Person:John II, Duke of Brittany (1)
John II , Duke of Brittany
b.1239 Bretagne, France
d.18 NOV 1305 Lyon, Bourgogne, France
Parents and Siblings
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m. 16 JAN 1236
  1. Alix of Brittany
  2. John II , Duke of Brittany
Spouse and Children
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m. 22 Jan 1259
  1. Arthur II , Duke of Brittany
  2. John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond
  3. Marie of Brittany
  4. Blanche of Brittany
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Facts and Events
Name John II , Duke of Brittany
Alt Name Jean
Gender Male
Alt Birth? 4 Jan 1238 Of, Rennes, Ille-Et-Vilaine, France
Reference Number? 8XJ918
Other? House of Dreux
Birth? 1239 Bretagne, France
Marriage 22 Jan 1259 St Denis, , Seine, Franceto Duchess Beatrice of Brittany
Alt Marriage 1260 Ste-denis, Franceto Duchess Beatrice of Brittany
Death? 18 NOV 1305 Lyon, Bourgogne, France
Burial? Morbihan, FranceChurch carmelites Plaermel


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John II (in Breton Yann II, in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239 – 18 November 1305) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke John I and Blanche of Navarre. Also during this time, there is the dual use of "of Brittany" and "de Bretagne", the French translation.

On 22 January 1260, John married Beatrice of England, a daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. They had six children:

  1. Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (1262–1312)
  2. John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (c.1266–1334)
  3. Marie of Brittany, wife of Guy III of Châtillon (1268–1339)
  4. Pierre of Brittany, Viscount de Leon (1269–1312)
  5. Blanche of Brittany, wife of Philip of Artois (1271–1327)
  6. Eleonore, Abbess of Fontevrault (1274–1329)

He was killed during the celebrations surrounding the coronation of Pope Clement V in 1305. John was leading the pope's horse through the crowd. So many spectators had piled atop the walls that one of them crumbled and collapsed right on top of the unfortunate duke.

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References
  1.   John II, Duke of Brittany, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
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