page_title: Sieges of Vannes (1342)
section_title: First siege
hierarchical_section_title: Sieges of Vannes (1342) / The year 1342 / First siege
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Premier siège de Vannes en 1342 par Charles de Blois
context_page_description: The sieges of Vannes of 1342 were a series of four sieges of the town of Vannes that occurred throughout 1342. Two rival claimants to the Duchy of Brittany, John of Montfort and Charles of Blois, competed for Vannes throughout this civil war from 1341 to 1365. The successive sieges ruined Vannes and its surrounding countryside. Vannes was eventually sold off in a truce between England and France, signed in January 1343 in Malestroit. Saved by an appeal of Pope Clement VI, Vannes remained in the hands of its own rulers, but ultimately resided under English control from September 1343 till the end of the war in 1365.
context_section_description: At the beginning of 1342, Charles de Blois appeared before the walls of Vannes, having looted and destroyed part of the suburbs outside the walls. The City Council began discussions with Charles, leading to the surrender of Vannes. Geoffrey of Malestroit, governor of the city, who had favoured Jean de Montfort. escaped to Hennebont while Charles de Blois entered Vannes. He stayed for five days before returning to Carhaix.
caption: First siege of Vannes in 1342 by Jean de Wavrin
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