John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
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John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (
20 June 1389–
14 September 1435), also known as
John Plantagenet, was the fourth son of
King Henry IV of
England by
Mary de Bohun, and acted as
Regent of
England for his nephew,
King Henry VI.
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (right).
He was created
Earl of Kendal,
Earl of Richmond and
Duke of Bedford in
1414 by his brother,
King Henry V. In
1423, he married
Anne, daughter of
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. After Anne's death in childbirth in
1432, he married
Jacquetta of Luxembourg.
When Henry V died in
1422, Bedford vied with his younger brother,
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, for control of the Kingdom. The boy King was declared Regent of
France, technically heir to the throne of that country as well as to
England. Bedford defeated the French several times, until the arrival of
Joan of Arc rallied the opposition. In
1431, Bedford had Joan tried and executed at
Rouen, then arranged a coronation for the young Henry VI at
Paris. While negotiating the Treaty of Rouen, he died at his home and was buried at
Rouen Cathedral. Bedford had been Governor in
Normandy between 1422-1432, according to [
link]. See [
link]
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