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3 days ago · John II (the Good; reigned 1350–64) succeeded to a weakened authority and kingdom; he was a mediocrity whose suspicions and impetuosity were ill suited to the changed circumstances. John hoped to rally baronial loyalties to himself.
Sep 12, 2024 · Battle of Poitiers, catastrophic defeat sustained by the French king John II on September 19, 1356, at the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War between France and England. Many of the French nobility were killed, and King John was left a prisoner of the English.
Aug 22, 2024 · John II, called John the Good, was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364.
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Aug 31, 2024 · King John II was the ruler of France in the mid-14th Century. He is perhaps most well-known for serving an extended time in captivity in England during the Hundred Years War. He was born on April 26, 1319, in Le Mans. The monarch at the time was Charles IV, the last of the Capetian Dynasty.
3 days ago · John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during
Aug 25, 2024 · When the senior line of the House of Burgundy became extinct in 1361, the title was inherited by King John II of France through proximity of blood. John granted the duchy to his younger son, Philip the Bold, in 1363.
6 days ago · Hundred Years’ War, intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th–15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown.
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