John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford

British duke

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Lived 1389–1435, aged 46

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1389–1435
Aged 46

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FatherHenry IV of England

SiblingHenry V of England

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English prince who ran the show in France during the Hundred Years' War, commanding armies and regenting for his young nephew Henry VI. By the time he died, the whole French situation had basically fallen apart.

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John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford was a medieval English prince, general, and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of King Henry IV of England, brother to Henry V, and acted as regent of France for his nephew Henry VI. Despite his military and administrative talent, the situation in France had severely deteriorated by the time of his death.

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