John, Duke of Berry

John
Duke of Berry
Image of John, Duke of Berry from the Très Riches Heures
Regent of France
Regency1382-1388
MonarchCharles VI
Co-RegentPhilippe II, Duke of Burgundy (1382-1388)
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1382-1388)
Born30 November 1340
Château de Vincennes
Died15 June 1416(1416-06-15) (aged 75)
Paris
SpouseJoan of Armagnac
Joan II, Countess of Auvergne
IssueJean de Valois, Count of Montpensier
Bonne, Viscountess of Carlat
Marie, Duchess of Auvergne
HouseValois
FatherJohn II of France
MotherBonne of Bohemia

John of Berry or John the Magnificent (French: Jean de Berry, Latin: Johannes de Bituria; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. His brothers were King Charles V of France, Duke Louis I of Anjou and Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy. He was Regent of France from 1380 to 1388 during the minority of his nephew Charles VI.

John is primarily remembered as a collector of the important illuminated manuscripts and other works of art commissioned by him, such as the Très Riches Heures. His personal motto was Le temps venra ("the time will come").[1]

  1. ^ Jean de Berry, la science et les Très Riches Heures, la devise Le temps venra et le chiffre EV [article] sem-linkMme Patricia Stirnemann sem-linkJean-Baptiste Lebigue Bulletin de la Société nationale des Antiquaires de France Année 2015 2010 pp. 298-304 [1]