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Jean I, Duke of Alençon
Count of Alençon, raised to Duke of Alençon

Jean I, Duke of Alençon

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Count of Alençon, raised to Duke of Alençon
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Essay
Place of death
Arras
Age
30 years
Family
Mother:
Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au-Maine
Father:
Pierre II, Count of Alençon
Spouse:
Marie of Brittany
Children:
Jean II Duke of Alençon
Jean I, Duke of Alençon
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Biography

John I of Alençon, called the Sage (1385 – 25 October 1415), was a French nobleman, killed at the Battle of Agincourt.
John was born in Château d'Essay, the son of Peter II of Alençon and Marie de Chamaillard. In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche. He was made Duke of Alençon in 1414.
He commanded the second division of the French army at the Battle of Agincourt. When the English broke through the first division, he led a countercharge. He is sometimes credited with killing Edward, Duke of York, wounding Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and cutting an ornament from the crown of Henry V of England; but he was then overpowered by the King's bodyguard, and slain by the Welsh nobleman Dafydd Gam before he could yield himself.

Family

In 1396, he married Marie of Brittany (1391–1446), daughter of John IV, Duke of Brittany. They had five children:

  1. Pierre d'Alençon (1407, Argentan – 1408)
  2. Jean d'Alençon, Duke of Alençon (1409–1476)
  3. Marie d'Alençon (1410, Argentan, – 1412, Argentan)
  4. Jeanne d'Alençon (1412, Argentan – 1420)
  5. Charlotte d'Alençon (1413, Argentan – 1435, Lamballe)

He also had two illegitimate children:

  1. Pierre d'Alençon (d. 1424, Battle of Verneuil), Lord of Gallandon
  2. Marguerite d'Alençon, married Jean de St-Aubin, Lord of Preaux
Jean I, Duke of Alençon
House of Valois-Alençon
Born: 1385 Died: 26 October 1415
Preceded by
Peter II
Count of Alençon
1404–1414
Succeeded by
himself
as Duke of Alençon
Count of Perche
1404–1415
Succeeded by
John II
New creationDuke of Alençon
1414–1415

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