Philippe, known as 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy (1342 - 1404), fourth son of Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. The duke of Burgundy was a prominent figure in the government of France during the reign of his nephew Charles VI, especially after 1392 when the king began to suffer from recurring bouts of insanity that gave the dukes of Berry and Burgundy the opportunity to seize power from Charles VI's trusted administrators, known as the Marmousets. Philippe married Margaret de Male, countess of Flanders, and this marriage eventually not only reunited the duchy of Burgundy with the 'free' counties of Burgundy and Artois, but also brought the wealthy counties of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel under the control of the duke of Burgundy. Thus this marriage alliance, and the consequent marriages of the duke of Burgundy's children, created the basis for the Grand Duchy of the West, a quasi-independent state rather than a mere fief of the French crown.
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.
Philippe, known as 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy (1342 - 1404), fourth son of Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. The duke of Burgundy was a prominent figure in the government of France during the reign of his nephew Charles VI, especially after 1392 when the king began to suffer from recurring bouts of insanity that gave the dukes of Berry and Burgundy the opportunity to seize power from Charles VI's trusted administrators, known as the Marmousets. Philippe married Margaret de Male, countess of Flanders, and this marriage eventually not only reunited the duchy of Burgundy with the 'free' counties of Burgundy and Artois, but also brought the wealthy counties of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel under the control of the duke of Burgundy. Thus this marriage alliance, and the consequent marriages of the duke of Burgundy's children, created the basis for the Grand Duchy of the West, a quasi-independent state rather than a mere fief of the French crown.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
France, Midi-Pyrénées; corresponds approximately to the modern department of Aveyron; traversed from east to west by the River Aveyron which flows through Rodez, the major city; bounded to the north by Viadene and Auvergne; the west by the Causses de Gramat and Limogne, and by Quercy; the south by Languedoc and the east by Gévaudan and the Causses du Larzac; to the north-east by the Causse de Sauveterre; (ceded to the English in 1360 under the treaty of Brétigny; held by them until early 1369).
France, Aquitanian Basin, modern Midi-Pyrénées region; covering approximately the modern departments of Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne; bounded to the north by Limousin, the west by Périgord and Agenais, the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and to the east by Rouergue and Auvergne; limestone plateaux and deep valleys; upper Quercy extends northwards from the diocesan city of Cahors as far as Souillac, Rocamadour, Martel, Bretenoux and Castelnau; lower Quercy (ceded to the English by the 1259 treaty of Paris) to the south as far as Moissac and Montauban. Held by the English from 1360 (treaty of Brétigny) until late 1369.
France, centre (modern departments of Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne); bounded to the north-east by La Marche, the east by Auvergne, the north-west by Poitou, the west by Périgord and Angoumois, and the south by Quercy. Principal city: Limoges, many of whose surrounding fortresses (including Chalusset, Rochechouart, Isle, Châlus, etc) were occupied by routier garrisons during the early 1370s.
Enguerrand VII de Coucy (1340 - 1397), lord of Coucy, only son and successor of Enguerrand VI de Coucy. Enguerrand VII was considered to be among the most skilled and experienced of French knights in the fourteenth century; he was offered twice the position of constable of France, the highest military office in France, which he refused both times. A master of diplomacy, Coucy managed to maintain both his allegiance to the king of France and to his English father-in-law Edward III during the Hundred Years' War. However, Coucy resigned all of his English honours upon the accession of Richard II on 26 August 1377.
Duchy to the north-west of the Île-de-France, bordered by the Channel; governed by the dauphin Charles, as Lieutenant of Normandy, until his accession to the French throne in 1364.
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
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mal esploitié. Et fut grandement acoeilliés de ciaus de
Londres de le communaulté, qui ne consideroient mie toutez coses ensi que ellez
pueent avenir. Mais li dus de Lenclastre lui aida ses escusancez a porter
oultre et demora li sires de Gommegniez sus son droit. Car on trouva bien que dou
ren daige d’Ardre il n’avoit receu ne or ne argent et que tout che qu’il
en fist che fut par compo sicion et traictiés,
et pour eschiever plus grant damage pour lui et pour ses compaignons. Or vous
parlerons nous dou duc de Bourgoingne comment il persevera.
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Bourgoingne heut fait ceste chevaucie en le marche de Picardie en celle saison qui fut
moult honnourable pour lui et pour fitable pour les François de le frontiere
d’Artois deSaint Omer, il ordena en cascun de ses castiaus dont il
tenoit la possession, capitainez et gens d’armes pour les tenir. Et par especial en le ville
d’Arde il y establit a demorer le visconte
de Miaux, le seigneur de Sempi. Chil le fisent remparer et
fortefiier malement, comment qu’elle fust forte assés devant. Li
rois de France, qui de ces nouvelles fut trop
grandement resjois et qui tint a belle et a bonne ceste
chevaucie, envoia tantost ses lettres a chiaux de Saint Omer et
commanda que la ville d’Arde fust bien garnie et pourveue de toutez
pourveances largement et grandement. Tout fut fait ensi
que il le commanda. Si se deffist ceste chevaucie. Mais li sires de Clichon et li Breton ne desrompirent point leur route. Mais
retournerent dou plus tost qu’il peurent devers Bretaigne. Car
nouvelles estoient venuez au seigneur de Clichon et as Bretons,
yaux estant devant Arde, que Janequins dis Clercq, uns escuiers d’Engleterre et boin homme d’armes, estoit yssus d’Engleterre et venus en Bretaigne, et mis les bastides devant Brest pourcoi li Breton retournerent dou plus tost qu’il peurent et
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Gascons et Englés. De laquelle je parlerai plus a plain quant j’en serai mieux informés.
que le seigneur de Duras, le seigneur de Rosem, le seigneur de Moucident, le seigneur de Lagurant, le seigneur de
Gernolz et de Carlés, messire Piere de Landuras et pluisieurs aultres,
il s’avisa que il feroit I grant et poissant mandement de toutes bonnes gens d’armes
pour resister contre lez dessus dis et estre si fors que pour tenir les camps. Si escripsit pardevers messire Jehans d’Armignacq
que a che besoing il ne lui volsist faillir. Et ossi devers le seigneur de Labreth. Et avoit mandé le connestable en France le marissal de
France, messire Loÿs de Sansoirre. Et ossi le seigneur de Coucy
et pluisieurs aultres barons, chevaliers et escuiers en Picardie, en Bretaigne et en Normendie, qui touts estoient desirant de lui servir et de leurs corps
avanchier. Et ja estoient venus dalés lui li connestablez et li mareschaux de France. Bien sçavoit li dus d’Ango
qu’il y avoit I grant differend entre les cousins et proismes dez seigneurs de
Pumiers, Gascons, et messires Thumas de Felleton, grant senescal de Bourdiaux
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