John von Luxembourg I

• Preferred Name: John von Luxembourg I^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}
  
• Alternate Name: John de Luxembourg
  
• Alternate Name: John 'The Blind' King of Bohemia
  
• Alternate Name: Jean De Luxembourg
  
• Alternate Name: John King of Poland
  
• Alternate Name: Jean de Luxembourg
  
• Alternate Name: John King of Bohemia
  
• Alternate Name: John de Luxembourg
  
• Gender: M
  
• MilitaryService: as Vicar General of the EmpireBET 1312 AND 1313
  
• Royal House: with note: Description: Luxembourg
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Poland
  
• Birth: 10 AUG 1296 in Praha, Czechoslovakia at LATI: N0.0868 LONG: E4.4207 with note: Data Standardization
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: King of Bohemia
  
• Coronation: 7 FEB 1311 in Prague, Czechoslovakia at LATI: N0.0868 LONG: E4.4207 with note: Description: The coronation of both John the blind and Elizabeth of Bohemia
  
• Burial: in Cathedral Of Our Lady, Nôtre Dame, Luxembourg, Belgium at LATI: N9.75 LONG: E0.167
  
• FSID: LZ2D-FMP
  
• Death: 26 AUG 1346 in Battle Of Crecy, Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France at LATI: N0.2519 LONG: E0.8814
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Count
  
• Fact: with note: Description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bohemia
  
• Christening: 1310 in Prague, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire at LATI: N0.0868 LONG: E4.4206
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: BET 9 JAN 1310 AND 8 JAN 1347 with note: Description: King of Bohemia
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  John von Luxemburg, comte de Luxembourg
  Also Known As: "John of Bohemia", "Jang de Blannen", "luxemburgisch Jang de Blannen", "französisch Jean de Luxembourg", "Jean l’Aveugle", "Nederlands Jan de Blinde"
  
  Birthdate: August 10, 1296
  Birthplace: Praha, Czechoslovakia
  Death: August 26, 1346
  
  Battle of Crécy, Somme, Ponthieu, France
  Place of Burial: Luxembourg
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret of Brabant
  Husband of Eliška - Elisabeth Přemyslovna, Česká královna and Beatrix de Clermont, Queen of Bohemia
  Father of Mikuláš Lucemburský; Colette de Luxembourg; Markéta Lucemburská of Bohemia; Bonne de Luxembourg, reine consort de France; Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor; Otakar "Otto" Bohemia, Prince of Bohemia; Eliška Lucemburská; Anna de Luxembourg; John Henry of Luxembourg, margrave of Moravia and Wenceslas I, duc de Luxembourg et de Brabant « less
  Brother of Marie de Luxembourg, reine de France and Béatrice de Luxembourg
  Half brother of Jean de Lantwijck
  Occupation: König von Böhmen 1310–1346, Markgraf von Mähren, Graf von Luxemburg und Titularkönig von Polen 1310–1335
  
  John the Blind (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský) (10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346) was the Count of Luxembourg from 1309 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He was the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII and his wife Margaret of Brabant. He is well known for having died while fighting in the Battle of Crécy at age 50, after having been blind for a decade.
  
  Life
  Raised in Paris, John was French by education, but deeply involved in the politics of Germany. In 1310 his father arranged the marriage of the 14-year-old to Elisabeth from the Přemyslid dynasty, sister of the deceased King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia. The wedding took place in Speyer, after which the newlyweds made their way to Prague accompanied by a group led by the experienced diplomat and expert on Czech issues, Peter of Aspelt, Archbishop of Mainz. Because Henry had imperial regiments accompany and protect the couple from Nuremberg to Prague the Czech forces were able to gain control of Prague and depose the reigning King Henry of Carinthia on December 3, 1310. The Castle at Prague was uninhabitable so John made residence in one of the houses on the Old Town Square and with the help of his advisors he stabilized affairs in the Czech state. He thereby became one of the seven prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and – in succession of Wenceslaus III – claimant to the Polish and Hungarian throne. His attempts to follow his father as King of the Romans failed with the election of Louis IV of Wittelsbach in 1314. He later would support Louis in his rivalry with Frederick the Fair of Habsburg, culminating in the 1322 Battle of Mühldorf and in return he received the Egerland as a reward.
  
  Like his predecessor Henry, he was disliked by much of the Czech nobility. John was considered to be an "alien king" and gave up the administration of Bohemia after a while and embarked on a life of travel. He parted ways with his wife and left the Czech country to be ruled by the barons while spending time in Luxembourg and the French court.His travels took him to Silesia, Poland, Lithuania, Tyrol, Northern Italy and Papal Avignon. A rival of King Władysław I the Elbow-high to the Polish crown, John supported the Teutonic Knights in the Polish–Teutonic War from 1326 to 1332. He also made several Silesian dukes swear an oath of allegiance to him. In 1335 in Congress of Visegrád, Władysław's successor King Casimir III the Great of Poland paid a significant amount of money in exchange for John's giving up his claim to the Polish throne.
  
  Battle of Crécy
  John lost his eyesight at age 39 or 40 from ophthalmia in 1336, while crusading in Lithuania. A treatment by the famous physician Guy de Chauliac had no positive effects. At the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War in 1337 he allied with King Philip VI of France and was even governor of Languedoc from 30 November 1338 to November 1340. At the Battle of Crécy in 1346 John controlled Phillip's advanced guard along with controlling the large contingents of Charles II of Alençon and Louis I, Count of Flanders.[4] John was killed at age 50 while fighting against the English during the battle. The medieval chronicler Jean Froissart left the following account of John's last actions:
  
  ...for all that he was nigh blind, when he understood the order of the battle, he said to them about him: 'Where is the lord Charles my son?' His men said: 'Sir, we cannot tell; we think he be fighting.' Then he said: 'Sirs, ye are my men, my companions and friends in this journey: I require you bring me so far forward, that I may strike one stroke with my sword.' They said they would do his commandment, and to the intent that they should not lose him in the press, they tied all their reins of their bridles each to other and set the king before to accomplish his desire, and so they went on their enemies. The lord Charles of Bohemia his son, who wrote himself king of Almaine and bare the arms, he came in good order to the battle; but when he saw that the matter went awry on their party, he departed, I cannot tell you which way. The king his father was so far forward that he strake a stroke with his sword, yea and more than four, and fought valiantly and so did his company; and they adventured themselves so forward, that they were there all slain, and the next day they were found in the place about the king, and all their horses tied each to other.
  
  There is a legend, that after the battle, a crest worn by John in the battle and his chivalric motto Ich dien ("I serve") were adopted by Edward, the Black Prince, and since then they have been part of the badge of the Prince of Wales and his coat of arms (see "full armorial achievement" of the Prince of Wales). The legend, which first appeared in 1614, has been proved to be false.
  
  John was succeeded as King of Bohemia by his eldest son Charles (later Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor). In Luxembourg, he was succeeded by his son by his second wife, Wenceslaus.
  
  The manner of his death gave rise to the obsolescent idiom, "to fight like King John of Bohemia", meaning "to fight blindly".
  
  For additional biography see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Bohemia021111
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  John the Blind
  John the Blind (Luxembourgish: Jang; German: Johann; Czech: Jan; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346) was the count of Luxembourg from 1313 and king of Bohemia from 1310 and titular king of Poland.[2] He
  
  John of Bohemia (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296-26 August 1346)
  John of Bohemia (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296-26 August 1346), also known as John the Blind, was the Count of Luxembo
  
  John of Bohemia
  John of Bohemia (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296-26 August 1346), also known as John the Blind, was the Count of Luxembo
  
  === Kg. v. Böhmen, 1310, erblindet 1340 ===
  Kg. v. Böhmen, 1310, erblindet 1340
  
  === King of Bohemia (1310-46). He served wi ===
  King of Bohemia (1310-46). He served with distinction in many wars and is especially remembered for his gallant death. Though he had become blind, he went to aid his ally Philip VI of France against the English. At Crecy he commanded that his charger be led into the thick of the fight, where he died in battle.
  
  === Name in WikiTree ===
  Jean (Jean I) "l'Aveugle, the Blind, Count of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Poland, Johann" de Luxembourg, formerly Luxembourg.
  
  === Beatrix/of France ===
  Beatrix/of France
  
  === Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0 ===
  Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0
  
  === gefallen ===
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  === !TITLE: DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG DEATH PLACE: ===
  !TITLE: DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG DEATH PLACE: Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
  
  === BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ===
  BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G) TAB 256, 513, 577; TABLEAUX GENEALOGIQUES DES SOUVERAINS DE LA FRANCE ET SEU GRANDS FEUDATAIRES (GS NUMBER 944 D22G) VOL 1 TAB 8; GENEALOGISHE TABELLIN (GS NUMBER ESQ929.40 D2V) TAB 32; ANDERSON'S ROYAL GENEALOGIES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 AN23R) TAB 380) STAMMTEFELIN ZUR GESCHICTE DER EUROPAISCHEN STAATEN (GS NUMBER 940 D22F) VOL 2 TAB 16; ANCESTRAL FILE, LDS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY;
  
  === Name Suffix: Duke Luxembourg Ances ===
  Name Suffix: Duke Luxembourg Ancestral File Number: 8BG7-ZC
  
  === Jean Ier ===
  Jean Ier
  
  === BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER ===
  BETHAMIS GENEALOGICAL TABLES (GS NUMBER Q929.2 B465G) TAB 266;
  
  === ?? Line 195451: (New PAF RIN=12922) 1 TI ===
  ?? Line 195451: (New PAF RIN=12922) 1 TITL [DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG] ?? Line 195458: (New PAF RIN=12922) 1 DEAT 2 PLAC Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France
  
  === !EWH p.325; !#500; King John dug up tomb ===
  !EWH p.325; !#500; King John dug up tomb of St. Adelbert in the Prague Cathedral-supposedly stricken blind by the descretated saint;
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 6/2009:
  Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia1
  M, #113633, b. 10 August 1296, d. 26 August 1346
  Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia|b. 10 Aug 1296\nd. 26 Aug 1346|p11364.htm#i113633|Henri VII de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor|b. c 1274\nd. 24 Aug 1313|p11417.htm#i114170|Marguerite de Brabant|b. 4 Oct 1276\nd. 14 Dec 1311|p362.htm#i3614|Henri V., Comte de Luxembourg|b. c 1240\nd. 5 Jun 1288|p11209.htm#i112085|Beatrix d'Avesnes|d. 1 Mar 1321|p362.htm#i3616|Jean I. de Brabant, Duc de Brabant|b. c 1251\nd. 4 May 1294|p362.htm#i3618|Marguerite de Flandre|d. c 3 Jul 1285|p362.htm#i3619|
  Last Edited=13 Jul 2005
  Consanguinity Index=1.03%
  Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia was born on 10 August 1296. He was the son of Henri VII de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Marguerite de Brabant .2 He married, firstly, Elisabeth of Bohemia , daughter of Wenceslas II, King of Bohemia and Jutta von Habsburg , on 31 August 1310. He married, secondly, Beatrice de Bourbon , daughter of Louis I de Clermont, Duc de Bourbon and Marie de Hainaut , in 1334.3 He died on 26 August 1346 at age 50 at Crécy, France , killed in action.
  Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia gained the title of Titular King John of Poland.4 Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia also went by the nick-name of Jean 'the Blind'.5 He succeeded to the title of Comte de Luxembourg in 1310.5 He gained the title of King John of Bohemia in 1310.1
  Children of Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia
  Bonne Judith de Luxembourg + b. 20 May 1315, d. 11 Sep 13491
  Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor + b. 14 May 1316, d. 29 Nov 13781
  Johann Heinrich Markgraf von Moravie + b. 1322, d. 13756
  Child of Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia
  Anna de Luxembourg b. 1323, d. 13387
  Child of Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Beatrice de Bourbon
  Wenceslas I, Duc de Luxembourg b. 1337, d. 13836
  Citations
  [S16 ] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 65. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  [S16 ] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 86.
  [S16 ] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 68.
  [S16 ] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 132.
  [S38 ] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 92. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  [S16 ] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 87.
  [S16 ] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 78.

• m. 1 SEP 1310 in Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Pfalz, Bavaria

• m. DEC 1334 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France

1. Wenzel I von Luxemburg, b. 25 FEB 1337 in Prague, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire     d. 7 DEC 1383 in Luxembourg, The Holy Roman Empire

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