 In February 1354, Cherbourg was transferred by Jean le Bon to Charles II of Navarre, called "the Bad", with the bulk of the Cotentin.The city was of Navarre from 1354 to 1378, and Charles II stayed in Cherbourg on several occasions.In 1378, the city was besieged by Charles V as the rest of the Norman possessions of the King of Navarre, but in vain.