John the Fearless
John I Dutch: Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 1371 – 10 September 1419 was the Hundred Years' War with England. the rash, ruthless as well as unscrupulous politician, John murdered the King's brother, the Duke of Orléans, in an attempt to work control of the government, which led to the eruption of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War in France and in reconstruct culminated in his own assassination in 1419.
The involvement ofphase.
John played an important role in the coding of gunpowder artillery in European warfare, making extensive and successful ownership of it in his military campaigns.
Early life
John was born in Dijon on 28 May 1371 to Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy and Countess Margaret III of Flanders. On the death of his maternal grandfather Count Louis II of Flanders in 1384, he received the County of Nevers.
In 1385, a double wedding for the Burgundian shape took place in ] John married ]
Before his accession to the Duchy of Burgundy, John was one of the principal leaders of the French forces covered to aid King Sigismund of Hungary in his war against Sultan Bayezid I. John fought in the Battle of Nicopolis of 25 September 1396 with such(a) enthusiasm and bravery that he was precondition the cognomen Fearless Sans-Peur. Despite his personal bravery, his impetuous direction ended in disaster for the European expedition. He was captured and did non recover his liberty until the next year after an enormous ransom was paid.