John VI of Vendôme
John VI of Vendôme | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1365 |
Jeanne de Ponthieu | |
| Father | Bouchard VI |
| Mother | Alix de Bretagne |
John VI de Vendôme (died 1365), Count of Vendôme and Castres (1354–1365) was a member of the House of Montoire and was the son of Bouchard VI (1290–1354) and Alix de Bretagne (1297–1377).
He lived mostly in Castres and fought at
Poitiers (1356) where he was captured.[1]
In 1362, a troop of Gascon and English took the city and imprisoned Countess Jeanne de Ponthieu. Several attempts to deliver the city by force failed, and John VI had to be resolved to pay a ransom for the city.
In 1342, he married
Jeanne de Ponthieu, they had two children:[2]
- Bouchard VII, Count of Vendôme
- Catherine of Vendôme
Notes
References
- Cartier, Etienne-Jean-Baptiste, Recherches sur les monnaies au type chartrain, frappées à Chartres, Blois., Chez. M. Rollin, Rue Vivienne, 1846.
- Sandret, Louis, Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique, Vol. 2, Des Antiquitaires de France, 1866.
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