John VI, Duke of Brittany
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John VI (in French this would be Jean VI but French accounting, influenced by the French view of the Breton War of Succession, makes him Jean V) (December 24, 1389 – August 29, 1442), known as the Wise, was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort, and titular earl of Richmond, from 1399 to his death. He was son of Duke John V (Jean IV) and Joanna of Navarre. John VI married Jeanne de Valois, princess of France, daughter of king Charles, the Mad and his wife Isabeau de Bavière. By her he had seven children:
- Anne (1409 – aft. 1415)
- Isabelle (1411 – 1442, Auray), married at Redon in 1430 Guy XIV, Count of Laval (d. 1486)
- Marguerite (1412–1421)
- Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450)
- Catherine (1416 – aft. 1421)
- Peter II, Duke of Brittany (1418–1457)
- Gilles of Brittany (1420–1450), Lord of Prince
Unlike his father, John VI was a peaceful man, or so the end of the Breton War of Succession permitted him to be. He strove to reinforce ducal authority, by levying a permanent army and constructing a coherent method of taxation in Brittany. John VI was also a patron of the Arts and the Church and funded the construction of several cathedrals.
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| Preceded by John V |
Count of Montfort 1389–1442 |
Succeeded by Francis I |
| Duke of Brittany 1399–1442 |
