John of Luxembourg, Lord of Ligny

Also known as: John of Luxembourg / lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh / lord of Lutzenburgh / sir Iohn of Lutzenburgh · Family: Burgundy · Role: lord · First appears: Henry VI 16

Life events

• 1430 · Philip III and allied commanders besiege Campiegne with a large army.(Henry VI 16 · 📍 Campiegne)
  • With: Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy John FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk
  • “After this the duke of Bourgognie accompanied with the earles of Arundell, and Suffolke, and the lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh besieged the towne of Campiegne with a great puissance.”
• 1430 · John of Luxembourg’s forces defeat the French sortie and capture Joan of Arc.(Henry VI 16 · 📍 Campiegne)
  • With: Joan of Arc
  • “At the verie same time that Campeigne was besieged (as before is said) sir Iohn of Lutzenburgh, with eight other gentlemen, chanced to be néere vnto the lodging of the said lord Bawdo, where they espied the Frenchmen, which began to cut downe tents, ouerthrow pauilions, & kill men in their beds: wherevpon they with all spéed assembled a great number of men, as well English as Burgognions, and couragiouslie set on the Frenchmen, and in the end beat them backe into the towne, so that they fled so fast that one letted another, as they would haue entered. In the chase and pursute was the Pusell taken”
• c. 1430 · One account alleges Guillaume de Flavy betrayed Joan, enabling her capture by John of Luxembourg’s forces.(Henry VI 16 · 📍 Campiegne)
  • With: Guillaume de Flavy Joan of Arc
  • “Guillamne de Flauie the capteine hauing sold hir aforehand to the lord of Lutzenburgh, vnder colour of hasting hir with a band out of the towne towards their king, for him with spéed to come and leauie the siege there, so gotten hir foorth he shut the gates after hir, when anon by the Burgognians set vpon and ouermatcht in the conflict she was taken:”
• 1430 · John of Luxembourg raised the siege of Campiegne against the Englishmen’s wishes.(Henry VI 17 · 📍 Campiegne)
  • “Sir Iohn de Lutzenburgh was left by the duke of Burgognie as generall of the siege before Campiegne, the which he raised within a short space after, contrarie to the minds of the Englishmen”

Henry VI 16

• allies with Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy “After this the duke of Bourgognie accompanied with the earles of Arundell, and Suffolke, and the lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh besieged the towne of Campiegne with a great puissance.”
• allies with John FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel “After this the duke of Bourgognie accompanied with the earles of Arundell, and Suffolke, and the lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh besieged the towne of Campiegne with a great puissance.”
• allies with William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk “After this the duke of Bourgognie accompanied with the earles of Arundell, and Suffolke, and the lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh besieged the towne of Campiegne with a great puissance.”
• enemies with Joan of Arc “Guillamne de Flauie the capteine hauing sold hir aforehand to the lord of Lutzenburgh, vnder colour of hasting hir with a band out of the towne towards their king, for him with spéed to come and leauie the siege there”
• with Guillaume de Flavy (Guillaume de Flavy sold Joan of Arc to John of Luxembourg.) “Guillamne de Flauie the capteine hauing sold hir aforehand to the lord of Lutzenburgh”

Henry VI 19

• younger kin: Jacquetta of Luxembourg “agréed to marrie the ladie Iaquet, daughter to Peter earle of saint Paule, and néece to the said bishop, and to the lord Iohn of Lutzenburgh.”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.