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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.
Charles VIII may refer to: Charles VIII of Sweden (1409–1470), Charles II of Sweden, Charles I of Norway; Charles VIII of France (1470–1498), "the Affable"
[1] [50] It may have been transmitted to the French via Spanish mercenaries serving Charles VIII of France in that campaign. [51] From this centre, the disease swept across Europe. As Jared Diamond describes it, "[W]hen syphilis was first definitely recorded in Europe in 1495, its pustules often covered the body from the head to the knees ...
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Articles relating to Charles VIII of France (1470–1498, reigned 1483–1498) and his reign. Subcategories.
Capponi holds torn treaty in front of a seated King Charles VIII: 1583–85 fresco in main hall of Palazzo Capponi-Vettori, By Bernardo Poccetti. In November 1494 on his way to Naples from Milan, Charles and his large army passed through Lucca into Tuscan territory, occupying Pisa, a city still restless after the Florentine subjugation in 1406 ...
King Charles III. King Charles III is sharing a rare glimpse into his battle with cancer.. While visiting the Army Flying Museum in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, to officially handover one of his ...
King Charles reflected on the royal family's challenging 2024 in his annual Christmas speech, following a year in which both he and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton were diagnosed with cancer ...