Chapter II

Arthur II. married, 2dly, Yoland of Dreux, dame de Montfort,
and had issue by her.
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John count de Montfort, competitor with
Charles de Blois, married Jane, daughter
of Louis of Nevers, earl of Flanders,--d.
1345.
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John V. surnamed The Valiant, duke of
Bretagne, married for his third wife,
Jane of Navarre, afterwards wife to Henry
IV. of England, by whom he had issue,
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1. John IV. 2. Arthur, C. 3. Giles, lord 4. Richard, C. |
duke of B. of Richemont, of Chantocè, of Estampes. |
m. Jane, da. afterwards D. d. s. p. | |
of C. VI. of Bretagne. | |
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Francis I. Peter II. Francis II. |
D. of B. D. of B. D. of B. |
d. s. p. d. s. p. |
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Mary, m. Blanche, m. Margaret m. Jane.
John duke of John IV. count Alan IX. visc.
Alençon. of Armagnac. of Rohan.

Page 217. line 14. _Time._] This conspiracy against the duke of Bretagne is said, by most historians, to have been a plot of Charles VII. who was instigated to it by his pernicious minister, Louvet, and the lord de Avaugour, brother of the count de Penthievre. Its only effect was for a time to attach the duke more closely to the english interest.

Page 249. line 18. _Penthievre._] Oliver, eldest son of John de Bretagne. See the Table.

Page 251. line 21. _Richard._] Count of Estampes. See the Table.

Page 252. line 9. _Avaugour._] Third son of John of Bretagne. See the Table.

Page 253. line 2. _Beaumanoir._] Afterwards grand ecuyer to the king of France. He was son of William de Beaumanoir, lord of Landemont, and obtained the lands of Lavardin by marriage with the heiress of that barony.

Page 254. line 13. _Châteaubriant._] Geoffry de Chasteaubriant, lord of Lyon d'Angers, &c. married to Louisa daughter of the lord of Montgaugier, by whom he had issue John lord of Chalain, his successor, and Guy de Chasteaubriant.

Page 254. line 13. _Rieux._] John II. lord of Rieux and Rochefort, marshal of France, died in 1417, leaving John III. viscount of Donges, his successor, the same here mentioned,--besides two other sons, Peter, afterwards maréschal of France, and Michael lord of Chasteauneuf.

Page 255. line 13. _L'Esgle._] John lord de l'Esgle, second son of John of Bretagne, count of Penthievre. See the table.

Page 255. line 26. _William._] Viscount of Limoges, fourth son of John count of Penthievre.

Page 258. line 6. _L'Esgle._] See the Table.

Page 259. line 5. _Châtillon._] William lord de Châtillon, brother of Charles de Châtillon, lord of Marigny, killed at Agincourt. He was grand queux de France in 1418, and of the english party.

Page 262. line 13. from bottom, _Dauphin_.] John Stuart earl of Buchan, son to the regent of Scotland, Duke of Albany. Made constable of France _after_ the battle of Baugè, lord of Aubigny and earl of Evreux.

Page 263. line 6. _Marshal of England._] Q. See before.

Page 263. line 8. _Field._] Among the rest, sir John Grey of Heton, who, in 6 H. 5. had a grant of the earldom of Tancarville and its dependancies, in Normandy.

Page 263. line 10. _Somerset._] John, second son of John Beaufort earl of Somerset, and brother to Henry earl of Somerset, who died 7 H. 5. without issue. He was also heir to his uncle Thomas Beaufort, duke of Exeter, who died 1424.

Page 263. line 11. _Perche._] Q. Who the earl of Perche can be? The earl of Salisbury was not made prisoner, as is evident from what follows. Thomas earl of Salisbury was presented with the earldom of Perche and barony of Longny by the king in 7 H. 5.

Page 263. line 12. _Prisoners._] Among others, the lord Fitzwalter, afterwards mentioned.

Page 263. line 15. _Bouteiller._] William le Bouteiller de Senlis, lord of St Charlier, died in 1420, leaving two sons, Charles, here mentioned, and William, who survived his brother, and was chamberlain to the duke of Orleans.

Page 264. line 1. _Salisbury._] Thomas Montacute earl of Salisbury.

Page 266. line 7. _Alençon._] John II. surnamed le Beau, duke of Alençon, only son of John I. killed at Agincourt, and Mary of Bretagne. Jane, daughter of Charles duke of Orleans and Isabel of France.

Page 270. line 15. _Clifford._] John lord Clifford, knight of the Garter, killed at the siege of Meaux. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Harry Hotspur, and had issue Thomas lord Clifford, killed at the battle of Saint Albans. John lord Clifford, the son of Thomas, was surnamed the Butcher, and killed at the battle of Towton. For the romantic history of the son of the last-named John, and father of the first earl of Cumberland, see Dugdale's Baronage, vol. 2.

Page 273. line 24. _Boufflers._] Aleaume lord of Bouflers, was made prisoner at Agincourt. His sons were, 1. David, who was in the duke of Burgundy's company in 1417, and died s. p.; 2. Peter, a celebrated burgundian leader; 3. Nicaise, here mentioned, one of the peers of Ponthieu.

Page 296. line 5. _Mailly._] Morery says, that the lord de Mailly himself was killed in this engagement. He was succeeded by his brother, also named John, and called le Jeune, also L'Estendart, who was afterwards a very distinguished warrior on the part of Charles VII. The lord de Viefville is mentioned to have been killed in the preceding page.

Page 299. line 17. _Mailly._] John III. lord of Mailly, second son of Colard lord of Mailly, killed at Agincourt. He was succeeded by John IV. another son of Colard, surnamed 'le Jeune,' and 'l'Estendart' de Mailly.

Page 300. line 16. _Conflans._] Probably Eustace IV. lord of Conflans a distinguished house of Champagne.

Page 300. line 19. _Saintrailles._] John Poton lord of Saintrailles, maréschal of France in 1454, a gentleman of Gascony, and a very distinguished partizan of the dauphin.

Page 317. line 7. _St George._] William III. lord of St George, (of the house of Vienne) admiral of France, married Jane daughter of the lord of Chasteau-vilain. His son, William IV. is the lord here mentioned, whose son, William lord of Bussy and afterwards of St George, succeeded him in 1434.

Page 330. line 6. _Launoy._] Hugues de Lannoy, grand master of the cross-bows, appointed in January 1421.

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