Bertrand du Guesclin

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Bertrand du Guesclin was a renowned 14th-century Breton knight and military commander who became Constable of France and a key leader in the Hundred Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Breton person ⓘ
Constable of France ⓘ
human ⓘ
knight ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
activeYears c.1340–1380 ⓘ
allegiance Charles V of France ⓘ
Henry II of Castile ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
birthDate c.1320 ⓘ
birthPlace Brittany ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
La Motte-Broons ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
commanded French companies in Castile ⓘ
French royal forces in Brittany ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1380-07-13 ⓘ
deathPlace Châteauneuf-de-Randon ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Languedoc ⓘ
decoratedWith royal favors from Charles V of France ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Breton ⓘ
familyName du Guesclin ⓘ
father Robert II du Guesclin ⓘ
givenName Bertrand ⓘ
honorificTitle “The Black Dog of Brocéliande” ⓘ
“The Eagle of Brittany” ⓘ
knownFor expelling English forces from parts of France ⓘ
guerrilla warfare tactics ⓘ
loyalty to Charles V of France ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
militaryBranch French royal army ⓘ
linked to: French royal forces
militaryRank Constable ⓘ
mother Jeanne de Malesmains ⓘ
name Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
nobleTitle Count of Longueville ⓘ
Duke of Molina ⓘ
notableWork Castilian Civil War campaigns ⓘ
campaigns in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
participantIn Castilian Civil War ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
War of the Breton Succession ⓘ
positionHeld Constable of France ⓘ
Marshal of France ⓘ
linked to: Maréchal de France
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Jeanne de Laval ⓘ
Tiphaine Raguenel ⓘ

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Henry II of Castile → ally → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Charles V of France → alliedWith → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Caroline War → hasLeader → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Caroline War → notableCommander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
War of the Breton Succession → notableCommander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Castilian campaign of 1367 → hasParticipant → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Castilian campaign of 1367 → commandedBy → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Battle of Nájera → commander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Najera
Battle of Nájera → captured → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Najera
Battle of Nájera → notablePrisoners → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Najera
Battle of Aljubarrota → commander → Bertrand du Guesclin (attributed in some traditions, though he died earlier) ⓘ
linked to: Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin → name → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Bertrand du Guesclin → familyName → du Guesclin ⓘ
linked to: Bertrand du Guesclin
Henry of Trastámara → alliedWith → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Castilian Civil War → hasCommander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Charles the Wise → supportedBy → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Constable of France → notableOfficeHolder → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Battle of Auray → commander → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ
Battle of Auray → notableParticipant → Bertrand du Guesclin ⓘ