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John of Brittany, 4th Earl of Richmond (c.1266-1334), was the second surviving son of John II, Duke of Brittany, by his wife Beatrice, a daughter of King Henry III of England, which made John the nephew of King Edward I. Arms: Chequy or and azure, a bordure gules charged with lions passant guardant or over all a canton ermine.
John II ( Breton: Yann; French: Jean; 1239 – 18 November 1305) reigned as Duke of Brittany from 1286 until his death, and was also Earl of Richmond in the Peerage of England. He took part in two crusades prior to his accession to the ducal throne. As a duke, John was involved in the conflicts between the kings of France and England.
Hace 4 días · TOPOGRAPHY THE HONOUR AND CASTLE OF RICHMOND. The great honour subsequently known as the honour of Richmond may be said to date from the time when William the Conqueror gave an extensive district in Yorkshire—some if not all of which had belonged to Edwin Earl of Mercia—to his kinsman and supporter Alan Rufus of Britanny in return for his services at the Conquest.
John of Brittany, called in French Jean de Bretagne (c. 1266 – 17 January 1334), 4th Earl of Richmond, was an English nobleman and a member of the Ducal house of Brittany, the House of Dreux. He entered royal service in England under his uncle Edward I , and also served Edward II .
John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (1266–1334) – received his title from his father John II, Duke of Brittany in 1306 and entered into Edward I's service; lost his lands in 1325 for a time when he allied himself with Queen Isabella to force the abdication of her husband Edward II in favour of her son Edward III; his lands were restored by Edward III.
26 de abr. de 2022 · John II de Montfort de Dreux, 2nd Earl of Richmond was born in 1239. 1 He was the son of Jean I de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne and Blanche de Navarre. He married Beatrice of England, daughter of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence, on 22 January 1260 at Abbey of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.1 He died on 18 November 1305.
John secretly aided Edward’s cause in 1370, giving the English soldier Robert Knowles a haven in Brittany when Knowles faced defeat at the hands of French forces. In 1372, after making an alliance with Edward, John was granted the earldom of Richmond for allowing the English to garrison his fortresses in Brittany.
