John II, duke of Brittany

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John II de Montfort de Dreux, 2nd Earl of Richmond1

M, , b. 1239, d. 18 November 1305

    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 II de Montfort de Dreux, 2nd Earl of Richmond gained the title of Duc de Bretagne in 1286.1 He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Richmond.1

Children of John II de Montfort de Dreux, 2nd Earl of Richmond and Beatrice of England

1.Henry de Dreux2 d. 1284

2.Arthur II de Montfort, Duc de Bretagne+2 b. 1262, d. 1312

3.John de Bretagne, 3rd Earl of Richmond2 b. c 1266, d. 17 Jan 1333/34

4.Marie de Bretagne de Dreux+2 b. 1268

5.Pierre de Dreux, Comte de Léon2 b. c 1269, d. 1312

6.Blanche de Bretagne2 b. c 1270, d. 1327

7.Alice de Dreux2 b. 1274, d. c 1329

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Coat of Arms of Peter I, Duke of Brittany and his successors.John II (in Breton Yann II, in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239 – 18 November 1305) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke Jean I and Blanche, princess of Navarre.

On 22 January 1260, John married Princess Beatrice of England, a daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. They had six children:

Arthur II, Duke of Brittany

John de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Richmond

Marie de Dreux, wife of Guy III of Châtillon (1268-1339)

Pierre, Viscount de Leon (1269-1312)

Blanche de Dreux, wife of Philip of Artois (1271-1327)

Eleonore, Abbess of Fontevrault (1274-1329)

He was killed during the celebrations surrounding the coronation of Pope Clement V in 1305. John was leading the pope's horse through the crowd. So many spectators had piled atop the walls that one of them crumbled and collapsed right on top of the unfortunate duke.

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