Jean II the Good (23 авг 1350 г. – 8 апр 1364 г.)

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son of Philippe VI and Joan of Burgundy. When John II came to power, France was facing several disasters: the Black Death; popular revolts known as Jacqueries; free companies (Grandes Compagnies) of routiers who plundered the country; and English aggression that resulted in disastrous military losses, including Poitiers in 1356, in which John was captured by Edward the Black Prince.
While John was a prisoner in London, his son Charles V became regent and faced several rebellions, which he overcame. To liberate his father, he concluded the Treaty of Brétigny (1360), by which France lost many territories and paid an enormous ransom. In an exchange of hostages, which included his second son Louis, Duke of Anjou, John was released from captivity to raise funds for his ransom. Upon his return to France, he created the franc to stabilize the currency. When John was informed that Louis had escaped from captivity, he voluntarily returned to England, where he died in 1364. He was succeeded by his son Charles V.

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