Berry, Jean de France, duke de
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born Nov. 30, 1340, Vincennes, France
died June 15, 1416, Paris
French nobleman and patron of the arts.
He was the son of King
John II. As duke de Berry and Auvergne, he controlled at least one-third of France during the middle period of the Hundred Years' War. Berry shared in the administration of France and worked for peace with England and within France, acting as diplomat and mediator. He invested fortunes in the art treasures that became his monument
paintings, tapestries, jewelry, and illuminated manuscripts that included the famous Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry.
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orig. Charles-Ferdinand de Bourbon
born Jan. 24, 1778, Versailles, France
died Feb. 14, 1820, Paris
French nobleman.
Son of the future
Charles X, he left France at the outbreak of the French Revolution and lived abroad until 1815. His assassination by a Bonapartist fanatic marked a turning point in the
Bourbon Restoration, hastening the downfall of the moderate Decazes government and the polarization into liberal and royalist groups.
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2010.
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