Brussels is in Belgium.
On 18th July 1501 Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway was born to Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile [aged 22] and Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile [aged 22] at Brussels [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.88%. She married 1515 her third cousin Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway, son of John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden and Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden, and had issue.
On 10th March 1538 Philip Hoby [aged 33] arrived in Brussels [Map] with Hans Holbein The Younger [aged 41] having been sent by Thomas Cromwell 1st Earl Essex [aged 53] to procure a portrait of Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 16]. King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 46] received the portrait on 18th March 1538 and was reported to have been pleased.
In 1549 William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham [aged 21] accompanied Paget's embassy at Brussels [Map].
On 1st May 1549 Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur [aged 24] and Marguerite Egmont [aged 32] were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were third cousin once removed.
On 24th February 1555 Nicholas of Lorraine Duke of Mercœur [aged 30] and Princess Joanna of Savoy Nemours [aged 23] were married in Brussels [Map]. He the son of Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine. They were fourth cousin once removed.
In November 1555 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon [aged 28] wrote a letter from Brussels [Map] pleading for permission to return to England to pay his respects to Queen Mary and to his mother.
John Evelyn's Diary. 22nd September 1641. I went again to Rotterdam to receive a pass which I expected from Brussels [Map], securing me through Brabant and Flanders, designing to go into England through those countries. The Cardinal Infante [aged 32], brother to the king of Spain [aged 36], was then governor. By this pass, having obtained another from the Prince of Orange, upon the 24th of September I departed through Dort; but met with very bad tempestuous weather, being several times driven back, and obliged to lie at anchor off Keele, other vessels lying there waiting better weather. The 25th and 26th we made other essays; but were again repulsed to the harbour, where lay sixty vessels waiting to sail. But, on the 27th we, impatient of the time and inhospitableness of the place, sailed again with a contrary and impetuous wind and a terrible sea, in great jeopardy; for we had much ado to keep ourselves above water, the billows breaking desperately on our vessel: we were driven into Willemstad, North Brabant, a place garrisoned by the English, where the Governor of had a fair house. The works, and especially the counterscarp, are curiously hedged with quick, and planted with a stately row of limes on the rampart. The church is of a round structure, with a cupola, and the town belongs entirely to the Prince of Orange, as does that of Breda [Map], and some other places.
John Evelyn's Diary. 5th October 1641. But there was nothing about this city which more ravished me than those delicious shades and walks of stately trees, which render the fortified works of the town one of the sweetest places in Europe; nor did I ever observe a more quiet, clean, elegantly built, and civil place, than this magnificent and famous city of Antwerp [Map]. In the evening, I was invited to Signor Duerte's, a Portuguese by nation, an exceeding rich merchant, whose palace I found to be furnished hke a prince's. His three daughters entertained us with rare music, vocal and instrumental, which was finished with a handsome collation. I took leave of the ladies and of sweet Antwerp [Map], as late as it was, embarking for Brussels [Map] on the Scheldt in a vessel, which delivered us to a second boat (in another river) drawn or towed by horses. In this passage, we frequently changed our barge, by reason of the bridges thwarting our course. Here I observed numerous families inhabiting their vessels and floating dwellings, so built and divided by cabins, as few houses on land enjoyed better accommodation, stored with all sorts of utensils, neat chambers, a pretty parlour, and kept so sweet, that nothing could be more refreshing. The rivers on which they are drawn are very clear and still waters, and pass through a most pleasant country on both the banks. We had in our boat a very good ordinary, and excellent company. The cut is straight as a line for twenty English miles. What I much admired was, near the midway, another artificial river, which intersects this at right angles, but on an eminence of ground, and is carried in an aqueduct of stone so far above the other, as that the waters neither mingle, nor hinder one another's passage.
John Evelyn's Diary. 7th October 1641. We arrived at Brussels [Map] at nine in the morning. The Stadthouse, near the market-place, is, for the carving in freestone, a most laborious and finished piece, well worthy observation. The flesh-shambles are also built of stone. I was pleased with certain small engines, by which a girl, or boy, was able to draw up, or let down, great bridges, which in divers parts of this city crossed the channel for the benefit of passengers. The walls of this town are very entire, and full of towers at competent distances. The cathedral is built upon a very high and exceeding steep ascent, to which we mounted by fair steps of stone. Hence I walked to a convent of English Nuns, with whom I sat discoursing most part of the afternoon.
John Evelyn's Diary. 8th October 1641. At near eleven o'clock, I repaired to his Majesty's [aged 40] agent. Sir Henry De Vic [aged 42], who very courteously received me, and accommodated me with a coach and six horses, which carried me from Brussels [Map] to Ghent [Map], where it was to meet my Lord of Arundel [aged 56], Earl Marshal of England, who had requested me when I was at Antwerp [Map] to send it for him, if I went not thither myself.
John Evelyn's Diary. 8th October 1641. Thus taking leave of Brussels [Map] and a sad Court, yet full of gallant persons, (for in this small city, the acquaintance being universal, ladies and gentlemen, I perceived, had great diversions and frequent meetings,) I hasted towards Ghent [Map]. On the way, 1 met with divers little waggons, prettily contrived and full of peddling merchandises, dravm by mastiff-dogs, harnessed completely like so many coachhorses; in some four, in others six, as in Brussels [Map] itself I had observed. In Antwerp [Map] I saw, as I remember, four dogs draw five lusty children in a chariot: the master commands them whither he pleases, crying his wares about the streets. After passing through Ouse, by six in the evening, I arrived at Ghent [Map]. This is a city of so great a circumference, that it is reported to be seven leagues round; but there is not half of it now built, much of it remaining in fields and desolate pastures even within the walls, which have strong gates towards the west, and two fair churches.
On 27th April 1700 Thomas Bruce 3rd Earl Elgin 2nd Earl Ailesbury [aged 44] and Charlotte Argenteau Countess Elgin and Ailesbury [aged 21] were married at Brussels [Map]. She by marriage Countess Elgin, Countess Ailesbury. The difference in their ages was 22 years. He the son of Robert Bruce 2nd Earl Elgin 1st Earl Ailesbury.
On 31st January 1760 Mary Radclyffe [aged 46] died of smallpox in Brussels [Map].
On 28th October 1777 Henry Augustus Dillon Lee 13th Viscount Dillon was born to Charles Dillon Lee 12th Viscount Dillon [aged 31] and Henrietta Maria Phipps [aged 20] at Brussels [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King James II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 1st February 1786 George Beauclerk 3rd Duke St Albans [aged 55] died at Brussels [Map]. His first cousin once removed George [aged 27] succeeded 4th Duke St Albans, 4th Earl Burford, 4th Baron Heddington.
On 18th February 1858 Louise Wettin was born to King Leopold II of Belgium [aged 22] in Brussels [Map]. She married her second cousin Ferdinand Philipp Saxe Coburg Gotha, son of August Victor Saxe Coburg Gotha and Princess Clémentine Orléans, and had issue.
Memoires Jacques du Clercq. On the 16th day of June, in that same year 1452, Philip, Duke of Burgundy [aged 55], departed from Rupelmonde with all his forces to go and fight the Ghenters. Before setting out, he arranged his army in three divisions: The vanguard, led by the Count of Saint-Pol, with his two brothers, Cornille, the duke's bastard son, the lord of Saneuses, Sir Jacques de Lallaing, and others. The main battle, led by the duke himself, accompanied by his son and his knights and barons, along with part of the Picards. The rearguard, led by the Count of Étampes, with John, Duke of Cleves, and many others, both Picards and Germans. These three divisions marched close together. They advanced toward Waasel, where the Ghenters, numerous, proud, and confident, awaited them behind a strong bulwark well furnished with artillery. On each engine was written the name of the guild of Ghent that had provided it. The duke, experienced in war, judged that if the enemy saw his full strength at once, they would not leave their fortifications. Therefore, he sent forward scouts with orders to feign flight if the Ghenters advanced, so as to draw them out of their defences. When the scouts appeared, some Ghenters came out eagerly to attack them. The scouts fled as instructed. Believing the whole Burgundian army was retreating, the Ghenters left their strongholds in good order and advanced in battle formation. Once informed, the duke ordered his men, archers and men-at-arms, to dismount, except for a few, and both armies advanced toward each other. When they came within range, they began to fire: The Picards shot arrows at the Ghenters. The Ghenters responded with culverins and small cannons. But the Ghenters were quickly overwhelmed by the hail of arrows and could no longer endure it; they broke and fled. The duke's men-at-arms charged after them, pursuing and killing them in great numbers. During this pursuit, Cornille [aged 32], the duke's bastard son and captain of Luxembourg, was struck by chance by a Ghenter with a pike in the throat, he wore no gorget, and died immediately. When the duke's men saw him slain, they avenged him fiercely, killing so many Ghenters that the dead were said to number twenty-five thousand or more. Those who escaped fled as far as the strong village of Acres, still pursued by the duke's forces. In this battle, Sir Jacques de Lallaing distinguished himself greatly by his valour. After the victory, the duke gathered his army and thanked God, though he mourned deeply the death of his son Cornille, rightly so, for he was a brave, courteous, and valiant knight, beloved wherever he went. The duke had Cornille's body carried to Brussels, where he was buried at Saint Nicholas [Map] with great ceremony, at which the duke himself was present. Afterwards, he returned with his army and had all the captured artillery brought to Brussels.
LE XVJe jour de juing, audit an lij, se partist Philippe, duc de Bourgogne, de Rippelmonde, et touts ses gens avecq lui pour aller combattre les Gantois; mais au departir il ordonna trois batailles; la premiere bataille, que on appelle avant garde, mena le comte de St Pol, avecq lui ses deux freres et Cornille, bastard dudit duc, le S de Saneuses et messire Jacques de Lallaing et aultres chevalliers et escuyers et archiers; la seconde bataille, que on appelle la bataille, mena le duc de Bourgogne; avecq lui son fils et touts ses chevalliers et barons accompagniés d'une partie des Picards; la tierche bataille, que on appelle arriere garde, menoit le comte d'Estampes, avecq lui Mr Jehan, duc de Clefves, et plusieurs aultres, tant chevalliers et escuyers picards que allemands; entre lesquelles trois batailles n'y avoit guerres de distance de l'une a l'aultre. Après ce que ledit duc de Bourgogne olt ainsi mis ses gens en ordonnance, sy s'en alla vers Waselle, ou estoient ses ennemys les Gantois, en grand nombre, fiers et orgueilleux, et lesquels ne craindoient lors le duc leur seigneur et maitre ne toute sa puissance; lesquels Gantois avoient fait ung moult fort boullovert et fort garny d'engins, et avoit en escript sur chacun engin lequel mestier de Gand les avoit envoyé. Le duc, qui estoit ung valliant et hardy chevallier et moult duict et stillé en armes, combien l'avoit monstré en son temps, s'appensa bien que sy les Gantois veoioient de prime face toute sa grande puissance, qu'ils ne vuideroient point de leurs forts, parquoy il envoya aulcuns courriers et gens de guerre devant, et leur dict que si veoyent les Gantois, qui estoient fiers et orgueilleux en ordonnance, pour vuider et venir a bataille contre lui, qu'ils feissent signe de fuire, tant que les Gantois seroient vuidés de leurs forts et boulloverts; lesquels courreurs se partirent, et le duc et ses gens en belle ordonnance les suivoient près tellement que les Gantois ne pooient veoir que la premiere bataille. Les courreurs chevaulcherent tant qu'ils vindrent devant Waselle. Aulcuns Gantois, sitost qu'ils les veirent, vuiderent et feirent de leur volloir courre sus; lors les courreurs s'enffuirent comme le duc avoit commandé. Quant les Gantois veirent ainsy fuire les courreurs, cuidants que tout l'ost du duc se deubt enffuire, saillirent hors et vuiderent de leurs boulloverts et forts en belle ordonnance et rengiés en bataille pour courrir sus au duc leur seigneur, et commencherent a marcher vers l'ost du duc. Quant les courreurs veirent ce, sy vindrent au duc et lui certiffierent que les Gantois estoient et venoient en bataille contre lui; lors feit le duc touts ses gens descendre a pied, archiers et hommes d'armes, reservés aulcuns hommes d'armes; et ainsy en belle ordonnance les deux osts commencherent a approcher l'ung de l'aultre; sitost qu'ils feurent près, sy commencherent a tirer les Picards sur les Gantois, et les Gantois sur les Picards, de coullevrines et crapaudaulx, mais les Gantois feurent prestement sy lardés des traicts des Picards, qu'ils ne pooient plus souffrir, ains se meirent en fuite; lors les hommes d'armes du duc se ferrirent entre eulx, les cachant et tuant, et en celle cache y olt ung valliant et hardy chevallier nommé Cornille, fils bastard du duc Philippe de Bourgogne, capitaine de Luxembourg, lequel en cachant et tuant lesdits Gantois, fust ferru d'advanture d'ung Gantois, d'une picque au hastrel, et n'avoit point ledit Cornille de gorgerin, duquel coup il mourut prestement. Quant les gens du duc veirent le chevallier mort, sy le vengerent fierrement, car ils occirent tant de Gantois, qu'on nombre les morts des Gantois jusqu'a xxv ou plus; ceulx des Gantois qui poeulrent eschapper, feirent tant par fuire, qu'ils vindrent a Acres, ung très gros et fort villaige, lequel estoit très bien boulloverequié; et jusques audit Acres, les suivirent touts tuants les gens du duc de Bourgogne. En ceste bataille se porta moult valliamment messire Jacques de Lallaing, chevallier. Après ceste bataille le duc rassembla ses gens et loua Dieu de la victoire qu'il lui avoit donnée, sans que de ses gens feussent morts, synon son fils bastard, duquel il fust moult dolent; et a la verité ce n'estoit point sans raison, car ledit Cornille estoit preulx, courtois et valliant chevallier, et sy estoit aimé en touts lieux ou il repparoit. Le duc fit porter le corps dudit Cornille a Bruxelles et enterrer a St Nicolay, et y fit faire un riche moult serviche, auquel lui mesme y fust, puis retourna avecq ses gens, et feit mener touts les engins qu'il avoit conquis sur lesdits Gantois en la ville de Bruxelles.