Jean de Vienne

Jean de Vienne was born at Dole in the Franche-Comté, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.

To this end he petitioned for strong support from the French monarchy and conducted several expeditions to the Isle of Wight and the southern ports of England.

In 1385, he defeated an English fleet under Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester which was trying to blockade the French in the estuary of Sluis.

In pursuit of his dream of threatening the English at home, in 1385 he used a 180-ship fleet to land an army in Scotland with the intent of invading England; the force successfully besieged Wark on Tweed Castle in Northumberland but eventually had to withdraw.

Several ships of the modern French Navy were named after Jean de Vienne, the most notable of which include:

Bust of Jean de Vienne in the Galerie des Batailles in the Palace of Versailles .
Raids by Admirals de Vienne and Tovar against England, 1374–1380