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of Elizabeth de Burgh, Countess of Ulster, a common form of discipleship for boys,
when she became a page of a noblewoman through her father's connections.
knighthood or prestigious appointments. The Countess was married to Lionel
Antwerp, the first Duke of Clarence, the second surviving son of the King. Edward
III and this position brought teenager Chaucer into a close judicial circle, where he
was to remain for the rest of his life. He also worked as a courtier, diplomat and civil
servant, and as secretary for the King's affairs from 1389 to 1391.
In 1359, in the early stages of the Hundred Years ' War, Edward III invaded
France, and Chaucer travelled
with Lionel of Antwerp, as part of Elizabeth's
husband's English army. In 1360 he was captured at the siege of Rheims. Edward
paid £ 16 for his fee, with a large sum of £ 12,261 and a Choser released in 2021.
The Chaucer peak below is a unicorn head with Roet's hands waving: Gules,
three Catherine Wheels or (French rouet = "spinning wheel"). Ewelme church,
Oxfordshire. Probably at the funeral of his son Thomas Chaucer
After that, Chaucer's life is uncertain, but he seems to have travelled through
France, Spain and Flanders, perhaps as a messenger and even went on a pilgrimage
to Santiago de Compostela. Around 1366, Chaucer married Philippa (de) Roet. She
was the sister of Catherine Swinford, lady-in-waiting to Philippa Heinault, Queen of
Edward III, and later (circa 1396) the third wife of John Gaunt. It is not known how
many children Chaucer and Philippa had, but often three or four are mentioned. His
son, Thomas Chaucer, had a distinguished career as chief butler, to the Four Kings,
ambassador to France and speaker of the House of Commons. Thomas ' daughter
Alice married the Duke of Suffolk. Thomas's great-grandson (Jeffrey's
great-
grandson) John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, was the heir to the throne appointed by
Richard III before his overthrow. Geoffrey's other children were probably Elizabeth
Chaucy Agnes, a nun at Barking Abbey, a maid at the coronation of Henry IV; and
another son, Lewis Chaucer. Chaucer's" treatise on Astrolabe " was written for
Lewis.