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Jan 4, 2019 · Royal taxation in fourteenth-century France : the captivity and ransom of John II, 1356-1370 : Henneman, John Bell, 1935- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
The ransom of John II of France was an event during the Hundred Years War, between France and England. King John was captured by the English during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, and held for ransom by the English crown.
Jul 28, 2020 · King John II of France, called The Good. John ruled during a tumultuous time, the Plague was in full force killing large parts of France’s population, the Hundred Years’ War was raging and France was in financial trouble. With all that going on how did John get dubbed, The Good?
At the battle of Poitiers the Black Prince was able to successfully defeat the French forces there in addition to capturing the King of France, John II. What I don’t understand is why the English decided to ransom the king back to the French.
In 1396, John de Nevers, the oldest son of the Duke of Burgundy and many other French Nobles were captured by the Ottomans at the Battle of Nicopolis during the Last Crusade. He and some other French Nobles were ransomed for 200,000 gold Florins.
To liberate his father, he concluded the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), by which France lost many territories and paid an enormous ransom. In an exchange of hostages, which included his son Louis I, Duke of Anjou , John was released from captivity to raise funds for his ransom .
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Why did the ransom of King John happen? In modern war, when an army captures the head of state of the opposing country, the war ends. Wikipedia says…
