John, Duke of Touraine
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Duke of Touraine | |
Dauphin of France | |
Reign | 8 December 1415 – 5 April 1417 |
Predecessor | Louis, Duke of Guyenne |
Successor | Charles, Count of Ponthieu |
Born | 31 August 1398 |
Died | 5 April 1417 Compiègne | (aged 18)
Burial | |
Spouse |
Jacqueline of Hainaut (m. 1415) |
House | Valois |
Father | Charles VI of France |
Mother | Isabeau of Bavaria |
John, Dauphin of France and Duke of Touraine (31 August 1398 – 5 April 1417) was Dauphin of Viennois and Duke of Touraine. He inherited the Dauphin of Viennois in 1415, following the death of his older brother, Louis. He died 5 April 1417, and was succeeded by his brother Charles.
Early life
John was born in 1398,
On 22 April 1411 the Pope gave his dispensation for the union and on 6 August 1415, when John was sixteen, he and Jacqueline married in The Hague.[4]
Dauphin
Four months after his marriage, John's elder brother
Death
John died on 5 April 1417 at the age of eighteen.[5] What exactly caused his death is disputed. According to some, he died of the consequences of an abscess to the head, while other sources suggest he had been poisoned.[6] He was buried in Compiègne's Saint-Corneille abbey. His younger brother Charles became dauphin and eventually king.[5]
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References
Sources
- Vale, Malcolm Graham Allan (1974). Charles the Seventh. University of California Press.
- Vaughan, Richard (2005). John the Fearless: The Growth of Burgundian Power. Vol. 2. The Boydell Press.