John II, Duke of Brittany
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| Reign | 8 October 1286 - 18 November 1305 |
| Predecessor | John I |
| Successor | Arthur II |
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| Reign | 1268 - 18 November 1305 |
| Predecessor | John I |
| Successor | John III |
| Spouse | Beatrice of England |
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| Arthur II, Duke of Brittany John, 1st Earl of Richmond Marie, Countess of Saint Pol Pierre of Brittany, Viscount de Leon Blanche, Countess of Artois Eleonore, Abbess of Fontevrault |
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| House | House of Dreux |
| Father | John I |
| Mother | Blanche of Navarre |
| Born | 3/4 January 1239 |
| Died | 18 November 1305 (aged 66) Lyon |
| Burial | Notre-Dame des Carmes |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John II (in Breton Yann II, in French Jean II de Dreux) (1239 – 18 November 1305) was Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, from 1286 to his death. He was son of Duke John I and Blanche of Navarre. Also during this time, there is the dual use of "of Brittany" and "de Bretagne", the French translation.
On 22 January 1260, John married Beatrice of England, a daughter of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. They had six children:
- Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (1262–1312)
- John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (c.1266-1334)
- Marie of Brittany, wife of Guy III of Châtillon (1268–1339)
- Pierre of Brittany, Viscount de Leon (1269–1312)
- Blanche of Brittany, wife of Philip of Artois (1271–1327)
- Eleonore, Abbess of Fontevrault (1274–1329)
He was killed during the celebrations surrounding the coronation of Pope Clement V in 1305. John was leading the pope's horse through the crowd. So many spectators had piled atop the walls that one of them crumbled and collapsed right on top of the unfortunate duke.
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Duke of Brittany 1286–1305 |
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| Earl of Richmond 1286–1305 |
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