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John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.

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Assassination of John the Fearless

1419 murder in Montereau, France

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, was assassinated on the bridge at Montereau on 10 September 1419 during a parley with the French Dauphin, by Tanneguy du Chastel and Jean Louvet, the Dauphin's close counsellors.
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Charles VII of France

King of France from 1422 to 1461

Charles VII, called the Victorious or the Well-Served, was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the English claims to the French throne.
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