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Jean de Dunois

Jean de Dunois
Count of Dunois
Count of Longueville
Portrait of the Bastard of Orléans, 15th century
Born(1402-11-23)23 November 1402
France
Died24 November 1468(1468-11-24) (aged 66)
Spouse
Marie Louvet
(m. 1422; died 1426)
Marie of Harcourt
(m. 1439; died 1464)
Issue
Among others…
François Ι d'Orléans-Longueville
FatherLouis I, Duke of Orléans
MotherMariette d'Enghien
Military career
Service / branchFrench Army
Battles / wars
Coat of arms of the Counts of Longueville
Coat of arms of the d'Enghien family

Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans" (French: bâtard d'Orléans) or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan of Arc.[1] His nickname, the "Bastard of Orléans", was a mark of his high status, since it acknowledged him as a first cousin to the king and acting head of a cadet branch of the royal family during his half-brother's captivity. In 1439 he received the county of Dunois from his half-brother Charles, Duke of Orléans, and later King Charles VII made him count of Longueville.[1]

  1. ^ a b Emery 2016, p. 322.

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