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Also Known As John the Good • Jean le Bon
Born 1286
Died 1341 (aged 55)
John IV
duke of Brittany [1340–1399]
Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, duke de Mercoeur
French prince
Charles of Blois
Charles
duke of Brittany
John V
duke of Brittany [1389-1442]
John
duke of Brittany [died 1345]
John II
duke of Brittany
Peter II
duke of Brittany
Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
French aviator
André Siegfried
French political scientist
Alfred-Guillaume-Gabriel, Count d’Orsay
French noble
Édouard Michelin
French industrialist
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
French aviator
Serge Klarsfeld
French political activist
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
French chemist
Auguste Lumière
French inventor
Henri Toutin
French artist
Louis Chantereau Le Febvre
French historian
Charles-Marie Vanel
French actor
Christian Lacroix
French fashion designer
Jérôme Tharaud
French writer