John II of France - Family and Children

Family and Children

On 28 July 1332, at the age of 13, John was married to Bonne of Bohemia (d. 1349), daughter of John I (the Blind) of Bohemia. Their children were:

  1. Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380)
  2. Louis I, Duke of Anjou (23 July 1339 – 20 September 1384)
  3. John, Duke of Berry (30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416)
  4. Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (17 January 1342–27 April 1404)
  5. Joan (24 June 1343 – 3 November 1373), married Charles II (the Bad) of Navarre
  6. Marie (12 September 1344 – October 1404), married Robert I, Duke of Bar
  7. Agnes (9 December 1345 – April 1350)
  8. Margaret (20 September 1347 – 25 April 1352)
  9. Isabelle of Valois (1 October 1348 – 11 September 1372), married Gian Galeazzo I, Duke of Milan

On 19 February 1350, at Nanterre, he married Joanna I of Auvergne (d. 1361), Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. She was the widow of Philip of Burgundy, the deceased heir of that duchy, and mother of the young Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1344–61) who became John's stepson and ward. John and Joanna had three children, all of whom died young:

  1. Blanche (b. November 1350)
  2. Catherine (b. early 1352)
  3. a son (b. early 1353)

He was succeeded by his son, Charles.

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