Assassination of John the Fearless (1419)

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event in the Hundred Years’ War historical event murder political assassination

The Assassination of John the Fearless (1419) was the politically pivotal murder of the Duke of Burgundy on the bridge at Montereau during negotiations in the Hundred Years’ War, an event that deepened the Armagnac–Burgundian civil conflict and reshaped French power dynamics.

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Assassination of John the Fearless	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Hundred Years’ War ⓘ historical event ⓘ murder ⓘ political assassination ⓘ
cause	mistrust between John the Fearless and the Dauphin Charles ⓘ ongoing civil war between Armagnac and Burgundian factions ⓘ struggle for control over the French crown during the madness of Charles VI ⓘ
chronologicalOrder	late phase of the Armagnac–Burgundian civil war ⓘ later phase of the Hundred Years’ War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	10 September 1419 ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to English dominance in northern France in the early 1420s ⓘ reshaped balance of power between French crown, Burgundy, and England ⓘ turning point in late medieval French politics ⓘ
immediateConsequence	collapse of peace talks between Armagnac and Burgundian factions ⓘ death of John the Fearless on the bridge at Montereau ⓘ
involvedDynasty	House of Valois NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Valois-Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedPerson	Dauphin Charles (future Charles VII of France) NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	long-term enmity between Burgundian and Armagnac factions ⓘ shaped Burgundian foreign policy for decades ⓘ used in Burgundian propaganda against the Dauphin Charles ⓘ
locationType	bridge over the Yonne River ⓘ
occasion	negotiations between John the Fearless and the Dauphin Charles ⓘ
perpetrators	supporters of the Dauphin Charles ⓘ
place	Bridge at Montereau NERFINISHED ⓘ Montereau-faut-Yonne NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalContext	Armagnac–Burgundian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Île-de-France and Burgundy political sphere ⓘ
relatedConflict	Armagnac–Burgundian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Treaty of Arras (1435) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedMonarch	Charles VI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTitle	Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	Burgundian alliance with England ⓘ Treaty of Troyes (1420) NERFINISHED ⓘ escalation of the Armagnac–Burgundian conflict ⓘ marginalization of the Dauphin Charles at the French royal court ⓘ radicalization of Burgundian hostility toward the Dauphin Charles ⓘ succession of Philip the Good as Duke of Burgundy ⓘ
successorImpacted	Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
victim	John the Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ
victimHouse	House of Valois-Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
victimTitle	Duke of Burgundy NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1419 ⓘ

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Treaty of Arras (1435) → relatedToEvent → Assassination of John the Fearless (1419) ⓘ

Treaty of Troyes → followedEvent → Assassination of John the Fearless (1419) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assassination of John the Fearless