Title
Battle of Poitiers.
Caption
Battle of Poitiers. Communion before the battle. John II of France, or John the Good (born on the 26th April 1319 at Gué Castle of Maulny (Le Mans) - died in London on the 8th April 1364). Son of Philip VI and Joan of Bourgogne, was King of France from 1350 to 1365, the second in the Capetian de Valois royal family. Accompanied by his second wife Joan of Auvergne, he was crowned at Reims on the 26 September 1350 by Archbishop John II of Vienna. King John II the Good was seen to have been a "brave Knight". His reign was affected by serious financial issues, by the schemings of Charles the Bad, King of Navarre and by the crisis which affected the General Estates (led by Etienne Marcel). Benefiting from all these troubles, the English, led by Edward III and his son the Black Prince, launched an expodition in Languedoc and Gascogne in 1355. On the 19 September 1356, John the Good was defeated during the battle of Poitiers. Taken prisoner, he was taken to London. In 1360, the Treaty of Brétigny led to his release, with the price of ransom held at 3 million golden écus (equivalent to 11,64 tons of gold), but two of his sons, John and Louis, had to be in London in order to ensure the transaction was made correctly. One of them, Louis, fled in 1363, John the Good, honourably respecting the law, returned to be taken prisoner in London where he died in 1364. 19th Century engraving.
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Hachedé
Reference
HAC08108_2007_P1400005
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
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