Jean de Vienne

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For other uses, see Jean de Vienne (disambiguation).
Bust of Jean de Vienne in the Galerie des Batailles in the Palace of Versailles.
The coat of arms of Jean de Vienne
Shield
De gueules à l'aigle d'or chargée en coeur d'un croissant de sable, borne upon an anchor.
Order(s)Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit
Other elementsThe mantling, gules doubled or.

Jean de Vienne (1341 – 25 September 1396) was a

general and Admiral of France during the Hundred Years' War
.

Early life

Jean de Vienne was born at

Amadeus VI of Savoy against Bulgaria
.

Career

Raids by Admirals de Vienne and Tovar against England 1374-80

By the age of 24, de Vienne was made

Captain-General for the Franche-Comté. In 1373, Charles V
made him Amiral de France. Working with determination, de Vienne reorganised the navy, started an important programme of construction, created an effective coast guard, navigation police, organised watches along the coasts, and attributed licences for building and selling of ships.

Jean de Vienne was one of the first to understand that only by naval operations could serious harm be done to England. To this end he petitioned for strong support from the French monarchy and conducted several expeditions to Wight and the southern ports of England.

Between 1381 and 1385, de Vienne fought against the

Sigismund of Hungary against the Turks. He was killed during the battle of Nicopolis, in Bulgaria
.

Legacy

Several ships of the French Navy were named after Jean de Vienne, most notable of which include:

References

  1. ISBN 0-7126-6190-5
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