, ▁was ▁appointed ▁lieutenant - general ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁by ▁the ▁king , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 8 ▁sought ▁to ▁an nex ▁Brit t any ▁to ▁France , ▁which ▁prov oked ▁the ▁Bret ons ▁to ▁recall ▁John ▁IV ▁from ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu é ran de ▁( 1 3 8 1 ) ▁established ▁Brit t any ' s ▁neutral ity ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁conflict , ▁although ▁John ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁hom age ▁to ▁King ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 2 0 , ▁John ▁V , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁Oliv ier ▁de ▁Blo is , ▁count ▁of ▁Pent hi è vre , ▁son ▁of ▁Jo anna ▁of ▁Pent hi è vre . ▁John ' s ▁wife , ▁Joan ▁of ▁France ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁reb els ▁and ▁set ▁free ▁her ▁husband , ▁who ▁conf isc ated ▁the ▁Pent hi è vre ' s ▁goods . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁succession ▁order ▁en act ed , ▁in ▁ 1 4 5 7 ▁Duke ▁Peter ▁II ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁elder ly ▁uncle ▁Arthur ▁de ▁Rich em ont ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁sister ▁Isabel le ▁de ▁Bret agne - Mont fort ▁( who ▁married ▁into ▁the ▁L aval ▁family ▁and ▁from ▁whom ▁the ▁future ▁Ch ab ot ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁R oh an ▁family ▁desc ends ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 6 5 , ▁Francis ▁II ▁took ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Pent hi è