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John I ( French: Jean sans Peur ; Dutch: Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 1371 – 10 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs during the early 15th century, [1] particularly in the struggles to rule the country for ...
Mar 15, 2024 · John (born May 28, 1371, Rouvres, Burgundy—died Sept. 10, 1419, Montereau, Fr.) was the second duke of Burgundy (1404–19) of the Valois line, who played a major role in French affairs in the early 15th century. The son of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy, and Margaret of Flanders, John was born in the ducal castle at Rouvres, where he ...
Jan 18, 2023 · John the Fearless (May 28, 1371 – September 10 1419), was Duke of Burgundy, first pair de France, Count of Flanders, Comte Palatin de Bourgogne, and Regent of France. Born in Dijon, John was the son of Philip the Bold and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. He succeeded his father in 1404 as John "the Fearless", Duke of Burgundy and was made ...
- Dijon, Burgundy
- Dame Agnes de Croÿ
- Burgundy
- May 28, 1371
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Tanneguy du Chastel, Jean Louvet, and their men-at-arms. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, was assassinated on the bridge at Montereau on 10 September 1419 during a parley with the French Dauphin (the future Charles VII of France ), by Tanneguy du Chastel and Jean Louvet, the Dauphin's close counsellors.
- September 10, 1419; 604 years ago
- Tanneguy du Chastel, Jean Louvet, and their men-at-arms
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JOHN (1371-1419), called the Fearless ( Sans Peur ), duke of Burgundy, son of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy, and Margaret of Flanders, was born at Dijon on the 28th of May 1371. On the death of his maternal grandfather in 1384 he received the title of count of Nevers, which he bore until his father's death.
Finally, in the final months of John the Good's reign, Philip the Bold was established as Duke of Burgundy. The king secretly created him duke on 6 September 1363 (in his dual role as duke giving his own title to his child and as king sanctioning this change in leadership) and, on 2 June 1364, following the death of King John, King Charles V ...
John the Fearless. John the Fearless, 1371–1419, duke of Burgundy (1404–19); son of Philip the Bold. He fought against the Turks at Nikopol in 1396 and was a prisoner for a year until he was ransomed. He continued his father's feud with Louis, duc d' Orléans, brother of King Charles VI, and became popular by advocating governmental reforms.
