Jean de Vienne (governor)
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Jean de Vienne (died 4 August 1351) was a French nobleman.
Vienne was a son of Philippe de Vienne, lord of Pagny. He was the French commander of Mortagne in 1340 and governor of Calais during the siege of Calais undertaken by King Edward III of England starting on 4 September 1346.[1] After a long siege, Jean was forced to capitulate on 3 August 1347.
Jean was married to Catherine de Jonvelle. He died on 4 August 1351 in Paris, France.
References
[edit]- ^ Wagner 2006, p. 73.
Bibliography
[edit]- Wagner, John A. (2006). "Jean de Vienne". Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313327360.
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