John V, Duke of Brittany

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John V, Duke of Brittany was a 15th-century Breton ruler who consolidated ducal authority, navigated complex alliances during the Hundred Years’ War, and fostered relative stability and prosperity in his duchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century ruler
Breton noble
Duke of Brittany
Roman Catholic
human
alliedWith Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
alsoKnownAs John V, Duke of Brittany
surface form: Jean V de Bretagne

Jean le Sage
John the Wise
birthPlace Duchy of Brittany
birthYear 1389
burialPlace Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes
surface form: Nantes Cathedral
conflict Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
countryOfRule Duchy of Brittany
deathPlace Nantes
deathYear 1442
dynasty House of Montfort
surface form: House of Montfort-Brittany
era Late Middle Ages
father John IV, Duke of Brittany
givenName John
house House of Montfort
language Breton
French
maintained relative autonomy of Brittany from France
mother Joan of Navarre
surface form: Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
nobleTitle Count of Montfort
Duke of Brittany
notableFor balancing alliances during the Hundred Years’ War
consolidation of ducal authority in Brittany
maintaining relative stability in Brittany
promoting economic prosperity in Brittany
parentOf Francis I, Duke of Brittany
Gilles of Brittany
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
patronage Breton nobility
religious institutions in Brittany
positionHeld Duke of Brittany
predecessor John IV, Duke of Brittany
reignEnd 1442
reignStart 1399
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
signed Treaty of Guérande
surface form: Treaty of Guérande (second)
spouse Joan of Valois, Duchess of Brittany
surface form: Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany

Yolande of Anjou
strengthened ducal administration in Brittany
ducal justice in Brittany
successor Francis I, Duke of Brittany

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Duke of Brittany officeHolder John V, Duke of Brittany
Arthur de Richemont sibling John V, Duke of Brittany
House of Montfort notableMember John V, Duke of Brittany
John IV, Duke of Brittany alsoKnownAs John V, Duke of Brittany
this entity surface form: John V of Brittany
John IV, Duke of Brittany successor John V, Duke of Brittany
John IV, Duke of Brittany child John V, Duke of Brittany
John V, Duke of Brittany alsoKnownAs John V, Duke of Brittany
this entity surface form: Jean V de Bretagne
Francis I, Duke of Brittany father John V, Duke of Brittany
Francis I, Duke of Brittany predecessor John V, Duke of Brittany
Peter II, Duke of Brittany father John V, Duke of Brittany
John VI, Duke of Brittany usedTitle John V, Duke of Brittany
this entity surface form: John V of Brittany in Breton and French numbering
John VI, Duke of Brittany alsoKnownAs John V, Duke of Brittany