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M237 - Jean le Bon, King of France

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EK Castings Jean II,  Jean le Bon, Roi de France, 1356
 
John (Jean) II Good (Jean II Le Bon, 1319-1364) - the second king of France of the Valois houses in 1350, succeeded his father, Philip VI.
John came of age in 1332 and took the title of Duke of Normandy, as well as the county of Anjou and Maine County. In the same year, just after her wedding the young bride was knighted in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Having ascended in 1350 to the French throne and married second marriage to the widow of Philip of Burgundy, he introduced the direct royal control in the Duchy of Burgundy. In 1356 John imprisoned his son in law, King of Navarre, Charles the Wicked, claim to the French throne.
During the Hundred Years' War, a small British Army Prince of Wales (the Black Prince, son of King Edward III) routed the French army at the Battle of Poitiers. On the day of the battle 19 September 1356, John II and 19 knights of his personal guard dressed alike, in order to confuse the British. Despite this precaution, John was captured along with his younger son. Once in the environment, the French king, like a true knight, fought to the end, fighting off a large battle ax. Captivated by the king was sent to England, where he spent four years, surrounded by its rightful honors. At this time, his eldest son, the Dauphin Charles was trying to withdraw France from the heavy crisis. In 1360 a peace agreement was signed in Bretigny. For the return of their king, France was obliged to pay 3 million. Gold crowns and deprived of almost half of its territory. Instead, the king hostage in England sent his brother Filipp Orleansky and two sons.
In January 1364 Ioann Dobry, learning about the escape from captivity of his son Lyudovika Anzhuyskogo, returned to England, obeying the laws of chivalry. There he was greeted by parades and banquets, but three months later fell ill and died. His body was transported to France and buried in the crypt of the Abbey of Saint-Denis.