John the Good

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John the Good was King John II of France, a 14th-century monarch known for his role in the Hundred Years' War and his capture at the Battle of Poitiers.

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John the Good canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of France
human
monarch
birthDate 1319-04-16
birthPlace Le Mans
burialDate 1364
captivityLocation England
capturedBy English forces
causeOfDeath illness
child Charles V of France
John, Duke of Berry
Louis I, Duke of Anjou
linked to: Louis I of Anjou

Philip the Bold
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1364-04-08
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
era Middle Ages
father Philip VI of France
givenName John
heldTitle Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Normandy
house House of Valois
knownFor attempts to stabilize French currency
capture at the Battle of Poitiers
chivalric reputation
role in the Hundred Years' War
languageSpoken Old French
monarchOf France
mother Joan the Lame
nobleFamily Valois dynasty
linked to: House of Valois
notableEvent Battle of Poitiers
opponent Edward, the Black Prince
participatedIn Hundred Years' War
placeOfBurial Basilica of Saint-Denis
positionHeld King of France
predecessor Philip VI of France
regnalName John II of France
reignEnd 1364
reignStart 1350
religion Roman Catholicism
royalStyle King of France and Navarre
signed Treaty of Brétigny
spouse Bonne of Bohemia
successor Charles V of France
successorAsDukeOfNormandy Charles V of France
wasCapturedAt Battle of Poitiers

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John II of France alsoKnownAs John the Good
John II of France nickname John the Good
subject linked to: John II
John II of France honorificTitle John the Good
subject linked to: John