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In 1340 , he married Catherine (d. 1388 ), the daughter of Louis II, Baron de Vaud. They had no children; one illegitimate son, Jean du Bois, Lord of la Maison Forte, was legitimized in 1395 . In 1346 , he was captured in the taking of Caen by Thomas Holland, 1st Earl Of Kent . In 1350 , he was allowed to return to France to attempt to raise money for his ransom. Upon his arrival, he was seized and summarily executed by John II Of France , for reasons that remain unclear, although it was rumored that he had pledged the English the County of Guînes for his release. |