Career
John was taken hostage by the English in 1412, and not released until 1444. He had to sell part of his estates to pay for his ransom, but still collected many books After that, he fought under the orders of his illegitimate half-brother, Dunois, driving the English out of Guyenne in 1451.
They had three children:
Louis (1455–1458)
Charles (1459–1496)
Joan (1462–1520), who married Charles François de Coetivy, count de Taillebourg.
He also had an illegitimate son, Jean de Valois, bastard of Angoulême, who was legitimised in 1458. "Good Count John" died in 1467.
He is buried in the Cathedral of Angoulêmedical
