Monstrelet, Chronicles

Monstrelet, Chronicles: a Standard history source. Covers AD 1400 – 1408, with 71 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

TypeStandard history
ViewpointOutsider account
Years coveredAD 1400 – 1408
Events71 events, 58 placed on the map
AuthorEnguerrand de Monstrelet
Original titleChronique d'Enguerrand de Monstrelet

Regions: Western Europe 66 · Southern Europe 5

Events

YearPlaceEventPassage
AD 1400ParisMichel d'Orris, an Aragonese squire, sends a letter from Paris challenging English knights to a duel in armsvol1 CHAP. II
AD 1400RomeA great pardon (jubilee) is held in Rome and pilgrims flock from all over; many pilgrims die of plaguevol1 CHAP. III
AD 1401BrittanyJohn de Montfort, Duke of Brittany, dies and his eldest son John succeeds himvol1 CHAP. IV
AD 1401LondonThe Emperor of Constantinople, after staying in Paris, visits England, is lavishly received by Henry IV, and returns homevol1 CHAP. IV
AD 1401LeulinghemQueen Isabella, back from England, is handed over at Leulinghen to the Count of Saint-Pol and passes to the French sidevol1 CHAP. IV
AD 1401NantesThe Duke of Burgundy goes to Nantes in the king's name to take over Brittany, negotiates with the dowager duchess and places garrisons in the fortressesvol1 CHAP. V
AD 1401LuxembourgThe Duke of Orléans, with the consent of the King of Bohemia, takes over the Duchy of Luxembourg and garrisons several castlesvol1 CHAP. V
AD 1401ParisThe Dukes of Orléans and Burgundy each gather armed men around Paris in rivalry; the queen and the Dukes of Berry and Bourbon mediate and the troops are sent backvol1 CHAP. V
AD 1401Frankfurt am MainClement, elected German emperor, besieges Frankfurt and the city surrenders after 40 days; plague spreads among the crowd during the siege and 15,000 dievol1 CHAP. VI
AD 1401LombardyThe emperor's vanguard, sent to secure the Lombardy passes, is beaten by the Duke of Milan's army with many taken prisoner, and the emperor's expedition comes to nothingvol1 CHAP. VI
AD 1401NorthumberlandHenry IV defeats the Percy family and the allied Welsh and Scottish forces; Thomas Percy is killed and the Earl of Douglas is capturedvol1 CHAP. VII
AD 1402Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueJean de Werchin, seneschal of Hainaut, challenges several nations to a duel in arms and waits at Coucy, but no one takes up the challenge. He later holds jousts at seven places along the pilgrim road to Santiago over seven daysvol1 CHAP. VIII
AD 1402Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueLouis, Duke of Orléans, proposes to Henry IV from Coucy a combat in arms of a hundred men on each side, naming Bordeaux as the placevol1 CHAP. IX
AD 1402LondonHenry IV replies from London, refusing the hundred-man combat and agreeing only to a duel between the two of themvol1 CHAP. IX
AD 1402PlymouthJames de Bourbon, Count of La Marche, raids the English port of Plymouth with French ships, wrecking it with fire and swordCHAP. XI · part_02 L116–118
AD 1402When Richard II dies, the Duke of Orléans sends a challenge to Henry of Lancaster (Henry IV) calling for a duelpart_04 줄 976
AD 1403The Admiral of Brittany's fleet fights and defeats an English fleet at sea: about 2,000 prisoners, 40 sailing ships and 1 carrackCHAP. XII · part_02 L158–164
AD 1403ParisAfter a fight at the University of Paris procession in which the servants of the Lord of Savoisy attacked students, the Savoisy house is demolished and he is banishedCHAP. XIII · part_02 L216–219
AD 1403ValenciaA fight to the death, four against four, in the lists of the Valencia court before the King of Aragon; the king stops it and reconciles the two sidesCHAP. XIV · part_02 L272–273
AD 1403DartmouthBreton and Norman knights try to land at Dartmouth in England and are defeated in the fighting; the lord of the Châtel is killed and about 100 are taken prisonerCHAP. XIV · part_02 L365–368
AD 1403HaverfordwestA Franco-Welsh expedition takes the Welsh port of Haverfordwest, massacres its inhabitants, burns the surrounding land and advances toward CarmarthenCHAP. XV · part_02 L389–400
AD 1403WorcesterThe expedition faces the English king's army near Worcester for eight days; in the evening the king withdraws to Worcester, and the Franco-Welsh force captures 18 baggage wagonsCHAP. XV · part_02 L402–425
AD 1403Timur (Tamerlane) defeats Bayezid's army after six hours of fighting and takes Bayezid prisoner (the source dates this to 1403)CHAP. XVI · part_02 L471–474
AD 1404HallePhilip, Duke of Burgundy, dies at Halle (Hainaut, Belgium) and his body is moved to the Carthusian monastery at DijonCHAP. XVIII · part_02 L542–543
AD 1404Waleran, Count of Saint-Pol, lands on the Isle of Wight with about 1,600 knights and burns several villages; a local priest's ransom offer proves a stalling trick and he withdraws empty-handedCHAP. XIX · part_02 L602–604, L619–621
AD 1404MarseillesLouis, Duke of Orléans, goes to meet the pope, travelling through Champagne, Burgundy and Lyon to Marseille; the source calls the pope "Gregory"CHAP. XX · part_02 L637–641
AD 1405Merck-Saint-Liévin (사료 Mercq)The English garrison of Calais makes a surprise attack and routs the French besieging the castle of Merck (Mercq); over 60 French are killed and 60-80 taken prisonerCHAP. XXIV · part_02 L879–893
AD 1405Corbeil-EssonnesJohn, Duke of Burgundy, overtakes the queen and the Duke of Orléans near Corbeil as they are spiriting the Dauphin away, and brings him back to ParisCHAP. XXV · part_02 L1001–1011, L1029–1031
AD 1405ParisOrléans's troops march from Melun toward Paris; the Parisians side with Burgundy, and at Charenton the two dukes make a pretence of reconcilingCHAP. XXV · part_02 L1305–1309, L1362–1363
AD 1406ParisEnglish envoys (the Earl of Pembroke and the Bishop of St David's) demand a truce and a marriage with the king's daughter Isabelle; the French royal council rejects everythingCHAP. XXVI · part_02 L1398–1419
AD 1406CompiègneTwo weddings at Compiègne: the Count of Touraine with Jacqueline of Bavaria, and Charles d'Orléans with Isabelle (former Queen of England); the Dukes of Orléans and Burgundy swear friendshipCHAP. XXVII · part_02 L1469–1479, L1494–1495
AD 1406NeufchâteauDuring the war between the Duke of Lorraine and the Duke of Bar, Clugnet de Brabant, the admiral, leads an army to besiege Neufchâteau, which promptly surrenders to the king's sideCHAP. XXVII · part_02 L1523–1528
AD 1406Bourg (Gironde)The Duke of Orléans attacks Guyenne with an army of 6,000 and besieges Le Bourg for three months; fruitless, he withdraws to ParisCHAP. XXVIII · part_02 L1568–1570, L1580–1582, L1599–1603
AD 1406Saint-OmerThe army the Duke of Burgundy gathered to attack Calais assembles at Saint-Omer and is disbanded by the king's order, on the night of 11 NovemberCHAP. XXIX · part_02 L1625–1626, L1645–1659
AD 1406BouillonThe people of Liège storm and take Bouillon, killing everyone inside, beginning the war with Bishop John of Bavaria's sideCHAP. XXXI · part_02 L1778–1781
AD 1406MaastrichtAnthony, Duke of Brabant, tries to subdue Maastricht by force, but after 20,000 Liège men gather the matter is settled without bloodshed through secret negotiation and the forces disperseCHAP. XXXII · part_02 L1859–1865
AD 1406CompiègneThe Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Orléans renew their pledge (before bishops, nobles and clergy, with their retainers also swearing at a banquet in Compiègne)part_04 줄 341
AD 1407ScotlandHenry, Prince of Wales, invades Scotland with 1,000 knights and 6,000 archers; the Scots do not face him and the truce is extended for a yearCHAP. XXXV · part_02 L2033–2041, L2053–2055
AD 1407ParisA band of 18 assassins, instructed by John, Duke of Burgundy, kills Louis, Duke of Orléans near the Porte Barbette in Paris; the duke later openly confesses to being behind itCHAP. XXXVI · part_02 L2081–2083, L2142–2146, L2247–2249
AD 1407 – 1408AmiensJohn, Duke of Burgundy, goes to Amiens with his two brothers and 3,000 men to talk with the King of Sicily and the Duke of Berry; John refuses to apologise and the talks break downCHAP. XXXVIII · part_02 L2497–2503, L2530–2535
AD 1407 – 1408ParisAt the Hôtel Saint-Pol in Paris, John, Duke of Burgundy, has Jean Petit (a doctor of theology) deliver a speech justifying the killing of the Duke of Orléans, before the king and his ministersCHAP. XXXIX · part_02 L2625–2628
AD 1407 – 1408ParisThe minor premise of the Burgundian speech (Jean Petit): that Louis, Duke of Orléans, in thrall to wealth and ambition for honour, tried to harm the king by sorcery and poison. It is an argument to justify the killingpart03 「SEQUITUR MINOR」
AD 1407 – 1408MelunQueen Isabeau leaves Paris with the princes and stays at the castle of Melun, fearing for her children's safetypart03 CHAP. XL 끝 (왕 회복·사면 바로 앞)
AD 1407 – 1408ParisWhen the king recovers from illness, the Duke of Burgundy visits him, they reconcile, and he receives letters of pardon for the affair of the Duke of Orléanspart03 CHAP. XL 끝
AD 1407 – 1408ParisDuring mass at the royal palace in Paris, a letter from the pope arrives, and the king and all his courtiers learn they have been excommunicated; the king withdraws obedience from the popepart03 CHAP. XL (교황 편지 처리)
AD 1407 – 1408Porto VenereIn a letter to the king (23 March, from Porto Venere in the diocese of Genoa), Pope Benedict rebukes him for breaking the promise of peace and for his disobediencepart03 CHAP. XL 「The apostolical letter」
AD 1407 – 1408MarseilleThe pope's bull of excommunication (23 March, from Saint-Victor in Marseille) excommunicates the king, his followers and even the Universitypart03 CHAP. XL 「THE BULL OF THE POPE DELLA LUNA」
AD 1407 – 1408The claim in the Orléans side's speech: that the Duke of Burgundy ordered the Duke of Orléans to be killed. The original gives no placepart03 CHAP. XLIV (과부 연설 중 셋째 논변)
AD 1407ParisOn the Thursday after the murder, the Duke of Burgundy follows the body, in mourning dress, from the church of the Guillemites to the church of the Célestinspart_04 줄 440
AD 1407ParisThe Duke of Burgundy kneels before the king and the Duke of Berry and confesses to the murder, saying the devil had urged him onpart_04 줄 468
AD 1407ParisAfter his confession the Duke of Burgundy hurriedly leaves Paris; the text does not say where he wentpart_04 줄 485
AD 1407ParisThe Duke of Orléans addresses the University of Paris, offering to send his son as a hostage in order to resolve the papal schism (three weeks before the murder)part_04 줄 695
AD 1407RomeJean Petit pleads before Pope Gregory in Rome (on the question of ending the Great Schism, 20 July 1407)part_04 줄 2092
AD 1408ParisJean Courtecuisse, representing the University of Paris, declares opposition to Pope Benedict at a public assembly in the great hall before the king and princespart03 CHAP. XLI 첫 단락
AD 1408ParisWhen the king grants the University's demand, its rector tears up the papal bull before the assembly; people on the side of those who delivered the bull are arrested and imprisonedpart03 CHAP. XLI (대학 요구 뒤)
AD 1408PerpignanAlarmed by the king's anger, Pope Benedict leaves Porto Venere by ship and goes via Aragon to Perpignan (accompanied by only four cardinals)part03 CHAP. XLI (칙서 파기 뒤)
AD 1408Louis, King of Sicily, takes leave of the king and leaves Paris for Provence (to check the forces of Ladislas of Naples)part03 CHAP. XLI (교황 칙서 뒤)
AD 1408MelunWhile the queen is staying at Melun, the king goes to Melun, stays a few days, and returns to Parispart03 CHAP. XLI (시칠리아 왕 뒤)
AD 1408The King of France supports an envoy from Wales with 300 soldiers for a year and 200 crossbowmen, and sends them to Wales under the command of the Bourg de la Heusepart03 CHAP. XLI (스코틀랜드 사절 뒤)
AD 1408ArrasOn 5 July the Duke of Burgundy leaves Paris with his two brothers for Arras (ostensibly to celebrate the bishop's birthday)part03 CHAP. XLII 첫 단락
AD 1408GhentAfter Arras he goes on to Ghent to visit the duchesspart03 CHAP. XLII 첫 단락
AD 1408MaastrichtMaastricht, the refuge of John of Bavaria, Bishop of Liège, is besieged by the Liège forces (commanded by the Lord of Pierwez)part03 CHAP. XLII 둘째 단락
AD 1408FlorennesThe army of William, Count of Hainaut, advances to Fosses and Florennes, seizes strongholds and destroys with fire and sword, killing the inhabitantspart03 CHAP. XLII 셋째 단락
AD 1408The King of Spain fights and defeats a Saracen fleet of 22 ships with 24 of his own and kills all their crews (during the Granada war)part03 CHAP. XLII 넷째 단락
AD 1408RomeThe King of Hungary sends a reply from Rome to the University of Paris, appealing for an end to the schism in the Church and asking that French princes be sentpart03 CHAP. XLII 마지막 단락(헝가리 왕 편지)
AD 1408ParisA general assembly summoning clergy and proxies to the great hall in Paris: a University theologian denounces Pope Benedict as a heretic and schismatic, and the assembly resolves on neutralitypart03 CHAP. XLIII 첫 단락~
AD 1408ParisTwo envoys of the pope's side (Aragonese) are put on a refuse cart, stood against a post, and displayed wearing a label "disloyal traitors to the Church and the king"part03 CHAP. XLIII (총회 중)
AD 1408ParisThe queen and the Dauphin return from Melun to Paris and stay at the Louvrepart03 CHAP. XLIII (총회 뒤)
AD 1408ParisThe Duke of Orléans (the son) comes to Paris with about 300 horsemen and meets the queen and the Duke of Guyenne at the Louvre, appealing for justicepart03 CHAP. XLIV 첫 단락
AD 1408ParisIn the Louvre's great hall the Duke of Orléans's widow's side has an abbot read a text, accusing the Duke of Burgundy of murder and demanding justice, in a public addresspart03 CHAP. XLIV 둘째 단락~
AD 1408ParisThe claim in the Orléans side's speech: that the Duke of Burgundy, against the king's order (no more than 200 men), entered Paris with over 600 armed menpart03 CHAP. XLIV (과부 연설 여섯째 논변)

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