Episode 22: A Cousins’ Quarrel

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John the Fearless (far left) and Louis of Orleans (far right) entered into a fierce competition for control of the royal court upon the death of Philip the Bold. The Duke of Orleans soon found a political partner in Queen Isabeau (left) and the two were able to effectively box the Duke of Burgundy out. John eventually decided to come to Paris with an army, prompting the Queen and Orleans to flee the capital with the Dauphin, Louis of Guyenne (right) in an episode known as the Kidnapping of the Dauphin.

After Philip the Bold’s death, Louis of Orleans took no time establishing his dominance in Paris. But Philip’s son John wasn’t willing to cede the Burgundian position. Shortly after coming into his inheritance he headed to Paris in order to claw back a share of power.

Time Period Covered: 1404 – 1406

Notable People: John the Fearless, Louis Duke of Orleans, John Duke of Berry, Queen Isabeau, Dauphin Louis of Guyenne, Anthony of Burgundy Duke of Brabant

Notable Events/Developments: The Kidnapping of the Dauphin, Orleanist Dominance in Paris, Alliance between the Queen and Duke of Orleans

Sources

John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan

The Hundred Years War: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption

Royal Intrigue Crisis at the Court of Charles VI 1392-1420 by R.C. Famiglietti

The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet

The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria by Tracy Adams

The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier

Medieval Flanders by David Nicholas

Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States by Robert Stein

The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette

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