John, Duke of Berry
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John of Valois, the Magnificent, (November 30 1340 – March 15 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. He was the third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg; amongst his siblings were Charles V, King of France, Louis I, King of Naples and Philip II, Duke of Burgundy.
In the middle of the Hundred Years' War and serious internal conflicts, John was a consensual figure in France. He acted several times as a peace maker between French factions and is notable by his attempts of peace between his nephews Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans and John, Duke of Burgundy. Template:House of Valois1
John of Berry was a notable patron who among other works commissioned the most famous Book of Hours, the Très Riches Heures. His spending on his art collection severely taxed his estates, and he was deeply in debt when he died in 1416.
John of Berry had the following issue by his first wife, Joanna of Armagnac (1346–1387):
- Charles of Berry, Count of Montpensier (1362–1382)
- John of Berry, Count of Montpensier (1363–1402), married princess Catherine of France
- Louis of Berry (1364–1383)
- Bonne of Berry (1365–1435), married Amadeus VII of Savoy and Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac
- Marie of Berry, Duchess of Auvergne (1367–1434), married: 1) Louis III of Châtillon, 2) Philip of Artois, Count of Eu; 3) John I, Duke of Bourbon
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1357–1416
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| width="40%" align="center" | Count of Mâcon
c. 1360–1372
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| width="40%" align="center" | Count of Angoulême and Saintonge
bef. 1372–1374
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| width="40%" align="center" | Duke of Berry
1360–1416
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| width="40%" align="center" | Count of Étampes
1399–1416
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| width="40%" align="center" | Duke of Auvergne
1360–1416
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Marie
with John
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