Guy XIV de Laval
| Guy XIV de Laval | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1406 |
| Died | 2 September 1486 Châteaubriant |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France, Duke of Brittany
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| Battles/wars |
Hundred Years' War (Battle of La Brossinière Battle of Patay Brittany and Normandy campaign (1448–49) Battle of Formigny) |
| Relations | Son of Guy XIII de Laval and of Anne de Laval |
Guy XIV de Laval, François de Montfort-Laval, (28 January 1406 – 2 September 1486, Châteaubriant), comte de Laval, baron de Vitré and of La Roche-Bernard, seigneur of Gâvre, of Acquigny, of Tinténiac, of Montfort and Gaël, of Bécherel, was a French nobleman, known for his account of Joan of Arc. He and his brother André de Lohéac were simultaneously vassals of the duke of Brittany and of the king of France.
He was the son of Jean de Montfort (1385–1415), called Guy XIII de Laval, and of Anne de Laval (1385–1466). Through his mother he was grandson of Guy XII de Laval and of Jeanne de Laval, second wife of constable Bertrand du Guesclin.
In 1420, Guy XIV, only just fourteen years old, was the second person to put his signature to the petition sent to the king of England to demand the release of Arthur, comte de Richemont, the future constable, who had been a prisoner since the battle of Agincourt. The Count of Richemont was freed in the September of that year.
In 1424, he accompanied Arthur to the brilliant reception he had prepared for queen Yolande of Aragon in his château d'Angers. He thus worked to detach the Breton captain from the English and bring about a rapprochement between Brittany and France.
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