{"slug": "john-the-fearless", "label": "John the Fearless", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Fearless", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298901", "qid": "Q298901", "description": "Duke of Burgundy", "entries": 15, "years": 12, "span": [1371, 1419], "span_label": ["1371 CE", "1419 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "duke-of-burgundy", "label": "Duke of Burgundy", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "charles-vi-of-france", "label": "Charles VI of France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "philip-the-bold", "label": "Philip the Bold", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "aquitaine", "label": "Aquitaine", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "burgundians", "label": "Burgundians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "gascony", "label": "Gascony", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-vii-of-france", "label": "Charles VII of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "flanders", "label": "Flanders", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-brabant", "label": "Duchy of Brabant", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "prince-bishopric-of-liege", "label": "Prince-Bishopric of Liège", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1371, "year_label": "1371 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "May 28", "text": "May 28 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1419)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370413855#Births", "title": "1371", "revid": 1370413855, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1404, "year_label": "1404 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 27", "text": "April 27 – At Dijon, in France's Burgundian State, John the Fearless (Jean sans Peur), nephew of Charles VI of France, becomes the new Duke of Burgundy upon the death of his father, Philip the Bold.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361962096#April–June", "title": "1404", "revid": 1361962096, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 11", "text": "April 11 – The three sons of Philip the Bold—John the Fearless, Philip II, and Anthony— agree at Arras to partition the Burgundian lands of their father between themselves, with John to retain Flanders, Philip to take the County of Nevers, and Anthony to retain Rethel as well to purchase the Duchy of Brabant from John.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#April–June", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 21", "text": "March 21 – John the Fearless, already Duke of Burgundy, becomes the Count of Flanders upon the death of his mother, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, bringing the French speakers of Burgundy and the Flemish speaking citizens of Flanders under common rule in what will later become the Kingdom of Belgium.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#January–March", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1407, "year_label": "1407 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 20", "text": "November 20 – A solemn truce is agreed upon between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis I, Duke of Orléans under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367230756#July–December", "title": "1407", "revid": 1367230756, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1408, "year_label": "1408 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 23", "text": "September 23 – The Battle of Othée is fought between the citizens of Liège and a professional army under command of John the Fearless. The militia of Liège suffers a heavy defeat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360565942#July–December", "title": "1408", "revid": 1360565942, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1409, "year_label": "1409 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – Jean de Montagu, Grand Master of France and a leading advisor to the mentally unstable King Charles VI of France, is arrested on orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. Montagu is publicly beheaded 10 days later at the Gibbet of Montfaucon in Paris.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998092#October–December", "title": "1409", "revid": 1361998092, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1410, "year_label": "1410 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 15", "text": "April 15 – At the wedding in Gien of Charles, Duke of Orléans to Bonne of Armagnac, the most powerful nobles of France form the League of Gien, joining forces to fight the Duke of Burgundy, John the Fearless, beginning a civil war that will last for 30 years.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337551949#April–June", "title": "1410", "revid": 1337551949, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1411, "year_label": "1411 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October 3", "text": "October 3 – At the Abbey of St Vaast in Arras in France, John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy hosts English Bishop Henry Chichele and several envoys who are ready to negotiate terms for English support of Burgundy in the ongoing French civil war with the Armagnacs. The negotiations fail to attract much support other than to hire some of the English soldiers as mercentaries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354941251#October–December", "title": "1411", "revid": 1354941251, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1412, "year_label": "1412 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 14", "text": "August 14 – The Peace of Auxerre is signed between the Duchy of Burgundy and the Armagnacs, betrothing Philip, Count of Vertus, younger brother of the late Louis I, Duke of Orléans to marry Catherine of Burgundy, the daughter of John the Fearless. The marriage never takes place.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357537157#July–September", "title": "1412", "revid": 1357537157, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1412, "year_label": "1412 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18 – The Treaty of Bourges is signed between King Henry IV of England and Charles, Duke of Orléans, as the Armagnacs offer England full sovereignty over Aquitaine and Gascony in return for 4,000 troops and military aid against the Burgundians and John the Fearless.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357537157#April–June", "title": "1412", "revid": 1357537157, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1415, "year_label": "1415 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 22", "text": "February 22 – King Charles VI of France and John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, sign the Treaty of Arras.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371593286#January–March", "title": "1415", "revid": 1371593286, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1418, "year_label": "1418 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, captures Paris, forcing King Charles VI to flee from the violence of John's partisans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357024356#April–June", "title": "1418", "revid": 1357024356, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1419, "year_label": "1419 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 10", "text": "September 10 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358545199#July–September", "title": "1419", "revid": 1358545199, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1419, "year_label": "1419 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 10", "text": "September 10 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (assassinated) (b. 1371)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358545199#Deaths", "title": "1419", "revid": 1358545199, "section": "Deaths"}}]}