About John II, Marquis of Namur
Lived 1311 – 1335 (aged 23–24). John II, Marquis of Namur was a sovereign.
John II (1311 – 2 April 1335) was Marquis of Namur from 1331 to 1335.
He was the eldest son of John I, Marquis of Namur, and Marie of Artois. Reign He succeeded his father on 26 January 1330. He joined an alliance against John III, Duke of Brabant, but by the intervention of King Philip VI of France, a conflict was averted.
He died unmarried, but had an illegitimate son Philip, who was killed in 1380, while defending Dendermonde.
He was succeeded by his brother Guy.
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Who was John II, Marquis of Namur?
Marquis of Namur
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John II, Marquis of Namur was born in 1311.
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John II, Marquis of Namur died on 2 April 1335 in Dendermonde.
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John II, Marquis of Namur was a sovereign.
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