Jean de Vienne (1341? - 1396 at Nicopolis), admiral of France; son of Guillaume de Vienne and Claudine de Chaudenay. Jean de Vienne led a campaign to Scotland in 1384. He died at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
John of Gaunt (1340-99): duke of Lancaster, son of Philippa of Hainault and Edward III, king of England, who was a pretender to the Castilian throne by right of his marriage to Constanza, eldest daughter of Pedro I, king of Castile, who died in 1369. John of Gaunt was an important person in English political and military life during the last quarter of the fourteenth century, exercising great influence in domestic and foreign policy in England during the reign of Richard II, despite periods of unpopularity and strife with his royal nephew.
Edmund of Langley, earl of Cambridge (1341 - 1402), duke of York; fifth son of Edward III, king of England, earl of Cambridge and later duke of York, uncle of king Richard II.
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.
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.
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jours assaillis par deux manierez les unes par armes, et les aultres par
parolles. Car li sires de Coucy et li sirez de la Riviere songnoient grandement que il heussent chil de Carenton. Et tant en songnierent ne par traictié il heurent. Et se misent et
rendirent en l’obeissance dou
roi de France, reservé pour le
temps advenir le droit que leurs jones heritiers
messires Charles de Navare y pooit avoir. A tous traictiés chil seigneur de France s’enclinoient pour eux delivrer d’estre en saisine et possession dez
villez et castiaux qu’il desiroient a avoir. Si prisent Carenton, ville et castiel.
Et le rafresquirent de nouvelles gens. Et puis s’en partirent. Et vinrent devant le castel
de Mouliniaux. Et n’y furent que trois jours quant par traictiés il l’eurent. Et puis vinrent devant Conches. Si se logierent sus celle
belle riviere d’Orne qui queurt a Kem. Et s’i rafresquirent tant
que il sceurent la volenté de ceux de Conces, liquel par traictiés se rendirent.
Car che que li sires de Coucy et li sires de la Riviere avoient l’enfant de Navare avoec iaux, enbellissoit grandement leur fait. Et ossi en ces
forteresses navaroises avoit peu de gens dou roiaume de Navare. Et che qu’il en
y avoit, si n’estoient ce mies seigneurs de villes ne de castiaux ne de
traictiéz. Mais quant on se rendoit au roy de France ou ses commis, il estoient
ou traictiet par condicion telle que il se departoient, se il voloient, et
se traioient quelque part qu’il voloient et qu’il leur plaisoit. Et tout chil qui s’en partoient,
ne se trayoient aultre part que a Evreux, dont Ferrando, uns Navarois, estoit cappitaine.
SHF 2-48syncAprés le conqués dou castel de Conches, qui se rendi par traictié, si comme vous avés oy, on
s’en vint devant Pasci. Et la heut assault et dez bleciés, uns et aultres. Au
second jour il se rendirent et demora li castiaux au roi de
France. Et puis chevau
finablement tout ce que li rois de Navare en devant avoit tenu en
Normendie, exepté Evreux et Chierebourcq. Et quant il heurent tout raquis, castiaux et petits fors, et que tous li païs
fu en leur obeissance, il s’en vinrent mettre le siege devant Ewruesux, la ou il a cité, bourcq et chastel, et tout separét l’un de l’autre. Et sont, et
ont tousjours esté par usage, li plus fort Navarois de Normendie, ne n’i amerent chil d’Ewrues onques parfaitement seigneur autre que
le roi de Na vare. Se fu Ewrues assiegie mout poissaument. Et se tint la li sieges
longhement. Car Ferandos en estoit cappitaines, qui pluisieurs
apertises d’armes y fist de soy meismes et fist faire. En ce estoit li rois de Navare retournés en son païs. Et cuidoit autrement avoir esté aidiés des Englés qu’il ne fut,
quoyque li Englés n’y heussent point de pourfit, ensi qu’il apparut. Car li
dus de Lenclastre et li conte de Stanbruges, endevant tous ces traictiés,
avoient heu vent contraire pour arriver en Normendie. Et ossi ung grant
mandement que il avoient fait de IIIIM hommes d’armes et
de VIIIM archiers, il n’estoient pas si tost venu a Pleuuemonde, ou tout monterent en leurs nefs chargiés de pourveances. Pourcoi il fut ainçois la Saint Jehan que tout
ensamble, ensi que gens d’armes doivent partir, il se par tirent des pors d’Engletere. Et encores, quant pb 93 r
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