John VIII of Harcourt
Jean VIII of Harcourt (9 April 1396 – 17 August 1424,
Marie of Alençon
, a "princess of the blood".
Life
He fought the English at the
Battle of la Brossinière. He was appointed lieutenant and captain general of Normandy, and captain of the town of castle of Rouen, in 1417. He was killed at the Battle of Verneuil, and buried at la Saussaie
in 1424.
He had one, illegitimate son (by
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
(1460–79).
Without a legitimate heir, his office of captain of Mont Saint-Michel passed to his cousin
Antoine of Vaudémont
.
References
- (in French) Gilles-André de La Roque, Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt, 1662
- (in French) Dom Lenoir, Preuves généalogiques et historiques de la Maison d'Harcourt, 1907
- (in French) Georges Martin, Histoire et Généalogie de la Maison d'Harcourt, 1994
- (in French) Dictionnaire de biographie française, 1989