John made his chief residence at Schoonhoven, where he patronized French and Dutch poets. His court was the literary centre of Holland before the arrival of Albert of Bavaria. John was on good terms with Albert and represented him during his absence from Holland.[1] In 1362 and 1363, when John went on crusade in Prussia, he took with him his professional storyteller, Augustijnken.[2]
On 14 February 1372, John married Matilda, daughter of Duke Reginald II of Guelders. He was proclaimed duke of Guelders by the faction of Heeckerens [nl], supported by the bishop of Utrecht, Arnold of Horne. That same year, he succeeded his elder brother, Louis III, in the counties of Blois and Dunois.
In 1371, Matilda's brothers, Dukes Reginald III and Edward, had died. John spent most of the rest of his life trying to seize Guelders from Matilda's nephew, William VII of Jülich, in the First War of the Guelderian Succession. William had the support of the Emperor Charles IV. In 1377, John was forced to abandon Arnhem, where he had set up his court. In 1379, he renounced his claim on Guelders in exchange for an annual pension from William.
John died at Valenciennes. He had no children with his wife. He had two sons by a mistress, Isabeau d'Isbergues: John, who became lord of Trélon, and Guy, lord of Heften in Zeeland.
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john, count, blois, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John II Count of Blois news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message John II c 1342 19 May 1381 was a Franco Dutch nobleman who ruled lands in both France and the Holy Roman Empire He was the count of Blois and Dunois from 1372 until 1381 the lord of Avesnes Schoonhoven Gouda Beaumont Chimay and Waarde from 1356 until 1381 and the stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland in 1359 1360 and 1362 1363 during the absences of Count Albert of Bavaria He was also a claimant jure uxoris to the Duchy of Guelders from 1372 until 1379 A blue pencil painting of John John was the second son of Count Louis II of Blois and Jeanne of Hainault daughter of John of Beaumont His father died at the battle of Crecy in 1346 and his mother administered his inheritance In 1356 his maternal grandfather died leaving him many lordships scattered throughout the Low Countries John made his chief residence at Schoonhoven where he patronized French and Dutch poets His court was the literary centre of Holland before the arrival of Albert of Bavaria John was on good terms with Albert and represented him during his absence from Holland 1 In 1362 and 1363 when John went on crusade in Prussia he took with him his professional storyteller Augustijnken 2 On 14 February 1372 John married Matilda daughter of Duke Reginald II of Guelders He was proclaimed duke of Guelders by the faction of Heeckerens nl supported by the bishop of Utrecht Arnold of Horne That same year he succeeded his elder brother Louis III in the counties of Blois and Dunois In 1371 Matilda s brothers Dukes Reginald III and Edward had died John spent most of the rest of his life trying to seize Guelders from Matilda s nephew William VII of Julich in the First War of the Guelderian Succession William had the support of the Emperor Charles IV In 1377 John was forced to abandon Arnhem where he had set up his court In 1379 he renounced his claim on Guelders in exchange for an annual pension from William John died at Valenciennes He had no children with his wife He had two sons by a mistress Isabeau d Isbergues John who became lord of Trelon and Guy lord of Heften in Zeeland Notes edit van Oostrom 1992 p 12 Bouwmeester 2014 p 243 Bibliography editBouwmeester Gerard 2014 Interplay between Text and Text Collection The Case of Augustijnken s Dryvoldicheit Journal of the Early Book Society 17 242 253 ProQuest 1674357474 van Oostrom Frits Pieter 1992 Court and Culture Dutch Literature 1350 1450 Translated by Arnold J Pomerans University of California Press Warnar Geert 2005 Augustijnken in Pruisen Over de Drijfveren van Een Middelnederlandse Dichter en Literatuur binnen de Duitse Orde Jaarboek voor Middeleeuwse Geschiedenis 8 101 139 Preceded byLouis III Count of Blois1371 1381 Succeeded byGuy II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John II Count of Blois amp oldid 1160773379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
