John, Count of Angoulême
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John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême and of Périgord , 26 June 1399 – 30 April 1467, younger son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Valentina Visconti
, and a grandson of Charles V of France
. He was the younger brother of the noted poet, Charles, Duke of Orléans, and grandfather of Francis I of France
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John was taken hostage by the English in 1412, and not released until 1444. In 1415 he was joined by his older brother Charles, with whom he shared an interest in literature. He had to sell part of his estates to pay for his ransom, but still colleted many books. After that, he fought under the orders of his illegitimate half-brother, Dunois, driving the English out of Guienne in 1451.
On 31 August 1449, he married Marguerite de Rohan, daughter of Alain IX of Rohan and Marguerite of Brittany. They had three children:
He also had an illegitimate son, Jean de Valois, bastard of Angoulême, who was legitimised in 1458.
"Good Count John" died in 1467. He is buried in the Cathedral of Angoulême.
Valentina Visconti
Not to be confused with Valentina Visconti, Queen of CyprusValentina Visconti was the wife of Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans, a younger brother of Charles VI of France....
, and a grandson of Charles V of France
Charles V of France
Charles V , called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois...
. He was the younger brother of the noted poet, Charles, Duke of Orléans, and grandfather of Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
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John was taken hostage by the English in 1412, and not released until 1444. In 1415 he was joined by his older brother Charles, with whom he shared an interest in literature. He had to sell part of his estates to pay for his ransom, but still colleted many books. After that, he fought under the orders of his illegitimate half-brother, Dunois, driving the English out of Guienne in 1451.
On 31 August 1449, he married Marguerite de Rohan, daughter of Alain IX of Rohan and Marguerite of Brittany. They had three children:
- Louis (1455–1458)
- CharlesCharles, Count of AngoulêmeCharles d'Orléans, Count of Angoulême was a member of the French Orléans family descended from Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans, who was the son of Charles V of France. He was the son of John, Count of Angoulême and Marguerite de Rohan, and was Count of Angoulême from 1467-1496...
(1459–1496) - Joan (1462–1520), who married Charles François de Coetivy, count de Taillebourg.
He also had an illegitimate son, Jean de Valois, bastard of Angoulême, who was legitimised in 1458.
"Good Count John" died in 1467. He is buried in the Cathedral of Angoulême.