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John II of France

1319 - 1364

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John II (French: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which killed between a third and a half of its population; popular revolts known as Jacqueries; free companies (Grandes Compagnies) of routiers who plundered the country; and English aggression that resulted in catastrophic military losses, including the Battle of Poitiers of 1356, in which John was captured. While John was a prisoner in London, his son Charles became regent and faced several rebellions, which he overcame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John II of France has received more than 1,711,959 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). John II of France is the 544th most popular politician (down from 493rd in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from France (down from 213th in 2019) and the 58th most popular French Politician.

John II of France is most famous for his involvement in the Hundred Years War and the Battle of Poitiers.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John II of France ranks 544 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodosius II, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Abd al-Rahman III, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Pertinax, and Franz von Papen. After him are Charles the Simple, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Abdulmejid II, Emperor Wu of Han, Elena Ceaușescu, and George IV of the United Kingdom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1319, John II of France ranks 1. After him are Peter IV of Aragon, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Charles, Duke of Brittany, Matteo II Visconti, and Theodoric of Prague. Among people deceased in 1364, John II of France ranks 1. After him are Valdemar III of Denmark, Gajah Mada, Emperor Kōgon, Charles, Duke of Brittany, Agnes of Austria, Elisenda of Montcada, Robert, Prince of Taranto, Louis, Count of Gravina, Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia, Edward Balliol, and Buton Rinchen Drub.

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In France

Among people born in France, John II of France ranks 231 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Arnault (1949), François Boucher (1703), Pope Urban VI (1318), Philip V of France (1293), Christian Dior (1905), and Antoine Meillet (1866). After him are Alfred Sisley (1839), Henri de Saint-Simon (1760), Charles the Simple (879), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Joseph Fouché (1759), and Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, John II of France ranks 58. Before him are Louis Bonaparte (1778), Guy of Lusignan (1150), Letizia Ramolino (1750), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Charles IV of France (1294), and Philip V of France (1293). After him are Charles the Simple (879), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Richard II of England (1367), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Philip III of France (1245), and Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810).

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