John of Bar (1380 – 21 October 1415, Agincourt) was lord of

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. He was the son of

Robert I of Bar Robert I of Bar (8 November 1344 – 12 April 1411) was Marquis of Pont-à-Mousson and Count and then Duke of Bar. He succeeded his elder brother Edward II of Bar as count in 1352. His parents were Henry IV of Bar and Yolande of Flanders. Whe ...

and

Marie de France Marie de France (fl. 1160 to 1215) was a poet, possibly born in what is now France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court o ...

. He was killed at the battle of Agincourt alongside his brother Edward III and his nephew

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Sources

* Georges Poull, ''La Maison souveraine et ducale de Bar'', 1994 * Barbara Tuchman, ''A Distant Mirror'', 1978, Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1380 births 1415 deaths People of the Hundred Years' War {{England-bio-stub