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John of Montfort

1294 - 1345

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John of Montfort (Middle Breton: Yann Moñforzh, French: Jean de Montfort) (1295 – 26 September 1345, Château d'Hennebont), sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th Earl of Richmond from 1341 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. He contested the inheritance of the Duchy of Brittany by his niece, Joan of Penthièvre, which led to the War of the Breton Succession, which in turn evolved into being part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John of Montfort has received more than 127,900 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John of Montfort is the 705th most popular nobleman (down from 637th in 2019), the 2,811th most popular biography from France (down from 2,792nd in 2019) and the 114th most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John of Montfort ranks 705 out of 842Before him are John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Infante Gonzalo of Spain, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin, and John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach. After him are Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ingeborg of Norway, Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Ageltrude.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1294, John of Montfort ranks 7Before him are Charles IV of France, Kusunoki Masashige, John, Duke of Durazzo, Simonida, Chungsuk of Goryeo, and Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Hugh IV of Cyprus and Joan of Valois, Countess of Hainaut. Among people deceased in 1345, John of Montfort ranks 6Before him are Andrew, Duke of Calabria, Jacob van Artevelde, Sati Beg, William II, Count of Hainaut, and Constanza Manuel. After him are Sancia of Majorca, Alexios Apokaukos, Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, and Richard de Bury.

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In France

Among people born in France, John of Montfort ranks 2,811 out of 6,011Before him are Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1722), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), Daniel Gélin (1921), Musidora (1889), Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (1797), and Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (1944). After him are Sylvain Maréchal (1750), René Mayer (1895), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), Auguste Clésinger (1814), Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1845), and Annabella (1907).

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