- Jean de Vienne
Jean de Vienne (1341, Dole – 1396, Nicopolis) was a French
knight ,general andadmiral during theHundred Years' War .Young Life
As a young nobleman, he started his military career at the young age of 9, and was made a knight at 21. Aged 24, he was made
Captain-General for theFranche-Comté .Navy career
In 1373, Charles V made him "Amiral de France". He reorganised the Navy, started an important programme of construction, created a coast guard, navigation police, organised watches along the coasts, and attributed licences for building and selling of ships.
Jean de Vienne was one of the first to understand that naval operation only could do harm to England, and he conducted several expeditions to Rye and Wight.
Between 1381 and 1385, he fought against the Dutch, notably during the
battle of Rosbec . In 1385, he landed inScotland with 180 ships to invade England, After Charles VI succeeded his father Charles V to the Throne of France, the Navy tended to decay, since Charles VI did not share his father's concern for naval affairs. Probably disappointed, Jean de Vienne participated in theSiege of Mahdia and joined in the crusade of KingSigismund of Hungary against the Turks. He was killed during thebattle of Nicopolis , inBulgaria .hips Named in Honor
Several ships of the
French Navy were named after Jean de Vienne; among them:
* a "La Galissonniere" class cruiser: completed 1937, scuttled at Toulon in November 1942
* the F70 type frigateFS Jean de Vienne (D643), completed 1984 and currently in serviceExternal links
* [http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/userblog.asp?EntryId=1177665&blogid=657&prev=yes&passok=ok Jean de Vienne shown in maximum card from France]
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