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Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry 1340–1416 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1340

Birth Location: Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France

Death Date: 15 Jun 1416

Death Location: Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Father: John J

Mother: Jutta Luxembourg

Spouse(s): Joanna (4thC19XR)

Children(s): Marie (1375–1434)

Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry was born in 1340 in Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, the child of John Ii The Good Le Bon King Of France Capet Merovingian He Was Captured In The Battle Of Poitiers Ransomed Created The Franc To Pay Ransome Voluntarily Returned To London To Be A Prisoner Of The English 18Thggf He Beheaded J And Jutta Bonne Bohemia De Luxembourg. Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry married Joanna Of Armagnac Jeanne D Armagnac 4Thc19Xr, and had children including Marie De Berry Duchess Of Auvergne Comtesse De Montpensier 13751434. Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry passed away in 1416 in Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry was born in 1340 in Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, the child of John Ii The Good Le Bon King Of France Capet Merovingian He Was Captured In The Battle Of Poitiers Ransomed Created The Franc To Pay Ransome Voluntarily Returned To London To Be A Prisoner Of The English 18Thggf He Beheaded J And Jutta Bonne Bohemia De Luxembourg.
  • Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry married Joanna Of Armagnac Jeanne D Armagnac 4Thc19Xr, and had children including Marie De Berry Duchess Of Auvergne Comtesse De Montpensier 13751434.
  • Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry passed away in 1416 in Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Jean Berry's Ancestors

Self
Jean Berry
1340–1416
Birth Place: Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Parents
John II "the Good" ( " le Bon ") King of France Capet ( Merovingian ) (He was captured in the Battle of Poitiers, ransomed) created the franc to pay ransome (voluntarily returned to London to be a prisoner of the English) (18thGGF) *He beheaded J
1319–1364
Chateau de Gue, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Jutta (Bonne Bohemia de) Luxembourg
1315–1349
Praha, Kingdom of Bohemia
Grandparents
Philippe (VI van) Frankrijk
1293–1350
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
Jeanne (de) Bourgogne
1294–1349
Bourgogne, France
John (of) Luxembourg
1296–1346
Luxembourg
Queen (Eliska (Elizabeth)) Bohemia
1292–1330
Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
Great-Grandparents
Charles ?
1270–1325
Margaret (19thGGM)
1273–1299
Robert Duke
1245–1306
Agnès France
1260–1327
Henry (21stGGF)
1274–1313
Margaret Bohemia
1204–1266
Wenceslaus Bohemia
1271–1305
Judith Habsburg
1271–1297
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip France
1245–1285
Isabella Aragón
1247–1271
Charles Forcalquier
1254–1309
Marie *
1257–1323
Hugh Burgundy
1213–1271
Jolanda d'Auxonne
1212–1248
Koning FRANCE
1215–1270
Marguérite d'ARAGON
1221–1295
Henry !
1240–1288
Beatrice (22ndGGM)
–1321
Jean )
1253–1294
Marguerite (20thGGM)
1265–1331
Ottokar *
1233–1278
Kunigunda Novgorod
1245–1285
Rudolf AUSTRIA
1218–1291
Anne HOHENBERG
1230–1281

Jean Berry's Descendants

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Jean (( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de) Berry (30 Nov 1340–15 Jun 1416) m. Joanna (of Armagnac ( Jeanne d'Armagnac )) (4thC19XR) (1346–15 Mar 1388)
  1. 1. Marie (de BERRY , Duchess of Auvergne , comtesse de Montpensier) (1375–1434) 1375–1434 m. Jean (I de BOURBON (and d' Auvergne)) (1stC18XR) 1380–1434 m. Philippe (d'Artois , comte d'Eu ( Philip of Artois Count of Eu ) Crusader , Barbary Crusade (He was captured in the Battle of Nicopolis and died in captivity in Turkey) (1358-1397)) (2ndC18XR) 1358–1397
    1. 1. Charles (I Duke of) Bourbon 1401–1456 m. Agnes (de) Bourgogne 1407–1476
      1. 1. Catharine (van) Egmond 1440–1469 m. Adolf (van) Egmond 1438–1477
        1. 1. Philippe (de) Gueldre 1467–1547 m. René (II de) VAUDEMONT 1451–1508
      2. 2. Marie (de BOURBON , Duchess of Calabria) (3rdC17XR) 1428–1448 m. John (II of Anjou Duke of) Lorraine 1426–1470

Jean Berry's Timeline

2 Records

1340
30 Nov 1340
Birth of Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry in Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
1416
15 Jun 1416
Age 76
Death of Jean ( John ) I le Magnifique, duc de Berry in Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1340
    Event Place: Château du Bois de Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1416
    Event Place: Hôtel de Nesle, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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