Very strong personality
The testimonies of his time, between the 14th and 15th centuries describe him as follows: “a small black man, with blue eyes, full face, firm gaze, hard chin, massive and crushed head, he is without finesse and without grace, speaks with difficulty”.
When his father, Philippe le Hardi died in 1404, Jean sans Peur was 33 years old. Unfortunately for him, he will never regain his father’s privileges in the Council of King France. An injustice that the new Duke of Burgundy will transform into unhealthy hatred towards the Duke of Orleans, who has a great influence with the king.
