For other people named John Chandos, see John Chandos (disambiguation).
Sir John Chandos from the Bruges Garter Book (1430/1440, BL Stowe 59).The death of Sir John Chandos at Lussac (illustration from around 1410).Arms of Sir John Chandos, KG, as illustrated on his Garter stall plate (around 1421) in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle – Or, a pile gules. which is blazoned throughout.Chandos arms (as described in seven sources[1]): D'argent, à la pile de gueules.
Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, KG (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of Edward the Black Prince and a founding member and 19th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348. Chandos was a gentleman by birth, but unlike most commanders of the day he held no inherited title of nobility.
Described by the medieval historian Froissart as "wise and full of devices", as a military strategist Chandos is believed to have been the mastermind behind three of the most important English victories of the Hundred Years War: the Battle of Crécy, the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of Auray. His death in a minor skirmish was regretted by both sides.
^Froissart describes Chandos's arms thus: 'Si estoit la banniere Monseigneur Jehan Camdos: d'argent a un pel aguiset de gueulles' (Oeuvres de Froissart, ed. Kervyn de Lettenhove, VII, p. 196). There are also three English rolls of arms with painted shields: Antiquaries Roll (c.1360) AN 95 'John Chandos', County Roll (temp Ric II) CY 100, CY 399 'S' John Chandos, of Staffs', and Collins's Roll II (15c.) Q II 545 'Sir John Chandos' (cited in T. Woodcock - S. Flower (edd.), Dictionary of British Arms, IV, London, 2014, p. 297). In addition, given Sir John's international fame, there are similar entries in three continental rolls, Armorial du héraut Navarre (c. 1368-1375) NAV 1481 'M Jehan Chandos', Urfé Roll (ca. 1381) URF 211 'Messire Jehan Cando, d argent a j pel de gueules esguisie', and Armorial Gelre (ca. 1385) GEL 632 'H' Jan Sandoys' (cited in s.v. 'chandos 1', in S. Clemmensen, Ordinary of Medieval Armorials, CD-ROM, rev. edn., Copenhagen, 2013). Two of these sources date from Sir John's lifetime.
Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of Edward the Black Prince and a founding member and 19th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348. Chandos was a gentleman...
Roger de Chandos, 1st Baron Chandos (d. 1353) was probably 1st Lord Chandos. Thomas Chandos, 2nd Baron Chandos (c. 1333–1375) (claimant) JohnChandos, 3rd...
passed through descent within the Chandos title until Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos sold it to the Earl of Ellesmere in...
at the hands of the monks of Waverley Abbey, up to the coming of Sir JohnChandos. Playing host to King Edward III of England, Nigel asks to be taken into...
Chandos Herald (fl. 1360s-1380s) for Chandos le héraut is the name used to refer to the author of a poem about the life of The Black Prince in Anglo-Norman...
Herald of Sir JohnChandos (1910), Pope, Mildred K.; Lodge, Eleanor C. (eds.), Life of the Black Prince, Oxford: Clarendon Press Herald, Chandos (1883). Francisque...
as a siege, a Breton army, led by Duke John de Montfort, assisted by English forces commanded by JohnChandos, opposed a Breton army led by his rival...
Duke of Chandos (a title which became extinct on his death in 1789), and assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Brydges-Chandos in 1799....
marriage to Robert de Chandos I. The castle was held and further developed by the Chandos family until the 15th century. In 1401, JohnChandos was ordered by...
Duke of Chandos (a title which became extinct on his death in 1789), and assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Brydges-Chandos in 1799....
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fire and burn out; for example, Doyle, in his book Sir Nigel, has Sir JohnChandos say: "They flare up like a furzebush in the flames, but if for a short...
According to the English herald Sir JohnChandos: ...The conference attended by the King of France, Sir JohnChandos, and many other prominent people of...
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seat of the Chandos-Pole family, at Radbourne, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building. The Manor of Radbourne has been held by the Chandos family from...
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defeated by John IV and the English warlord JohnChandos. Charles is killed in action, ending the Blois pretensions in Brittany. 1365 – John IV is recognized...
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