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John VI the Wise (in Breton, Yann V ar Fur, in french this would be Jean VI but French accounting, influenced by the French view of the Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession

The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364....
, makes him Jean V le Sage) (December 24 1389 – August 29 1442), was duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V
John V, Duke of Brittany

John V the Conqueror , was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death....
 (Jean IV) and Joanna of Navarre
Joanna of Navarre

Joan of Navarre was a daughter of Charles II of Navarre and Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre. Her maternal grandparents were John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg....
. John VI married Joan of France
Joan of France (1391-1433)

Joan of France was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria.She was a sister of Charles VII of France, Catherine of Valois who married Henry V of England and was mother of Henry VI of England, Isabella of Valois who was also a Queen of England and Michelle of Valois, who married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy....
, daughter of King Charles VI "the Mad"
Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
 and his wife Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt.






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John VI the Wise (in Breton, Yann V ar Fur, in french this would be Jean VI but French accounting, influenced by the French view of the Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession

The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364....
, makes him Jean V le Sage) (December 24 1389 – August 29 1442), was duke of Brittany
Duke of Brittany

The Duchy of Brittany was a medieval tribal and feudal state covering the Armorican peninsula west of Mont-Saint-Michel and north of Nantes/Naoned, including Rennes/Roazhon and Vannes/Gwened....
, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond
Earl of Richmond

The title of Earl of Richmondshire was created many times in the Peerage of Peerage of England. The earldom of Richmond was held by various Bretons, Normans, the royal families of Plantagenet, Capet, Savoy, Tudor and Stewart....
, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V
John V, Duke of Brittany

John V the Conqueror , was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort, from 1345 until his death....
 (Jean IV) and Joanna of Navarre
Joanna of Navarre

Joan of Navarre was a daughter of Charles II of Navarre and Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre. Her maternal grandparents were John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg....
. John VI married Joan of France
Joan of France (1391-1433)

Joan of France was a daughter of Charles VI of France and Isabeau of Bavaria.She was a sister of Charles VII of France, Catherine of Valois who married Henry V of England and was mother of Henry VI of England, Isabella of Valois who was also a Queen of England and Michelle of Valois, who married Philip III, Duke of Burgundy....
, daughter of King Charles VI "the Mad"
Charles VI of France

Charles VI , called the Well-loved and the Mad , was the List of French monarchs from 1380 to 1399, as a member of the House of Valois....
 and his wife Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. By her he had seven children:
  • Anne (1409 – aft. 1415)
  • Isabelle (1411 – 1442, Auray
    Auray

    Auray is a commune in France in the Morbihan Departments of France in the Bretagne Regions of France in northwestern France.The centre of the town is the place de la R?publique, which contains an 18th century town hall and a covered market....
    ), married at Redon in 1430 Guy XIV, Count of Laval (d. 1486)
  • Margaret (1412–1421)
  • Francis I, Duke of Brittany
    Francis I, Duke of Brittany

    Francis I , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1442 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France , princess of France....
     (1414–1450)
  • Catherin (1416 – aft. 1421)
  • Peter II, Duke of Brittany
    Peter II, Duke of Brittany

    Peter II , was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI, Duke of Brittany and Joan of France , and thus was younger brother of Francis I, Duke of Brittany....
     (1418–1457)
  • Gilles of Brittany (1420–1450), Lord of Prince


Unlike his father, John VI was a peaceful man, or so the end of the Breton War of Succession
Breton War of Succession

The Breton War of Succession was a conflict between the Houses of Blois and Montfort for control of the Duchy of Brittany. It was fought between 1341 and 1364....
 permitted him to be. He strove to reinforce ducal authority, by levying a permanent army and constructing a coherent method of taxation in Brittany. John VI was also a patron of the Arts and the Church and funded the construction of several cathedrals.

See also

  • Dukes of Brittany family tree
    Dukes of Brittany family tree

    This is a family tree of the Kings and dukes of Brittany from the 9th century, to the annexation of Brittany by France in 1532.See also: Brittany - List of family trees...