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John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt.
- 2 March 1409, Château d'Argentan
- Catherine, René of Alençon
- 8 September 1476 (aged 67), Paris
- Valois-Alençon
John I of Alençon, known as the Wise (1385 – 25 October 1415), was a French nobleman, killed at the Battle of Agincourt. John was born in Château d'Essay, the son of Peter II of Alençon and Marie Chamaillard. In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche. He was made Duke of Alençon in 1414.
- 1385, Château d'Essay
- Valois-Alençon
- 25 October 1415, Azincourt
- Marie of Brittany
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John II of Alençon (2 March 1409, Château d'Argentan – 8 September 1476, Paris) was the son of John I of Alençon and Marie of Brittany. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt. He saw action as a young...
John II, count of Alençon (died 1191) Robert I, count of Alençon (died c. 1217) House of Capet. Peter I (died 1283), received the county of Alençon and part of the county of Perche in appanage from his father Louis IX of France; House of Valois. Charles I (died 1325), brother of Philip IV of France, was given the county of Alençon in ...
He is best known as a general in the Last Phase of the Hundred Years' War and for his role as a comrade-in-arms of Joan of Arc, who called him "le beau duc" ("the fair duke"/"the gentle duke"). He saw action at the age of fifteen at the Battle of Verneuil on 17 August 1424, and was captured by the English.
John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt.
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