Jean I d'Alanson (Jean IV the Wise) ( fr. Jean Ier d'Alençon ; , - , ) - Count of Alençon ( 1404-1414 ), Count de Persch ( 1404 - 1415 ), Comte de Joigny, Viscount de Beaumont-o-Maine, lord de Merkère, d'Argentant and de La Hersch, 1st Duke of Alençon ( 1414-1415 ). French commander, representative of the Alanson branch of the Valois dynasty.
| Jean I of Alençon | |||||||
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| fr Jean Ier d'Alençon (Valois) | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Pierre II the Good | ||||||
| Successor | Jean II d'Alanson | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Pierre II the Good | ||||||
| Successor | Jean II d'Alanson | ||||||
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| Predecessor | first creation | ||||||
| Successor | Jean II d'Alanson | ||||||
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| Rod | Valois , Alencon branch | ||||||
| Father | Pierre II of Alençon | ||||||
| Mother | Maria de Chameiard | ||||||
| Spouse | Maria of Breton | ||||||
| Children | Pierre, Jean II , Maria Jeanne and Charlotte | ||||||
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Origin
Jean I belonged to the Alanson branch of Valois. He was the third (youngest) son of Pierre II the Good ( 1340–1404 ), Count Alençon and de Persch ( 1367–1404 ), and Mary (d. 1425 ), Viscountess de Beaumont-Maine, daughter of Guillaume de Chameil, Señora de 'Antenaz.
Biography
In September 1404, after the death of his father Pierre the Good, 19-year-old Jean inherited the counties of Alençon and Perche.
Count Jean Alencon was on the side of the Armagnacs . He fought against the Bourguignons , devastated Vermandois . In 1411 captured the city of Saint-Denis and Saint-Cloud . In 1414, Compiegne , Noyon, and Soissons , besieged Arras . He tried, nevertheless, to reconcile both warring parties. In 1414, Count Jean of Alençon was granted to be duke and became a peer of France .
On October 25, 1415, the Duke Jean of Alençon commanded the second division of the French army in a battle with the British at Aziencourt . Killed in this battle.
Family and children
On July 20, 1397, Jean Alensson, at Château d'Hermines, married Marie of Breton ( March 14, 1391 - January 4, 1447 ), Lady de La Hersch, daughter of Jean V the Brave ( 1340 - 1399 ), Duke of Brittany ( 1345 - 1399 ), and Jeanne d'Evreux ( 1370-1437 ). Children:
- Pierre d'Alanson (1407-1408)
- Jean II d'Alenson ( 1409-1476 ), Duke of Alencon ( 1415-1476 )
- Maria d'Alenson (1410-1412)
- Jeanne d'Alanson (1412-1420)
- Charlotte d'Alenson (1413-1435)
Also had bastards out-of-wedlock children: son of Pierre d'Alsson (d. 1424 ) and daughter Margherit d'Alsson
Literature
- Ustinov V. G. The Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses. - M. :, Astrel, 2007. - pp. 11-12. - ISBN 978-5-271-16567-2 .