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JOHN II
1319 - 1364
John was also called John the Good,
or rather Jean le Bon, as he was king of the French 1350 -
1364.
September 19, 1356, was the day that
changed John's life forever when he was taken prisoner by the
English at the
Battle of Poitiers, a battle in the
Hundred Years' War.
On May 8, 1360, the
Treaty
of Bretigny was concluded between John II and
Edward III of England. Conditions were determined
under which John could be liberated.
On October 9, 1360, John was released
but he turned himself back in a bit later, in 1364. Now, why would he do
that? Some say it was because his son Louis, who was in English
custody, had escaped. Others say it was because he was unable to
raise the amount of money the English demanded in the Bretigny
Treaty.
John died in London and his son
Charles V became king of France.
Here are the maps
Map of the
English Campaigns in France in the Reign of Edward III, 1327 - 1377
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Map of France
after the Treaty of Bretigny in 1360
France at the
Death of Edward III in 1377
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