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The sieges of Vannes of 1342 were a series of four sieges in the town of Vannes that occurred in 1342. The two Dukes of Bretange, John of Montfort and Charles of Blois, competed for the city through global war from 1341 to 1365. The successive sieges ruined the city and the countryside, which were sold off in a truce between England and France, signed in January 1343 in Malestroit. Saved by the shock of Pope Clement VI, the city remained in the hands of its own rulers but nevertheless stayed under English control from September 1343 to the end of the war in 1365. == Context == In the beginning of the 14th century, the Duchy of Brittany is culturally close to a part of British isles and made part of the sphere of economic influence of England, to which it supplied salt. In the 12th century, the Plantagenet reigned on Brittany and the House of Anjou benefited from conflicts between the counties of Nantes and the Dukes of Brittany to take the lead of the Duchy in 1156. Between 1189 and 1204, the Plantagenet Richard Ist Heart of Lion and then John without Land opposed to the attempts of Brittany's autonomy, and the crisis culminated with the alleged murder of Arthur of Brittany. The Duchy rocking in the lap capétien when Philip II of France Peter Mauclerc manages to place at its head. The Duke of Brittany, John III, died on 30 April 1341 without direct heir and without a will to organize his succession. Charles de Blois, husband of the niece of the late duke Jeanne de Penthievre, and Jean de Montfort, half-brother of John III, claimed the Duchy. In the Kingdom of France torn by the war of hundred years, Blois allied himself with the French, and Montfort had alliance with the English. The two pretenders decided then to defer to royal judgement. Sensing that the judgment of the king of France would be in favor of Charles de Blois, his nephew, Jean de Montfort, did an about-face. He captured the ducal treasure in Limoges and moved to Nantes, where he convened the noble of Breton for recognition as duke. This attempt failed – the Breton barons did not come for fear of reprisals – so on June 1, he embarked on a ride through the duchy to ensure control of strongholds. The city of Vannes then declared allegiance to him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Siege of Vannes (1342)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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