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.
Gap: sampling SHF 1-788syncQuant li dus de Bourgongne eut fait ceste chevaucie en le marce de Pikardie en celle saison, qui fu moult honnourable pour lui et pourfitable pour les François de le frontiere d’Artois et de Saint Omer, il ordonna en cascun de ces cha stiaus dont
il tenoit le possession, chapitainnes et gens d’armes pour le tenir. Et par especial en le
ville d’Arde il y establi a demorer le viscon te de Miaus et le signeur de Saintpi. Chil le fisent remparer et fortefiier malement
comment que elle fust for te assés devant. Li rois de France, qui de ces nouvelles fu trop grandement resjois et qui tint a belle et bonne ceste chevauchie, envoia tantost ses lettres a chiaus
de
Saint Omer, et commanda que la ville d’Arde fust bien garnie et pourveue de gens, pourveances largement et gran dement. Tout fu fait ensi que il le commanda, si se desfist ceste chevau chie. Mais li sires de Cliçon et
li Bre ton ne desrompirent point leur route, mais retournerent dou plus
tost qu’il peurent vers Bretagne. Car
nouvelles estoient venues au signeur de Cliçon et as Bretons, yaus
estant devant Arde, que Janekins dis Clerc, uns escuiers
d’Engleterre et bons homs d’Engleterre et venus en Bretagne et mis les bastides devant
Brest, pourquoi li Breton retournerent dou plus
tost qu’il peurent. Et enmenerent messire Jakeme de Werchin, le seneschal de Haynau, avoecques yaus, et li dus de Bourgongne s’en
retourna en France dalés le roy, son frere. En ce
temps se faisoit une grande assamblee de gens d’armes en le marce de Bour diaus au mandement dou duch d’Ango et dou connestable. Car il avoient une journee arrestee contre les Gascons englés. De la quele je parlerai plus plainnement quant j’en serai enfourmés plus
veritable ment.
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