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John was the eldest son of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret of Brabant, who was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. Born in Luxembourg and raised in Paris, John was French by education but deeply involved in the politics of Germany . In 1310, his father arranged the marriage of 14-year-old John to ...
- 31 August 1310 – 26 August 1346
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Jan 19, 2020 · Print. John of Bohemia was a king of Bohemia who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries. He was known also as John of Luxembourg, as well as John the Blind. The former indicates that John belonged to the Limburg-Luxembourg dynasty (also known as the House of Luxembourg), while the latter refers to the fact that he was blind for the last 10 ...
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Aug 26, 2020 · A heroic death of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, at the Battle of Crécy. By Olivia Longueville In Medieval Blog Posted August 26, 2020 2 Comment (s) John (or Jean) the Blind, Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310, heroically fell in the Battle of Crécy at the age of 50.
Apr 4, 2016 · Despite being totally blind for almost a decade, John of Bohemia charged the English archers and men-at-arms with predictable results. After the battle, his lifeless corpse was found surrounded by the bodies of his men and their horses – whose bridles were still tied together. Always a restless soul, even after death John of Bohemia refused ...
Aug. 10, 1296, Luxembourg. Died: Aug. 26, 1346, Crécy, France (aged 50) Title / Office: king (1310-1346), Bohemia. John (born Aug. 10, 1296, Luxembourg—died Aug. 26, 1346, Crécy, France) was the king of Bohemia from 1310 until his death, and one of the more popular heroic figures of his day, who campaigned across Europe from Toulouse to ...
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John the Blind or John of Luxembourg, was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting in the Battle of Crécy at age 50, after having been blind for a decade.
