John VI, Duke of Brittany
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John VI the Wise (24 December 1389 – 29 August 1442), was duke of Brittany
, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond
, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V
(Jean IV) and Joan of Navarre. John VI married Joan of France
, daughter of King Charles VI "the Mad"
and his wife Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. By her he had seven children:
Unlike his father, John VI was a peaceful man, or so the end of the Breton War of Succession
permitted him to be. He strove to reinforce ducal authority, by levying a permanent army and constructing a coherent method of taxation in Brittany. John VI was also a patron of the Arts and the Church and funded the construction of several cathedrals.
Duke of Brittany
The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the northwestern peninsula of Europe,bordered by the Alantic Ocean on the west and the English Channel to the north with less definitive borders of the Loire River to the south and Normandy to the east...
, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond
The now-extinct title of Earl of Richmond was created many times in the Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stuart.-History:...
, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V
John V, Duke of Brittany
John V the Conqueror KG was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death.-Numbering:...
(Jean IV) and Joan of Navarre. John VI married Joan of France
Joan of France (1391-1433)
Joan of France was a daughter of King Charles VI of France and his wife, Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. Her most notable siblings were King Charles VII of France, Catherine of Valois , Isabella of Valois and Michelle of Valois, who...
, daughter of King Charles VI "the Mad"
Charles VI of France
Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy...
and his wife Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. By her he had seven children:
- Anne (1409 – aft. 1415)
- IsabelleIsabella of BrittanyIsabella of Brittany was a daughter of John VI, Duke of Brittany, and his wife, Joan of Valois. Isabella was a member of the House of Dreux.- Family :...
(1411 – 1442, AurayAurayAuray is a commune located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in France. Inhabitants of Auray are called Alréens.-Geography:The city is surrounded by the communes of Crac'h to the south and west, Brech to the north and Pluneret to the east. It is crossed by the Loch, a small coastal river...
), married at Redon in 1430 Guy XIV, Count of Laval (d. 1486) - Margaret (1412–1421)
- Francis I, Duke of BrittanyFrancis I, Duke of BrittanyFrancis I , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France.He first married, at Nantes in 1431, Yolande of Anjou Francis I (in Breton Fransez I, in French François I) (Vannes/Gwened, May 14, 1414 –...
(1414–1450) - Catherin (1416 – aft. 1421)
- Peter II, Duke of BrittanyPeter II, Duke of BrittanyPeter II , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and Joan of France, and thus was younger brother of Francis I.In 1442, he married Françoise d'Amboise Peter II (in Breton Pêr II, in French Pierre II) (1418 –...
(1418–1457) - Gilles of Brittany (1420–1450), Lord of Chantocé
Unlike his father, John VI was a peaceful man, or so the end of the Breton 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...
permitted him to be. He strove to reinforce ducal authority, by levying a permanent army and constructing a coherent method of taxation in Brittany. John VI was also a patron of the Arts and the Church and funded the construction of several cathedrals.
Ancestry
See also
- Dukes of Brittany family treeDukes of Brittany family treeThis is a family tree of the Dukes of Brittany from the 9th century, to the annexation of Brittany by France in 1532.See also: Brittany - List of family trees...