Life History

Notes

• A Jumpp provides some interesting details about John II Duke ofBrittany.
  
  His sumamry of facts briefly introduces John thus:
  
  John II, Duke of Brittany
  Birth 1239, Death 18 November 1305
  Parents  John I, Duke of Brittany 1217-1286, Blanche (Princess ofNavarre
  Wife Beatrice of England 1242-1275
  Daughter Marie of Brittany 1268 - 1339
  --  Jumpp Family,http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6989980/person/-489669110?ftm=1
  
  He provides a story form historical sources that genriches thsioutline considerably, and provides more life facts.
  
  John II, Duke of Brittany
  
  John II (in Breton Yann II, in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239 -November 18, 1305) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from1286 to his death. He was son of Duke Jean I and Blanche, princess ofNavarre.
  
  On January 22, 1260, John married Princess Beatrice of England, adaughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. Theyhad 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 ofPope Clement V in 1305. John was leading the pope's horse through thecrowd. So many spectators had piled atop the walls that one of themcrumbled and collapsed right on top of the unfortunate duke.
  --  Jumpp Family,http://www.ancestry.com/community/member/profile.aspx?cba=ajumpp
  
  We are told in other sources that the crowning of Pope Clement V tookplace in Lyons.
  
  "Pope Clement V was born Bertrand de Got in 1264 CE at Villandraut inGascony. He was crowned as Pope in Lyons, about a year after the deathof Pope Benedict."
  --  Medieval Passion, http://www.templarhistory.com/clementv.html

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Jumpp Family,
• 2. Medieval Passion
  • Pope Clement V 1264-1314, http://www.templarhistory.com/clementv.html
• 3. Wikipedia
  • "Beatrice of England,"