John the Blind

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John the Blind was a 14th-century King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, renowned for his chivalric reputation and his death fighting at the Battle of Crécy despite having lost his sight.

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John the Blind canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Luxembourg
King of Bohemia
human
king
medieval knight
monarch
allyOf Philip VI of France
birthDate 1296-08-10
birthPlace County of Luxembourg
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
causeOfDeath killed in action
child Bonne of Bohemia
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
John Henry of Moravia
surface form: John Henry, Margrave of Moravia
coronationDate 1311-02-07
coronationPlace Prague
countryOfCitizenship County of Luxembourg
Kingdom of Bohemia
deathDate 1346-08-26
deathPlace Kingdom of France
near Crécy-en-Ponthieu
father Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName John
knownFor chivalric reputation
fighting at the Battle of Crécy while blind
mannerOfDeath died in battle
mother Margaret of Brabant
nativeName Jan Lucemburský
Jean l'Aveugle
surface form: Jean l’Aveugle

Johann der Blinde
nobleFamily House of Luxembourg
notableWork patronage of chivalric culture
participatedIn Battle of Crécy
Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
placeOfBurial Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
surface form: Notre-Dame Cathedral of Luxembourg
positionHeld Count of Luxembourg
King of Bohemia
titular King of Poland
predecessor Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
reignEnd 1346
reignEndAsCountOfLuxembourg 1346
reignStart 1310
reignStartAsCountOfLuxembourg 1309
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Beatrice of Bourbon NERFINISHED
Elisabeth of Bohemia
successor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
title Count of Luxembourg
King of Bohemia
titular King of Poland

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John of Bohemia alsoKnownAs John the Blind
Bonne of Bohemia father John the Blind
John of Luxembourg alsoKnownAs John the Blind
John alsoKnownAs John the Blind
subject surface form: John of Bohemia
Count of Luxembourg heldBy John the Blind
Jean l'Aveugle hasName John the Blind