Bertrand du Guesclin

Bertrand du Guesclin
Head detail of Bertrand du Guesclin's gisant in the Basilica of Saint-Denis, sculpted during the last quarter of the 14th century. The effigy was commissioned after du Guesclin's death by Charles V of France[1]
Bornc. 1320
Broons
Died13 July 1380 (aged c. 60)
Châteauneuf-de-Randon
Buried
Allegiance House of Blois
Kingdom of France
RankConstable of France
Conflicts


Battles
Hundred Years' War
War of the Breton Succession
Castilian Civil War
Battle of Montmuran (1354)
Battle of Cocherel (1364)
Battle of Auray (1364)  (POW)
Battle of Nájera (1367)  (POW)
Battle of Montiel (1369)
Battle of Pontvallain (1370)
Battle of Chiset (1373)
Spouse(s)Tiphaine Raguenel (1363 - 1373)[2]

Bertrand du Guesclin (Breton: Beltram Gwesklin; c. 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his death, he was Constable of France for King Charles V. Well known for his Fabian strategy, he took part in seven pitched battles and won the five in which he held command.

  1. ^ Seine-Saint-Denis Tourisme. "Bertrand du Guesclin (1320-1380)" (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Vernier 2007, p. 53.