Earl of Hainault

Family: Hainault · Role: earl · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 23

Life events

1340 · The Earl of Hainault disbanded his troops except for the principal lords.(Book 1, Chapter 23 · 📍 Valenciennes)
- With: Jacob von Artaveld
- “The Earl of Hainault disbanded all his troops, except the principal lords, whom he carried with him to Valenciennes, and treated most nobly, especially the Duke of Brabant, and Jacob von Artaveld.”
1340 · The lords agreed to meet at Ghent to see the king.(Book 1, Chapter 23 · 📍 Ghent)
- With: Jacob von Artaveld King Edward
- “These lords then took their leave, and agreed to meet in eight days’ time at Ghent, to see the king.”
1340 · The lords and principal towns’ forces agreed to join the King of England in laying siege to Tournay.(Book 1, Chapter 23 · 📍 Tournay)
- With: King Edward Jacob von Artaveld
- “It was then determined that the King of England should move about Magdalen-tide, and lay siege to the city of Tournay; and all the lords present promised to be there, as well as all the forces from the principal towns.”

allies with Jacob von Artaveld “The Earl of Hainault disbanded all his troops, except the principal lords, whom he carried with him to Valenciennes, and treated most nobly, especially the Duke of Brabant, and Jacob von Artaveld.”
with King Edward (The passage identifies the king's brother-in-law but does not name him; the Earl of Hainault is not explicitly identified as that person.) “The King of England embarked for Flanders, in order to go to Hainault to assist his brother-in-law in his war against France.”

Extracted from the original text of The Boy's Froissart. Made with Rho MD.