John the Fearless

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John the Fearless was a powerful late medieval French prince of the Valois dynasty whose aggressive political maneuvers and rivalry with the Armagnacs played a central role in the turmoil of the Hundred Years’ War.

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John the Fearless canonical 10
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Burgundy
French prince
Valois dynasty member
human
birthDate 1371-05-28
birthPlace Dijon
Duchy of Burgundy
causeOfDeath murder
child Agnes of Burgundy
Anne of Burgundy
Catherine of Burgundy
John of Burgundy, Lord of Rethel
Margaret of Burgundy
surface form: Margaret of Burgundy, Dauphine of France

Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy
surface form: Mary of Burgundy, Countess of Nevers

Philip the Good
conflict Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1419-09-10
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Montereau-Fault-Yonne
surface form: Montereau
era Late Middle Ages
father Philip the Bold
givenName John
house House of Valois-Burgundy
killedAt Bridge of Montereau
killedBy supporters of the Dauphin Charles
languageOfUse Middle French
mannerOfDeath assassination
mother Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
nobleFamily House of Valois
nobleTitle Duke of Burgundy
notableFor leadership of the Burgundian faction in France
rivalry with the Armagnac faction
role in the internal conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War
opponent French Armagnac faction
surface form: Armagnac faction

Louis I, Duke of Orléans
politicalAlignment Burgundian faction
positionHeld Count of Artois
Count of Burgundy
surface form: Count of Burgundy (Franche-Comté)

Count of Flanders
Duke of Burgundy
predecessor Philip the Bold
regnalName John I, Duke of Burgundy
reignEnd 1419
reignStart 1404
religion Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor assassination of Louis I, Duke of Orléans
spouse Margaret of Bavaria
successor Philip the Good
yearOfAssassinationOfLouisOfOrleans 1407

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Duke of Burgundy titleHolder John the Fearless
Burgundian Netherlands notableRuler John the Fearless
Duchy of Burgundy notableRuler John the Fearless
Battle of Nicopolis commander John the Fearless
House of Burgundy notableMember John the Fearless
Philip the Bold successor John the Fearless
Philip the Good father John the Fearless
Philip the Good succeeded John the Fearless
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War involvedPerson John the Fearless
this entity surface form: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
French Armagnac faction enemy John the Fearless
this entity surface form: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy