John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419)

John the Fearless

Duke of Burgundy from 1404 to 1419

John I was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs during the early 15th century, particularly in his struggle to remove the mentally ill King Charles VI and…