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John the Fearless

1371 - 1419

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John I (French: Jean sans Peur ; Dutch: Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 1371 – 10 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs during the early 15th century, particularly in his struggle to remove the mentally ill King Charles VI and during the Hundred Years' War against the Kingdom of England. A rash, ruthless and unscrupulous politician, John murdered Charles's brother, the Duke of Orléans, in an attempt to gain control of the government, which led to the eruption of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War in France and in turn culminated in his own assassination in 1419. The involvement of Charles, the heir to the French throne, in his assassination prompted John's son and successor Philip to seek an alliance with the English, thereby bringing the Hundred Years' War to its final phase. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John the Fearless is the 1,000th most popular politician (down from 942nd in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from France (up from 343rd in 2019) and the 81st most popular French Politician.

John the Fearless was the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419. He was most famous for his military accomplishments during the Hundred Years' War.

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Among politicians, John the Fearless ranks 1,000 out of 19,576. Before him are Ptolemy V Epiphanes, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Magnus Barefoot, Shapur I, Todor Zhivkov, and Khosrow II. After him are Subhas Chandra Bose, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Jotham of Judah, John I of France, Sun Quan, and Ivan III of Russia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1371, John the Fearless ranks 1. After him are Mary, Queen of Hungary, Vasily I of Moscow, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Pierre Cauchon, Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans, Leopold IV, Duke of Austria, Sophia of Lithuania, and Shō Hashi. Among people deceased in 1419, John the Fearless ranks 2. Before him is Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. After him are Antipope John XXIII, Vincent Ferrer, Jeongjong of Joseon, Jobst of Moravia, Je Tsongkhapa, Edigu, Eberhard IV, Count of Württemberg, and Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, John the Fearless ranks 330 out of 6,770. Before him are Abraham de Moivre (1667), Emmanuel Macron (1977), Pope Nicholas II (990), Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (1748), Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1809), and Charlotte Corday (1768). After him are John I of France (1316), Alphonse Daudet (1840), François de La Rochefoucauld (1613), William Longsword (893), Elisabeth of France (1602), and Édouard Daladier (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, John the Fearless ranks 81. Before him are Raymond Poincaré (1860), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Robert II of France (972), Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682), Richard I of Normandy (933), and Emmanuel Macron (1977). After him are John I of France (1316), William Longsword (893), Elisabeth of France (1602), Édouard Daladier (1884), Chlothar I (498), and Salome Zourabichvili (1952).

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