page_title: Bertrand du Guesclin
section_title: Death and burial
hierarchical_section_title: Bertrand du Guesclin / Death and burial
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Mort de Bertrand Du Guesclin Grandes Chroniques de France, enluminées par Jean Fouquet, Tours, vers 1455-1460 Paris, BnF, département des Manuscrits, Français 6465, fol. 456 (Livre de Charles V) Lors du siège de Châteauneuf-de-Randon en Lozère, Bertrand Du Guesclin tombe malade et meurt le 13 juillet 1380.
context_page_description: Bertrand du Guesclin, nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his death, he was Constable of France for King Charles V. Well known for his Fabian strategy, he took part in six pitched battles and won the four in which he held command.
context_section_description: An able tactician and a loyal and disciplined warrior, Du Guesclin had reconquered much of France from the English when he died of illness at Châteauneuf-de-Randon while on a military expedition in Languedoc in 1380. He was buried at Saint-Denis in the tomb of the Kings of France, which was later sacked and destroyed during the French Revolution. His heart is kept at the basilica of Saint-Sauveur at Dinan.
caption: Death of Bertrand du Guesclin, by Jean Fouquet
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