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Charles was born at the Château d'Amboise in France, the only surviving son of King Louis XI by his second wife Charlotte of Savoy. [1] His godparents were Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (the godchild's namesake), Joan of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, and the teenage Edward of Westminster, the son of Henry VI of England who had been living in France since the deposition of his father by Edward IV.
His reign saw the strengthening and expansion of royal power. Nicknamed "the Universal Spider" for the numerous intrigues during his rule [73] Charles VIII "the Affable" 30 August 1483 [xxxiv] – 7 April 1498 (14 years, 7 months and 8 days) Son of Louis XI 30 June 1470 – 7 April 1498 (aged 27)
Articles relating to Charles VIII of France (1470–1498, reigned 1483–1498) and his reign. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Charles Brandon took part in the jousts which celebrated the marriage of Mary Tudor, King Henry VIII's sister, with King Louis XII of France. Later, on King Louis XII's death in 1515, he was accredited to negotiate various matters with the King; and was sent to congratulate the new King, Francis I of France , as well as to negotiate Princess ...
Louis was born in Bourges on 3 July 1423, the son of King Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou. [1] At the time of the Hundred Years War, the English held northern France, including the city of Paris, and Charles VII was restricted to the centre and south of the country. [2]
Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515), also known as Louis of Orléans, was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Marie of Cleves, he succeeded his second cousin once removed and brother-in-law, Charles VIII, who died childless in 1498.
Charles VIII, King of France 1483–1498. 7 April – Charles VIII of France (born 1470). [3] References Links. Media related to 1498 in France at Wikimedia ...
From a political standpoint, Brittany was therefore united to France, definitively according to chroniclers in the reign of Louis XII (only in 1532 according to the Breton writers and modern authors), then annexed and gradually assimilated. It lost its autonomy (under Charles VIII), before retrieving some of it in 1492 and 1499.