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A heroic death of John the Blind, King of Bohemia, at the Battle of Crécy

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Medieval BlogPosted August 26, 2020

John (or Jean) the Blind, Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310, heroically fell in the Battle of Crécy at the age of 50.  He commanded the left wing of the French forces together with Count Jean d’Aumale, Count Guy de Saint-Pol, and Jean de Hainault....

Tags: Jean the Blind King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, John the Blind, John the Blind King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, King Philippe VI of France, the Battle of Crécy, the Hundred Years’ War
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