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John Of Freiburg-Neuchâtel
John of Freiburg (26 May 1396 – 19 February 1458) was Count of Neuchâtel from 1424 until his death. Biography John was born in Neuchâtel on 26 May 1396, the son of , Count of Neuchâtel, and Marie of Vergy. He married Marie de Chalon, daughter of John III of Chalon-Arlay, between 1416 and 1419. As a result of his marriage to Marie, his suzerain Louis II of Chalon-Arlay's sister, John began a military career in the service of the Dukes of Burgundy. He was imprisoned in Montereau, near Paris, upon the assassination of John the Fearless in 1419, along with the duke's entourage. John became Count of Neuchâtel upon his father's death in 1424. He became a member of Duke Philip the Good's household, as well as a councilor and governor general in Burgundy, and served as an ambassador of the canton of Bern to the Burgundian court. Knighted in 1430 and appointed Marshal of Burgundy in 1440, John successfully campaigned against the ''écorcheurs'', who were ravaging Burgundian terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuchâtel Collégiale De Neuchâtel 1265
Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel. Since the fusion in 2021 of the municipalities of Neuchâtel, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Peseux, and Valangin, the city has approximately 33,000 inhabitants (80,000 in the metropolitan area). The city is sometimes referred to historically by the German name ; both the French and German names mean "New Castle". The castle after which the city is named was built by Rudolph III of Burgundy and completed in 1011. Originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the city was absorbed into the Holy Roman Empire in 1033. The domain of the counts of Neuchatel was first referred to as a city in 1214. The city came under Prussian control from 1707 until 1848, with an interruption during the Napoleonic Wars from 1806 to 1814. In 1848, Neuchâtel became a republic and a canton of Switzerland. Neuchâtel is a centre of the Swiss watch industry, the site of micro-technology and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
