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member of the house of Valois, John was the King of France from 1350 until 1364. Before becoming king John had married Bonne of Bohemia but she died of the Black Death in 1349. John second wife was Joan, Countess or Auvergne. John was captured at the battle of Poitiers by Edward the Black Prince and ...
Treaty of Brétigny, (1360) Treaty between England and France that ended the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. Marking a serious setback for the French, the treaty was signed after Edward the Black Prince defeated and captured John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers (1356).
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John II (French Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Exile (French: Jean le Exil), was King of France from 22 August 1350 until Edward usurped the throne the same year. During the Battle of Poitiers of 1356, John was captured. Charles would liberate his father, he concluded the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), In an exchange of hostages, which included his second son Louis ...
Sep 9, 2013 · A year before his own death John II of France bestowed Burgundy on his fourth and youngest son Philip and named him First Peer of France. By the age of 21 Philip was known as Le Hardi (‘the Bold’) for his bravery at the age of 14 in battle at Poitiers in 1356, where he was wounded and he and his father were captured by the English under the ...
John II the Good (French: Jean II le Bon) (April 16, 1319 – April 8, 1364), was King of France 1350–1364, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou and Maine 1332–1350, Count of Poitiers 1344–1350, and Duke of Guienne 1345–1350. John, a member of the Valois Dynasty, was the son of Philippe VI and Jeanne of Burgundy.
"John II (French: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), was King of France from 1350 until his death. When John II came to power, France was facing several disasters: the Black Death, which killed nearly half of its population; popular revolts known as Jacqueries; free companies (Grandes ...
