoignes meismes quant
il sont requis.
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