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John played a game of marriages by exchanging his daughter Margaret of Burgundy for Michelle of Valois, who would marry his heir, Philip the Good. For her part, Margaret was married to Louis, Duke of Guyenne, the heir to the French throne from 1401 until his death in 1415.
Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393 – 30 October 1466) was the second child of John the Fearless and Margaret of Bavaria, and an elder sister of Philip the Good. Born in Dijon, she became the second wife of Adolph, Count of Mark in May 1406. He was made the 1st Duke of Cleves in 1417.
Jan 18, 2023 · On 10 September 1419 on the bridge at Montereau, John of Burgundy was assassinated by the men of the Dauphin, Charles VII, at a diplomatic meeting. He was later buried in Dijon. The necrology of Vauvert records the death "XVIII Kal Oct" of "Joannes dux Burgundie".
- Burgundy
- May 28, 1371
- Dame Agnes de Croÿ
- Dijon, Burgundy, France
Born: May 28, 1371. Birthplace: Ducal palace, Dijon, Burgundy. Star Sign: Gemini. Died: September 10, 1419 (aged 48) Cause of Death: Assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France. Married Life. 1385-04-12 Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless, marries Margaret of Bavaria in political double wedding with his sister.
Jan 27, 2023 · When John the Fearless arrived, assassins ambushed and stabbed him to death in tight quarters on a bridge, with the tacit approval of the dauphin. The dauphin proclaimed himself regent for his incapacitated father, technically considered an act of treason.
After Christ's Ascension Mary lived for three years on Mount Sion, for three years in Bethany, and for nine years in Ephesus, whither St. John took her soon after the Jews had set Lazarus and his sisters adrift upon the sea.
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Feb 17, 2019 · Mary of Burgundy died in a fall from a horse on March 27, 1482. Their son Philip, later called Philip the Handsome, was held as virtually a prisoner until Maximilian freed him in 1492. Artois and Franche-Comte became his to rule; Burgundy and Picardy returned to French control.
