John II

noun

John II

John II13191364MFrenchPOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Good . 1319–64, king of France (1350–64): captured by the English at Poitiers (1356) and forced to sign treaties (1360) surrendering SW France to England
John II14551495MPortuguesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler called the Perfect . 1455–95, king of Portugal (1481–95): sponsored Portuguese expansion in the New World and reduced the power of the aristocracy
John II16091672MPolishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler surnamed Casimir Vasa . 1609–72, king of Poland (1648–68), who lost much territory to neighbouring countries: abdicated

But when John II was born, in A.D. 470, his parents named his Mercurius.

Thus he decreed that henceforth he would be known as Pope John II, and so he was.

John II was a dilettante who left the government of the kingdom to his favorite, lvaro de Luna.

On his death in 1470 his privileges reverted to the crown, and were bestowed by John II.

"And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (I John ii).

It is to these jousts, as one of the most characteristic episodes of the reign of John II.

Rejected by his native city, the projector turned next to John II.

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