John of Montfort (Middle Breton: Yann Moñforzh, French: Jean de Montfort) (1295 – 26 September 1345, Château d'Hennebont), sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th Earl of Richmond from 1341 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux.
He ceded his rights in Languedoc to the French crown in 1226. John de Montfort (d. 1249), Amaury’s son and successor, left only a daughter, Beatrice (d. 1312), who was married in 1259 to Count Robert IV of Dreux. Their daughter Yolande (d. 1322) was married first, in 1285, to Alexander III of Scotland and second, in 1294, to Arthur II of ...
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John V, sometimes numbered as VI, (24 December 1389 – 29 August 1442) bynamed John the Wise ( Breton: Yann ar Fur ; French: Jean le Sage ), was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's reversals in that conflict, as well as in ...
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John IV (or V), also called Earl of Richmond, byname John of Montfort, or John the Valiant, or the Conqueror, French Jean De Montfort, or Jean Le Vaillant, or Le Conquérant, (born c. 1340—died Nov. 1, 1399, Nantes, Fr.), duke of Brittany from 1365, whose support for English interests during the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) nearly cost him the forfeit of his duchy to the French crown.
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John (IV), byname John Of Montfort, French Jean De Montfort, (died 1345), claimant to the duchy of Brittany upon the death of his childless half brother, John III. He was the only surviving son of Arthur II. At first, John of Montfort had recognized John III’s designation of Charles of Blois (nephew of King Philip VI of France) as the successor; but then John of Montfort reneged, had himself ...
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John I of Montfort. John I de Montfort (c.1228–1249, Cyprus ), Count of Montfort from 1241 to 1249, son of Amaury de Montfort, count of Montfort, and of Béatrice of Burgundy. [1] In 1248 he joined Louis IX's crusader fleet. [2] Once the fleet arrived at Limassol, it was scattered by fierce storms and was forced to wait there to regroup. [2]
In Montfort Family. John de Montfort (d. 1249), Amaury’s son and successor, left only a daughter, Beatrice (d. 1312), who was married in 1259 to Count Robert IV of Dreux. Their daughter Yolande (d. 1322) was married first, in 1285, to Alexander III of Scotland and second, in…. Read More.
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