Jean IV de Mauquenchy (died 1391),
Lord of Blainville, also known as Mouton de Blainville, was a French soldier and nobleman. He was a Marshal of France during the
Hundred Years' War.
Biography
In 1370, with
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' Wa ...
, they defeated an English army
beneath the walls of the Château de la Faigne and captured the commander
Thomas de Grandison.
Citations
References
*La Chenaye-Desbois, ''Dictionnaire de la Noblesse'', 1869, Volume 13, page 483.
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Year of birth unknown
1391 deaths
14th-century French people
French soldiers
14th-century military history of France
Place of birth missing