Bertrand du Guesclin

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Breton person Constable of France human knight military commander

Bertrand du Guesclin was a renowned 14th-century Breton knight and military commander who became Constable of France and a key leader in the Hundred Years' War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bertrand du Guesclin (attributed in some traditions, though he died earlier)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Breton person ⓘ Constable of France ⓘ human ⓘ knight ⓘ military commander ⓘ
activeYears	c.1340–1380 ⓘ
allegiance	Charles V of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
birthDate	c.1320 ⓘ
birthPlace	Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ La Motte-Broons NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
commanded	French companies in Castile ⓘ French royal forces in Brittany ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate	1380-07-13 ⓘ
deathPlace	Châteauneuf-de-Randon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ
decoratedWith	royal favors from Charles V of France ⓘ
era	Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Breton ⓘ
familyName	du Guesclin NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Robert II du Guesclin NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Bertrand NERFINISHED ⓘ
honorificTitle	“The Black Dog of Brocéliande” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Eagle of Brittany” NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	expelling English forces from parts of France ⓘ guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ loyalty to Charles V of France ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
militaryBranch	French royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryRank	Constable ⓘ
mother	Jeanne de Malesmains NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Bertrand du Guesclin NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleTitle	Count of Longueville NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Castilian Civil War campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
participantIn	Castilian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Breton Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Constable of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholicism
spouse	Jeanne de Laval NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiphaine Raguenel NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles V of France → alliedWith → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Henry II of Castile → ally → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Battle of Najera → captured → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Nájera

Castilian campaign of 1367 → commandedBy → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Battle of Aljubarrota → commander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bertrand du Guesclin (attributed in some traditions, though he died earlier)

Battle of Najera → commander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Nájera

Caroline War → hasLeader → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Castilian campaign of 1367 → hasParticipant → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Caroline War → notableCommander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

War of the Breton Succession → notableCommander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

Battle of Najera → notablePrisoners → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Nájera