Between 1415 and 1419, the third generation of Burgundians came to power in the Low Countries. In this episode we’ll explore the early careers of the grandchildren of Philip the Bold: Philip the Good, Jacqueline of Bavaria, John IV of Brabant, and Philip of Saint-Pol.
Time Period Covered: 1415-1421
Notable People: Philip the Good, Jacqueline of Bavaria, John IV of Brabant, John the Pitiless, Philip of Saint-Pol, Bonne of Artois
Notable Events/Developments: Hook and Cod Wars, Conflict between John the Pitiless and Jacqueline of Bavaria, Marriage of John IV of Brabant and Jacqueline of Bavaria
Left: A depiction of the wedding of Jacqueline of Bavaria and John IV of Brabant painted by Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout in 1839. Right: A map depicting the Low Countries around the time of the deaths of Anthony of Brabant, William of Bavaria, and John the Fearless.
Sources
John the Fearless by Richard Vaughan
Philip the Good by Richard Vaughan
The Hundred Years War: Cursed Kings by Jonathan Sumption
The Chronicles of Enguerrand De Monstrelet
The Promised Lands by Wim Blockmans and Walter Prevenier
The Golden Age of Burgundy by Joseph Calmette
A Mediaeval Princess by Ruth Putnam
The Duchy of Brabant between France, Burgundy, and England by Sergio Boffa in The Hundred Years War Part III Edited by Villalon and Kagay
Conflicting Roles: Jacqueline of Bavaria, Countess and Wife by Renee Nip in Scholars, Saints, and Politicians: Gender as a Tool in Medieval Studies Edited by van Dijk and Nip
The Formation of A Political Union 1300-1588 by Wim Blockmans in History of the Low Countries Edited by Blom and Lamberts
Magnanimous Dukes and Rising States by Robert Stein
The Burgundians by Bart Van Loo
Grand Dukes of the West 