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It was not until 1421 that Adolph's brother-in-law, Count John II of Ziegenhain, managed to mediate a compromise between the two brothers and theirs sons, Otto III and Wolrad.
Margaret of Thuringia (1449 – 13 July 1501), who married John II, Elector of Brandenburg, and whose direct main heirs have been Electors of Brandenburg, then Kings of Prussia, and then German Emperors.
This manor, which gives its name to the commune of Neuilly-Plaisance, was held by his brother the Duke of Burgundy.
In an attempt to curb the expansionist policies of Bianca's uncle John II, Marquess of Montferrat, an alliance was established on the 22 October 1349 between Savoy, governed by Amadeus III of Geneva and Louis II of Vaud with Giovanni Visconti of Milan.
Some of the most lavish 14th- and early 15th-century manuscripts are luxury copies commissioned by bibliophile magnates or royalty; John, Duke of Berry owned at least eight, with other notable patrons including Mahaut, Countess of Artois, Joan III, Countess of Burgundy, and several kings of France, including Charles V and John II, whose first copy was captured with him at the Battle of Poitiers.
When John of Anjou, duke of Calabria, was conquered in Italy (1461) and fled to Provence, Boffille followed him.
Early in 1625 he became ruler of all West Pomerania on the death of the last Duke of Wolgast, Philipp Julius, and on the 19 February he was married to Elisabeth (24 September 1580 - 21 December 1653), fifth daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, by his first wife, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
As well as this, over 30 species of butterfly have been recorded, including populations of Duke of Burgundy and the Silver-spotted Skipper, making the area an important conservation area for many butterfly species.
Charles was in 1519 one of the negotiators during the talks which led to a militar alliance with John II, Duke of Cleves.
In Ahrensbök on 28 February 1625 Christian married his cousin Eleonore Sophie (b. Sonderburg, 14 February 1603 - d. Ballenstedt, 5 January 1675), daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, by his second wife Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (sister of his father Christian I) and also by birth a princess of Denmark as a granddaughter in the male line of King Christian III.
Sluter probably worked in Brussels before moving to the Burgundian capital of Dijon, where from 1385 to 1389 he was the assistant of Jean de Marville, Court Sculptor to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
Certain kings were unable to reduce their importance (Louis X, Philip VI, John II, Charles VI), while others were more successful (Charles V, Louis XI, Francis I).
The first counts of Rethel ruled independently, before the county passed first to the Counts of Nevers, then to the Counts of Flanders, and finally to the Dukes of Burgundy.
Robert, son of Robert II of France, received the Duchy as a peace settlement, having disputed the succession to the throne of France with his brother Henry.
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Robert (1004–1016) (also king of France as Robert II)
John II, the last Count of Ziegenhain, died in 1450 without a male heir.
Firstly, he married Countess Walburgis of Rietberg (1556–1586), daughter and heiress of Count John II of Rietberg, Lord of Esens, Stedesdorf and Wittmund and Countess Agnes of Bentheim-Steinfurt.
The notable Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) is of particular interest.
Bellechose was an artist who came from the South Netherlands to Dijon to work for the Dukes of Burgundy.
Hugh II of Chalon-Arlay (1334–1388) was the son and successor as lord of Chalon-Arlay to John II.
Hesdin, the town from which he took his name, was a fortified citadel in the Pas-de-Calais, then part of Flanders and a stronghold of the Dukes of Burgundy.
Reappointed Marshal, he entered in the service of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, and became his councilor.
All that she is currently known for is an act of heroism on 27 June 1472, when she prevented the capture of Beauvais by the troops of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
In February 1372, he married Mathilde of Guelders (d. 1384), the daughter and co-heir of Duke Reginald II of Guelders, and became Lord of Schoonhoven and Gouda.
John II of Oldenburg is also the male-line ancestor of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus of Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
Matilda was the widow of Richard II, the viscount of Beaumont-sur-Sarthe.
The Counts of Hohenlohe, who based their claim on the fact that Albert I of Hohenlohe had married Elisabeth of Hanau, who was a granddaughter of Count Gottfried VIII of Ziegenhain via her mother, Elisabeth of Ziegenhain, who had married Lord Ulrich V of Hanau.
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John II, Count of Ziegenhain (died 14 February 1450) was the second son of Count Gottfried VIII of Ziegenhain and his wife Agnes of Brunswick.
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After the early death of his elder brother Engelbert III in 1401, he succeeded as Count of Ziegenhain and Nidda.
#Ernest I of Bavaria-Munich (1373–2 July 1438, Munich).
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He was the third son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily.
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#William III of Bavaria-Munich (1375, Munich–1435, Munich).
In 1397, John II and other noble councillors accused Wenceslaus IV of neglecting his duties as King of the Romans and asked him to summon an Imperial Diet.
The deed was issued on the castle at Werbellin, a village in the Schorfheide area to the west of the monastery.
#Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, later Anhalt-Dessau (d. Coswig, 19 January 1405).
John II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1401), canon in Hildesheim, Einbeck and Mainz, son of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
John of Burgundy (1404 – 27 April 1479), also known as Jean de Bourgogne, was the illegitimate son of John the Fearless, through his mistress Agnes de Croy, daughter of Jean I de Croÿ and was appointed Archbishop of Trier, served as Bishop of Cambrai from 1439–1479, Provost of St. Donatian's Cathedral and St. Peter's Cathedral at Lille.
While captured by the English John II, Duke of Alençon had sold his feifdom of Fougères to John VI in order to raise the ransom for his release.
The last Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, made a number of ordinances prescribing the organisation of his forces in the 1460s and 1470s.
Sophia Hedwig of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia (Lauenburg upon Elbe, 24 May 1601 – 21 February 1660, Glücksburg); ∞ on 23 May 1624 in Neuhaus Philipp of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (15 March 1584 – 27 September 1663), son of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
John II (d. 1562), Count of Rietberg from 1553 to 1562.
His literary connexions and his floruit can be established by his song Je chant en aventure, directed at an unnamed Count of Soissons, usually identified with Jehan de Nesle, called le Bon et le Bègue, who was certainly familiar with the trouvères, for his brother and predecessor, Ralph, was one.
The lands of the defeated Lancastrians were confiscated, and Thomas, with the young Rhys, went into exile at the court of Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy.
In 1404-5 he was made a member of the privy council, and was recommended by parliament to Henry IV as one of those whose services merited special recognition; in the same year he was employed on a mission to the Duke of Burgundy.
These conflict over authority in Léon continued down to the reign of John II.
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Pierre of Brittany (1269-1312) - son of John II, Duke of Brittany granted the viscountship by his father- to settle his debts, Pierre resold the viscountship to his brother, Arthur II, Duke of Brittany in 1293.
Walburgis was the second daughter of Count John II of Rietberg and Agnes of Bentheim-Steinfurt in Rietberg.
George purchased the 1/3 share of Opava after Bolko's death from the latter's brother Nicholas I and in 1464, he purchased the other 2/3 in Opole in 1464 from John II, thereby considerable increasing his political and economic influence in Silesia.
The earliest surviving mention of a marten pelt to be worn as neck ornament occurs in an inventory of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, dated 1467, but the fashion was widespread in Northern Italy by the 1490s.