{"slug": "john-of-lancaster-duke-of-bedford", "label": "John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Lancaster%2C_Duke_of_Bedford", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348441", "qid": "Q348441", "description": "British duke", "entries": 10, "years": 7, "span": [1389, 1435], "span_label": ["1389 CE", "1435 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford", "John, Duke of Bedford"], "related": [{"slug": "hundred-years-war", "label": "Hundred Years' War", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "henry-vi-of-england", "label": "Henry VI of England", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "normandy", "label": "Normandy", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-france", "label": "Kingdom of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "parliament-of-england", "label": "Parliament of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "westminster", "label": "Westminster", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1389, "year_label": "1389 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360559797#Births", "title": "1389", "revid": 1360559797, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1422, "year_label": "1422 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – The Duke of Bedford Regent for King Henry VI of England, summons the members of Parliament to assemble at Westminster on November 9.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325155630#July–September", "title": "1422", "revid": 1325155630, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1422, "year_label": "1422 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – The Regency Council of the infant King Henry VI of England assembles for the first time with 18 nobles, led by John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, the uncle of the King and the brother of the late King Henry V. Because the Duke of Bedford serves primarily in France to command English forces there in the ongoing war, another uncle, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, leads the regency most of the time during the King's minority.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325155630#October–December", "title": "1422", "revid": 1325155630, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1423, "year_label": "1423 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "June 13", "text": "June 13 – Hundred Years' War: John, Duke of Bedford marries Anne of Burgundy, strengthening the Anglo-Burgundian alliance against France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372152096#Events", "title": "1423 in France", "revid": 1372152096, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1423, "year_label": "1423 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 16", "text": "November 16 – On behalf of the infant King Henry VI of England, Duke of Bedford, Regent for France, confirms the 1315 Norman Charter.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656788#October–December", "title": "1423", "revid": 1365656788, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1424, "year_label": "1424 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 17", "text": "August 17 – Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, defeats a larger French army under John II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Archibald, Earl of Douglas. Alençon is captured and Douglas killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656911#July_–September", "title": "1424", "revid": 1365656911, "section": "Events › July –September"}}, {"year": 1424, "year_label": "1424 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 17", "text": "17 August - The English army under John, Duke of Bedford win a major victory at the Battle of Verneuil over Franco-Scottish forces as part of the Hundred Years War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372152121#Events", "title": "1424 in France", "revid": 1372152121, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1426, "year_label": "1426 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 6", "text": "6 March - English forces under John, Duke of Bedford win a victory at the Battle of St. James in Normandy as part of the Hundred Years' War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372152306#Events", "title": "1426 in France", "revid": 1372152306, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1427, "year_label": "1427 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 22", "text": "April 22 – In France, Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, is granted the control of the county of Mortain in Normandy by the Duke of Bedford, Regent for King Henry VI in France, as a reward for his military service during the war against the French.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365937201#April–June", "title": "1427", "revid": 1365937201, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1435, "year_label": "1435 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 14", "text": "September 14 – John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, regent of England (b. 1389)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370372061#Deaths", "title": "1435", "revid": 1370372061, "section": "Deaths"}}]}