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Johanna I van Auvergne (8 mei 1326 - Vadans, 29 september 1360), ook Johanna van Boulogne genoemd, was van 1332 tot aan haar dood gravin van Auvergne en Boulogne en van 1350 tot aan haar dood koningin-gemalin van Frankrijk. Ze behoorde tot het huis Auvergne.

Philippe de Bourgogne, dit « Philippe Monsieur » (10 novembre 1323 - † 10 août 1346, à Aiguillon), comte d'Auvergne et de Boulogne (1338-1346), fils d'Eudes IV, duc de Bourgogne, et de Jeanne de France, comtesse de Bourgogne et d'Artois. Son prénom lui a été donné en hommage à son grand-père maternel Philippe V le Long.

John II (French: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which killed between a third and a half of its population; popular revolts known as Jacqueries; free companies (Grandes Compagnies) of routiers who plundered the country; and English aggression that resulted in catastrophic military losses, including the Battle of Poitiers of 1356, in which John was captured.

While John was a prisoner in London, his son Charles 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 son Louis I, Duke of Anjou, John was released from captivity to raise funds for his ransom. Upon his return to France, he created the franc to stabilise the currency and tried to get rid of the free companies by sending them to a crusade, but Pope Innocent VI died shortly before their meeting in Avignon. 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 eldest son, Charles V.