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'''Jean de Dunois''' (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), famously known as the '''Bastard of [[Orléans]],''' was the illegitimate son of {{Wiki|Louis I, Duke of Orléans}} and an ally of [[Jeanne d'Arc]] during the [[Hundred Years' War]].
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|birth = 23 November 1402<br>[[Kingdom of France]]
|death = 24 November 1468<br>Kingdom of France
|species = [[Human]]
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*{{Wiki|count of Longueville|County of Longueville}}
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'''Jean d'Orléans, count of Dunois''' (1402 – 1468), known as the "'''Bastard of [[Orléans]]'''" (French: ''Bâtard d'Orléans'') or simply '''Jean de Dunois''', was the illegitimate son of [[Louis I, Duke of Orléans]] and an ally of [[Jeanne d'Arc]] during the [[Hundred Years' War]].


==Reference==
==Biography==
On 12 February 1429, during the Battle of the Herrings, de Dunois and the French army lost against the [[England|English]] general [[John Fastolf]], the bastard barely escaped with his life.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 5</ref>
 
==Behind the scenes==
===Etymology===
"Jean" is a masculine French given name derived from the Old French ''Jehan''. Derived from the {{Wiki|Koine Greek}} Ioannes (Ιωαννης), which itself is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "YHWH/The Lord is Gracious". "De Dunois" is a French family name meaning "of Dunois", with Dunois being the county Jean was given. "d'Orléans" similarly means "of Orléans."
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''
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Jean d'Orléans, count of Dunois (1402 – 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans" (French: Bâtard d'Orléans) or simply Jean de Dunois, was the illegitimate son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and an ally of Jeanne d'Arc during the Hundred Years' War.

Biography[edit | edit source]

On 12 February 1429, during the Battle of the Herrings, de Dunois and the French army lost against the English general John Fastolf, the bastard barely escaped with his life.[1]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

"Jean" is a masculine French given name derived from the Old French Jehan. Derived from the Koine Greek Ioannes (Ιωαννης), which itself is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "YHWH/The Lord is Gracious". "De Dunois" is a French family name meaning "of Dunois", with Dunois being the county Jean was given. "d'Orléans" similarly means "of Orléans."

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]