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Charles was born in Paris, the son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and Valentina Visconti, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. [1] He acceded to the duchy at the age of thirteen after his father had been assassinated on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. [2]
Charles of Orléans (1459 – 1 January 1496) (French: Charles d'Orléans) was the Count of Angoulême from 1467 until his death. He succeeded his father, John , and was initially under the regency of his mother, Margaret of Rohan , assisted by Jean I de La Rochefoucauld, one of his vassals.
Charles d'Orléans was born at the Palais Royal in Paris, the official city residence of the Orléans family since 1692. [1] Inside his family, he was nicknamed Pimpin. [2]He was the fourth of six sons born to the Orléans; Ferdinand Philippe born in 1810; the Duke of Nemours born in 1814; the Prince of Joinville born in 1818 who was followed by Charles.
English: Portrait of Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1522-1545), son of Francis I of France Français : Portait réalisé sur peinture par Corneille de Lyon. Florence, Musée des Offices, Inv. 1890, n° 1003 (ancien catalogue, n° 682)
Charles d'Orléans may refer to: Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394–1465), son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans and Valentina Visconti; Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1522–1545), son of King Francis I of France; Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin (1691–1744), French churchman and scholar
King Charles III's Life in Photos Getty Images. On September 8, 2022, after 70 years as heir to the throne, the man formerly known as Prince Charles officially became king following the death of ...
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