John II, Duke of Alençon
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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.
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Duke of Alençon | |
Born | 2 March 1409 Château d'Argentan |
Died | 8 September 1476(1476-09-08) (aged 67) Paris |
Noble family | Valois-Alençon |
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Issue | Catherine René of Alençon |
Father | John I of Alençon |
Mother | Marie of Brittany |
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