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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 nearly one-third to one-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 1,592,613 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). John II of France is the 494th most popular politician (down from 438th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from France (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 55th 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 494 out of 15,577. Before him are Nader Shah, Macrinus, Alfonso XIII of Spain, Yazid I, Cnut the Great, and Tahmasp I. After him are Hafez al-Assad, Christian VII of Denmark, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Heraklonas, Sukarno, and Frederick William I of Prussia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1319, John II of France ranks 1. After him are Peter IV of Aragon, Charles, Duke of Brittany, Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, 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, Charles, Duke of Brittany, Agnes of Austria, Emperor Kōgon, Robert, Prince of Taranto, Elisenda of Montcada, Louis, Count of Gravina, Edward Balliol, Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia, and Longchenpa.

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In France

Among people born in France, John II of France ranks 213 out of 6,011. Before him are Georges Méliès (1861), Charles IV of France (1294), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), and Gustave Doré (1832). After him are Petronius (27), Pope Benedict XII (1280), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), François Hollande (1954), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), and Nicolas Sarkozy (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, John II of France ranks 55. Before him are Louis VII of France (1120), Guy of Lusignan (1150), Georges Pompidou (1911), Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (1113), Richard II of England (1367), and Charles IV of France (1294). After him are Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), François Hollande (1954), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), Philip V of France (1293), Philip III of France (1245), and Georges Clemenceau (1841).

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