Jean I, Duke of Alençon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Count of Alençon, raised to Duke of Alençon
Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1385
Place of Birth: Essay, Normandy, France
Date of Death: 25-Oct-1415
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Jean I, Duke of Alençon
- John I of Alençon, called the Sage (1385 – 25 October 1415), was a French nobleman, killed at the Battle of Agincourt. John was born in Château d'Essay, the son of Peter II of Alençon and Marie de Chamaillard.
- In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche.
- He was made Duke of Alençon in 1414. He commanded the second division of the French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
- When the English broke through the first division, he led a countercharge.
- He is sometimes credited with killing Edward, Duke of York, wounding Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and cutting an ornament from the crown of Henry V of England; but he was then overpowered by the King's bodyguard, and slain by the Welsh nobleman Dafydd Gam before he could yield himself.
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