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John of Lancaster
Duke of Bedford
The Duke of Bedford with his heraldic badge of "wood stocks" (tree-stumps) and his motto A Vous Entier (miniature from Bedford Hours)
Regent of France
Reign31 August 1422 –14 September 1435
MonarchsCharles VI
Henry VI
Born20 June 1389
Kingdom of England
Died14 September 1435(1435-09-14) (aged 46)
Rouen Castle, Rouen, Kingdom of France
Burial30 September 1435
SpouseAnne of Burgundy (m. 1423; died. 1432)
Jacquetta of Luxembourg (m. 1433
IssueRichard of Bedford (illegitimate)
HouseLancaster
FatherHenry IV of England
MotherMary de Bohun

John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435) was the third child of King Henry IV of England, and acted as regent of France for his nephew Henry VI.