John VI, Duke of Brittany

(1389-1442)

Duke of Brittany from 1399 to 1442

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John V, sometimes numbered as VI, (24 December 1389 – 29 August 1442) bynamed John the Wise (Breton: Yann ar FurFrench: Jean le Sage), was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's reversals in that conflict, as well as in other internal struggles in France, served to strengthen his duchy and to maintain its independence.

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Born	24 December 1389 Vannes, France
Died	28 August 1442 (aged 52) Nantes, France
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Mary of Waltham 1344-1362 · 14th-century English princess and duchess · m. 1361 info edit

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Joan Holland, Duchess of Brittany 1350-1384 · Duchess consort of Brittany · m. 1366 info edit

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Joan of Navarre, Queen of England 1370-1437 · 14th and 15th-century French noblewoman and queen of England · m. 1386 info edit

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Jeanne info 1st child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Female b. 12 Aug 1387 · Age: 638 · 1387- · Celebrity Baby

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Isabelle info 2nd child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Female b. Oct 1388 · Age: 636 · 1388- · Celebrity Baby

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John info 3rd child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Male b. 24 Dec 1389 · Age: 635 · 1389- · Celebrity Baby

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Marie info 4th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Female b. 18 Feb 1391 · Age: 634 · 1391- · Celebrity Baby

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Marguerite info 5th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Female b. 1392 · Age: 633 · 1392- · Celebrity Baby

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Arthur info 6th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Male b. 24 Aug 1393 · Age: 631 · 1393- · Celebrity Baby

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Gilles info 7th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Male b. 1394 · Age: 631 · 1394- · Celebrity Baby

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Richard info 8th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Male b. 1396 · Age: 629 · 1396- · Celebrity Baby

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Blanche info 9th child with Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Female b. 1397 · Age: 628 · 1397- · Celebrity Baby

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