John IV, Duke of Brittany
Family: Brittany · Role: duke · First appears: Henry VI 1
Life events
- c. 1380 · The English siege of Naunts was raised after Brittany failed to provide promised support.(Richard II 11 · 📍 Naunts)
- With: Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
- “in the end, bicause the duke came not to them (according to his promise) the siege was raised the morrow after New yeares daie”
- c. 1380 · A final peace required Brittany to render homage, expel the English, and transport them home.(Richard II 11 · 📍 Britaine)
- With: Charles VI
- “a finall accord was made, betwixt the yoong king and the duke of Britaine, so that the duke should come and doo his homage vnto the French king”
Henry VI 1
- allies with John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford “Iohn duke of Bedford, Philip duke of Burgognie, and Iohn duke of Britaine made a fréendlie méeting in the citie of Amiens, where they renewed the old league and ancient amitie”
- allies with Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy “Iohn duke of Bedford, Philip duke of Burgognie, and Iohn duke of Britaine made a fréendlie méeting in the citie of Amiens, where they renewed the old league and ancient amitie”
- allies with Henry V “where they renewed the old league and ancient amitie made betwéene the noble prince king Henrie the fift and them”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.