John II, Duke of Alençon
John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt. He is best known as a general in the last phase of the Hundred Years' War and for his role as a comrade-in-arms of Joan of Arc.
Jean II | |
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| Duke of Alençon | |
John of Alençon, dressed as a Knight of the Golden Fleece | |
| Born | 2 March 1409 Château d'Argentan |
| Died | 8 September 1476 (aged 67) Paris |
| Noble family | Valois-Alençon |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Catherine René of Alençon |
| Father | John I of Alençon |
| Mother | Marie of Brittany |
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