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John the Fearless |
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= Jan zonder Vrees/ Jean sans peur |
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Born: 1371
Father: Philip the Bold
Mother: Magaret of Male
Duke: 1404-1419
Age: 33
Wife: Margaret of Bavaria (1385)
Children: Philip III the Good, Marguerite (1390-1441), Catherine (1391-1414),
Marie (1393-1463), Isabelle (?-1412), Jeanne (1399-young),
Anne (1404-1432), Agnes (1407-1476)
illegitimate by Agnes of Croy: Jean, Bishop of Cambrai (1404-1479)
illegitimate by Margareta van Borsselen: Guy, lord of Kruybeke (?-1436),
Anton, Philipotte
Died: 1419
Age: 48 |
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John the Fearless by an unknown Flemish Master, 15th century |
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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' Orl�ans , brother of King Charles VI, and became popular by advocating governmental reforms. In 1407 he had Louis assassinated; he was forced to leave Paris but later returned and obtained control of the French government. Rivalry between his party and the supporters of Orl�ans led to open civil war in 1411 (see Armagnacs and Burgundians ). In 1413, John was again forced to flee Paris as a result of a reaction against the violence of his supporters, the Cabochiens . He did not aid the government, now under Armagnac control, against the English invaders under King Henry V, and in 1418 he took advantage of French defeats to seize Paris and the king. John negotiated both with Henry V and with the dauphin (later King Charles VII), who now led the Armagnacs. At a meeting in Montereau with the dauphin, John was assassinated (1419). He was succeeded by his son, Philip the Good.
source: Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2004. |
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