Counties of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland

See Hainault, Holland, Zeeland.

William II (IV) of Hainault, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland (d. 1345)

Son and successor of count William I (III) of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland and Jeanne of Valois. He was married to Jeanne of Brabant, daughter of Duke John III of Brabant. He became count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in June 1337, after his father’s death. William died in September 1345 without offspring and was succeded in Hainault and Holland by his sister Margaret.

Counties of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland

See Hainault, Holland, Zeeland.

John of Hainault, lord of Beaumont (d. 1356)

John of Hainault (c. 1288 - 1356), lord of Beaumont. He was the second son of John II of Avesnes, count of Hainault and Holland, and Philippine of Luxemburg. He married Marguerite of Nesle, countess of Soissons. They only had one daughter, Jeanne, who was married to Louis I of Châtillon, count of Blois. Jeanne died before her father, and it was her sons who inherited the various lordships held by John of Hainault.

Mons

Mons (Hainault), Belgium.

Hainault

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.

France

The kingdom of France, populated up until the Black Death of 1348-9 by 12-16 millions souls and including up to the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Ile-de-France together with the apanages of Normandy, Anjou, Bourbon, Champagne, Valois, Auvergne and Languedoc, plus a number of important fiefs such as the counties of Blois, Nevers and Foix, and (from 1349) Montpellier and the Dauphiné; diminished from 1354 by the growing activity and influence in the Cotentin and other parts of Normandy of the king of Navarre, Charles of Evreux, and by English conquests resulting in an enlarged duchy of Guyenne (essentially Gascony; will become the principality of Aquitaine) stretching from the borders of the great and at times pro-English duchy of Brittany to the Pyrenees (save for the neutral county of Béarn) and eastwards to embrace the Poitou, Limousin and Rouergue (on the border with the Languedoc); Ponthieu and Guines are also in English hands. The French re-conquest under Charles V and Du Guesclin progressively drives the English from the realm, leaving them (by 1370-80) the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and Bayonne, and a much-reduced Aquitaine. Brittany returns to French allegiance from 1365 onwards (Treaty of Guérande).

Valenciennes

Valenciennes (Nord), administrative centre of the region of Hainault and Froissart's birthplace.

Valenciennes

Valenciennes (Nord), administrative centre of the region of Hainault and Froissart's birthplace.

Valenciennois

Gerard, lord of Werchin (d. 1340)

Maubeuge

Thierry of Walcourt (d. 1340)

Le Quesnoy

Landrecies

Bouchain

Escaudœuvres

Avesnes-sur-Helpe

John of Valkenburg (d. 1352)

Hainault

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.

France

The kingdom of France, populated up until the Black Death of 1348-9 by 12-16 millions souls and including up to the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) the Ile-de-France together with the apanages of Normandy, Anjou, Bourbon, Champagne, Valois, Auvergne and Languedoc, plus a number of important fiefs such as the counties of Blois, Nevers and Foix, and (from 1349) Montpellier and the Dauphiné; diminished from 1354 by the growing activity and influence in the Cotentin and other parts of Normandy of the king of Navarre, Charles of Evreux, and by English conquests resulting in an enlarged duchy of Guyenne (essentially Gascony; will become the principality of Aquitaine) stretching from the borders of the great and at times pro-English duchy of Brittany to the Pyrenees (save for the neutral county of Béarn) and eastwards to embrace the Poitou, Limousin and Rouergue (on the border with the Languedoc); Ponthieu and Guines are also in English hands. The French re-conquest under Charles V and Du Guesclin progressively drives the English from the realm, leaving them (by 1370-80) the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and Bayonne, and a much-reduced Aquitaine. Brittany returns to French allegiance from 1365 onwards (Treaty of Guérande).

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Hainault

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.

King John II of France (d. 1364)

Jean II (1319 - 1364), king of France (1350 - 1364), known as Jean le Bon or John the Good; son of Philip VI of Valois, king of France, and of Jeanne de Bourgogne. He was knighted on 2 October 1332 in Paris. He married 1) Bonne de Luxemburg 2) Jeanne d’Auvergne, countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. He was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Hainault

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.

King John II of France (d. 1364)

Jean II (1319 - 1364), king of France (1350 - 1364), known as Jean le Bon or John the Good; son of Philip VI of Valois, king of France, and of Jeanne de Bourgogne. He was knighted on 2 October 1332 in Paris. He married 1) Bonne de Luxemburg 2) Jeanne d’Auvergne, countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. He was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Hainaulters

Thiérache

Aubenton

Aubenton (Thiérache), France.

King John II of France (d. 1364)

Jean II (1319 - 1364), king of France (1350 - 1364), known as Jean le Bon or John the Good; son of Philip VI of Valois, king of France, and of Jeanne de Bourgogne. He was knighted on 2 October 1332 in Paris. He married 1) Bonne de Luxemburg 2) Jeanne d’Auvergne, countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. He was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Hainault

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.

King John II of France (d. 1364)

Jean II (1319 - 1364), king of France (1350 - 1364), known as Jean le Bon or John the Good; son of Philip VI of Valois, king of France, and of Jeanne de Bourgogne. He was knighted on 2 October 1332 in Paris. He married 1) Bonne de Luxemburg 2) Jeanne d’Auvergne, countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. He was taken prisoner by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Paris

Gascony

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Bordeaux

Bordeaux, on the river Garonne, administrative centre of the duchy of Aquitaine.

Bordelais

The Bordelais, a region of the Aquitaine basin.

King Edward III of England (d. 1377)

Edward III (1312 - 1377), king of England; son of king Edward II of England and Isabella of France.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Paris

Toulouse

Toulouse, on the river Garonne, administrative centre of the Haute-Garonne département; the old capital of the Languedoc.

Philip VI of Valois, king of France (d. 1350)

Philip was born in 1293 as the eldest son of Charles I, count of Valois and Anjou, and Margaret of Anjou. He was engaged to Jeanne of Burgundy, daughter of Duke Robert II of Burgundy in 1303 and married her in July 1313. In that year he became count of Maine. After his father’s death in 1325, he also became count of Valois and Anjou. He married his second wife, Blanche of Évreux, princess of Navarre, in 1350.

Hugh Quiéret

Pietro Barbavera

Manuscript reading: lance

Emended reading: lances

Manuscript reading: et messire

Emended reading: messire

Manuscript reading: chascun chascun

Emended reading: chascun