John of Vaudémont
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John VI of Harcourt (1 December 1342 – 28 February 1389) was a count of Harcourt. He was son of John V of Harcourt and Blanche of Ponthieu who was the sister of Jeanne of Ponthieu.
He succeeded to his father's counties of Aumale
and Harcourt
and barony of Elbeuf
on his execution in 1356
In 1359 John married Catherine (1342–1427), daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
. They had the following children:
He succeeded to his father's counties of Aumale
Aumale
Aumale is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.-Geography:A village of farming and associated light industry, situated in the valley of the Bresle River of the Norman Pays de Bray in Normandy on the border with Picardie. It is around ...
and Harcourt
Harcourt, Eure
Harcourt is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-Sights:*Château d'Harcourt - a medieval-built château with the oldest arboretum in France.*Arboretum d'Harcourt-External links:*...
and barony of Elbeuf
Elbeuf
-Population:-Places of interest:* The mairie, also housing the museum.* Two seventeenth century churches.* Some sixteenth century houses.* A fifteenth century stone cross.* The theatre , renovated in the late twentieth century.-Notable people:...
on his execution in 1356
In 1359 John married Catherine (1342–1427), daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
Peter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes....
. They had the following children:
- Charles (1366–1384)
- John VIIJohn VII of HarcourtJean VII d'Harcourt was a count of Aumale, viscount of Châtellerault, seigneur of Mézières, of Elbeuf, of Lillebone, of La Saussaye etc....
(1370–1452) - Louis (1382–1422), viscount of Châtellerault and lord of Aarschot in Mézières, archbishop of RouenArchbishop of RouenThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the ecclesiastical province of the archdiocese comprises the majority of Normandy....
- Blanche (died 1431), abbessAbbessAn abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of Fontevraut - Isabelle (1371–1443), in 1383 married Humbert VI of Thoire en Villars
- Jeanne (1372–1456), wife of Montaigle, in 1393 married William II of Namur
- Marie, in 1405 married Reinald IV, Duke of Guelders and JülichReinald IV, Duke of Guelders and JülichReinald IV, Duke of Guelders and Jülich aka Reginald IV was the son of William II, Duke of Jülich and Maria of Guelders, daughter of Reinald II, Duke of Guelders....
(died 1423) and in 1426 married Rupert (died 1431), son of Adolf, Duke of Jülich-BergAdolf, Duke of Jülich-BergAdolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg , was the first Duke of the combined duchies of Jülich and Berg. He was the son of William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg and Anna of the Palatinate.... - Catherine, nun
- Marguerite (born 1378, date of death unknown), wife of Longueville and of Plaines, married John II lord of Estouteville,
- Jeanne, nun.