King John of France
Family: France · Role: king · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 67
In Book 1, Chapter 67, King John of France purchased Bacon’s castle, appointed him usher at arms, and honored him. He also offered Croquart knighthood, a rich marriage, and two thousand livres a year to leave the English party, but Croquart refused.
In Chapter 73, after reconquering the towns and castles in Lower Normandy belonging to King of Navarre, whom he held in prison, King John returned to Paris. He then set out toward Chartres to pursue Prince of Wales and prepare for battle, while ordering towns in Anjou, Poitou, Maine, and Touraine to be garrisoned and supplied.
Relationship record
Life events
- King John of France purchased Bacon’s castle, appointed him usher at arms, and honored him.(Book 1, Chapter 67)
- With: Bacon
- “The King of France, shortly afterwards, was desirous of having him near his person. He purchased the castle for twenty thousand crowns, appointed him his usher at arms, and heaped on him many other honors.”
- Croquart refused King John of France’s offer of knighthood, marriage, and an annual payment to leave the English party.(Book 1, Chapter 67)
- “King John of France made him the offer of knighting him, and marrying him very richly, if he would quit the English party, and promised to give him two thousand livres a year; but Croquart would never listen to it.”
- King John of France re-conquered the towns and castles belonging to the King of Navarre, whom he detained in prison.(Book 1, Chapter 73 · 📍 Lower Normandy)
- With: King of Navarre
- “When King John of France had re-conquered all the towns and castles in Lower Normandy, which belonged to the King of Navarre, whom he detained in prison, he returned to the city of Paris.”
- King John of France set out to pursue the Prince of Wales and prepare to fight him.(Book 1, Chapter 73 · 📍 Paris)
- “The king, to hasten the business, marched from Paris,--for he had at this time a large body of men at arms in the field,--and went to Chartres, to gain more certain intelligence of the enemy.”
- King John ordered the towns in Anjou, Poitou, Maine, and Touraine to be garrisoned and supplied.(Book 1, Chapter 73)
- “The king gave orders for all the towns in Anjou, Poitou, Maine, and Touraine, to be well garrisoned, and provided with all things,--especially those on the borders, by which it was hoped the English would pass,--that they might be enclosed, and cut off from any subsistence for themselves and horses.”
Book 1, Chapter 67
- with Croquart (King John offered Croquart knighthood, a rich marriage, and an annual payment if he changed sides.) “King John of France made him the offer of knighting him, and marrying him very richly, if he would quit the English party, and promised to give him two thousand livres a year; but Croquart would never listen to it.”
Book 1, Chapter 73
- enemies with Prince of Wales (The king refers to the Prince of Wales.) “When this was told him, the king said, with an oath, that he would immediately set out after him, and give him battle wherever he should find him.”
- with King of Navarre (King John detained the King of Navarre in prison.) “Lower Normandy, which belonged to the King of Navarre, whom he detained in prison”
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