Jean batard d'Orleans,
Comte de Dunois et de Longueville, (1402-1468)
Born 23 November 1402 Paris
Died 24 November 1468 Chateau de l'Hay
Married (1) before 1425
Marie Louvet, daughter of Jean Louvet
Died 1439
Married (2) 26 November 1439 Rouen
Marie d'Harcourt, daughter of Jacques II d'Harcourt,
3.Baron de Montgommery and Marguerite de Melun, Comtesse de
Tancarville
Died 1 September 1464 Chouze-sur-Loire
Child by (a) NN
Hero of the hundred years war between France and England. He was the
illegitimate son of the Duke of Orleans. After his father's murder he was
taken into the household of Valentine Visconti, his father's
wife, and brought up with the legitimate children.
He became a commander of Charles VII's troops and in 1427 defeated
the English at Montargis. In 1428 he was involved with Jeanne d'Arc with
the conquest of Orleans. In the 1430's and 1440's he was further involved
with the reconquest of France and, in 1436, took Paris where he made a
grand entry. In 1449 he was sent to Normandy which was restored a year
later to the French crown. In 1451 he recovered Fronsac and other Gascon
fortresses while on 29 June 1451 he conquered Bordeaux.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
