John I, Duke of Lorraine
| John I | |
|---|---|
Frederick, Count of Vaudémont Isabelle | |
| House | House of Metz |
| Father | Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Marie of Blois |
John I (February 1346 – 23 September 1390) was the
Duke of Lorraine from 1346 to his death.[1] As an infant of six months, he succeeded his father, Rudolph, who was killed in the Battle of Crécy.[2] His mother was Marie of Blois.[2]
Life
During John's long minority, the
lieutenant-general of the Empire in the Moselle country. In 1354, John II of France
granted John a dispensation which allowed him to govern the duchy despite not yet being of age.
John participated in the
Teutonic Knights against Lithuania
in 1356 and again in 1365.
On 19 September 1356, John fought in the
Rheims
, strengthening the ties to France which had steadily been building in Lorraine for the past century.
John entered the War of the Breton Succession to aid his uncle Charles of Blois against John of Montfort. At the Battle of Auray on 29 September 1364 with Montfort as undisputed duke and Charles dead on the field, he was taken prisoner.
John continued to aid Charles V and
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy. Nonetheless, John died in Paris on 22 September 1390, defending himself against a charge of abuse of power by the people of Neufchâteau
.
Family
John married Sophie of Württemberg (1343–1369), daughter of Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg and Elizabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen, in 1361.[4]They had issue:
- Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (1365–1431)[1]
- Frederick of Lorraine, Count of Vaudémont (1369–1415)[1]
- Isabelle of Lorraine (d.1423), married Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy.[5]
John later married Marguerite de Chini (d. 1372), who is interred at Orval Abbey.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Bogdan 2007, p. 284.
- ^ a b Bogdan 2007, p. 57-58.
- ^ Bogdan 2007, p. 60.
- ^ Bogdan 2007, p. 58.
- ^ Chattaway 2006, p. 209.
- ^ Anderson, James (1732). Royal Genealogies: Or, the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes, from Adam to These Times; in Two Parts. London. p. 606.
Sources
- Bogdan, Henry (2007). La Lorraine des Ducs (in French). Perrin.
- Chattaway, Carol (2006). The Order of the Golden Tree: The Gift-Giving Objectives of Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. Brepols.
See also
- Dukes of Lorraine family tree
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