Bonabes IV de Rougé de Derval
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House of Rougé
The House of Rougé is a family of the French nobility, documented since the 11th century, originally coming from the locality of Rougé in Brittany. Their line descends from Rivallo IV of Brittany, himself the son of Saint Salomon, King of Brittany...
, Lord of Rougé
Rougé
Rougé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.It lies near Rennes.The name "Rougé" comes from the Latin "Rubiacus", means the red place...
and Derval
Derval
Derval is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.Derval is twinned with Llanidloes, a small town in Wales....
, Viscount
Viscount
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of La Guerche
La Guerche
La Guerche is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.People from La Guerche are called Guerchois or Guerchoises....
, Governor
Governor
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of South Brittany
Brittany
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and of Redon, General
General
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of the Breton army and later of the French King's army, and ambassador of the King of France in England
England
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.
Born about 1328, he inherited the vast lands of his ancestors and began very early to fight in the war of succession
Breton War of Succession
The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364. It formed an integral part of the early Hundred Years War due to the involvement of the French and English governments in the conflict; the...
to the Duchy of Brittany. His father, his uncle and his grandfather had been killed by English knights at La Roche-Derrien
Battle of La Roche-Derrien
The Battle of La Roche-Derrien was one of the battles of the Hundred Years' War, fought in 1347 during the night between English and French forces...
in 1347. He later became the hostage of King Edward III of England
Edward III of England
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for the person of the French King Jean
John II of France
John II , called John the Good , was the King of France from 1350 until his death. He was the second sovereign of the House of Valois and is perhaps best remembered as the king who was vanquished at the Battle of Poitiers and taken as a captive to England.The son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame,...
, and escaped from the Tower of London
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. He died in 1377.