Jean de Dunois

Jean de Dunois
Count of Dunois Count of Longueville
Portrait of the Bastard of Orléans, 15th century
Born	(1402-11-23)23 November 1402 France
Died	24 November 1468(1468-11-24) (aged 66)
Spouse	Marie Louvet ​ ​ (m. 1422; died 1426)​ Marie of Harcourt ​ ​ (m. 1439; died 1464)​
Issue Among others…	François Ι d'Orléans-Longueville
Father	Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Mother	Mariette d'Enghien
Military career
Service/branch	French Army
Battles/wars	Hundred Years' War Siege of Montargis Battle of the Herrings Loire Campaign Siege of Orléans Battle of Jargeau War of the Public Weal

Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans" (French: bâtard d'Orléans) or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan of Arc.^[1] His nickname, the "Bastard of Orléans", was a mark of his high status, since it acknowledged him as a first cousin to the king and acting head of a cadet branch of the royal family during his half-brother's captivity. In 1439 he received the county of Dunois from his half-brother Charles, Duke of Orléans, and later King Charles VII made him count of Longueville.^[1]