John II (April 16, 1319 – April 8, 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), is the King of France from 1350 until his death.
He is the second sovereign of the House of Valois and is perhaps best remembered as the king who was vanquished at the Battle of Poitiers and taken as a captive to England.
The son of Philip VI and Joan the Lame, John became the Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy in 1332.
He was created Count of Poitiers in 1344, Duke of Aquitaine in 1345, and Duke of Burgundy (as John I) from 1361 to 1363.
By his marriage to Joanna I, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne, he became jure uxoris Count of Auvergne and Boulogne from 1350 to 1360.
John succeeds his father in 1350 and is crowned at Notre-Dame de Reims.
As king, John surrounds himself with poor administrators, preferring to enjoy the good life his wealth as king brings.
Later in his reign, he takes over more of the administration himself.
