BOURBON, JEAN II, 6E DUC DE

(6th duke of) born 1427 died 1488 duke of Bourbon (from 1456) whose military successes, as at Formigny (1450) and Chtillon (1453), contributed greatly to the conquest of Normandy and Guyenne and the rout of the English. From Louis XI of France he received the governance of Orlanais, Berry, Limousin, Prigord, and Languedoc (1466) and became an ardent supporter of the crown. His brother, Charles II of Bourbon (143388), became archbishop of Lyon (1444) and then cardinal (1476).