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Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, [1] was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, which ruled over France from 1328. Charles ruled several principalities. He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon (1285), and Perche.
Charles was born at Tours, last child and fourth son of Charles VII and Marie of Anjou. [2] As his elder brother, the Dauphin Louis, had repeatedly run into conflict with his father and since 1456 was living in exile at the court of Burgundy, some expected the crown to pass to Charles. When Charles VII died in 1461, however, Louis XI succeeded ...
Charles seized the Duchy by force in 1473. Shortly before Charles's invasion Arnold, Duke of Guelders died and left the Duchy to him in his will. [65] The County of Zutphen was a dependency. [66] Guelders re-asserted its independence on Charles's death 1477. [13] His Habsburg heirs attempted to recover the Duchy.
Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the House of Valois. Charles' reign saw the culmination of decades of tension between Protestants and ...
of Valois 1304–1363: Robert III of Artois 1287–1342 Valois: Blanche of Navarre 1330–1398: Philip VI 1293–1350 King of France r. 1328–1350: Joan the Lame of Burgundy 1293–1348: Joan of Valois 1294–1342: William I 1286–1337 Count of Hainaut: Margaret of Valois 1295–1342: Guy I Count of Blois: Charles II 1297–1346 Count of ...
Charles de Valois is the name of: Charles, Count of Valois (1270–1325) Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394–1465), also count of Valois; Charles de Valois, Duc de Berry (1446–1472), son of Charles VII, King of France and Marie of Anjou; Charles de Valois, Duc d'Orléans (1522–1545) Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (1573–1650), Duke of ...
The Capetian House of Valois [a] (UK: / ˈ v æ l w ɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / v æ l ˈ w ɑː, v ɑː l ˈ w ɑː / va(h)l-WAH, [1] French:) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty.They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589.
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