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Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since 2022. [b]Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952.
Louis, Duke of Orléans, cousin of King Charles VIII and in turn future King, was another aspirant for her hand, despite being already married to the King's sister Joan. John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange. A grandson of Richard, Count of Étampes, and nephew of Francis II, he was in line to the throne after Anne and Isabelle.
The counts of Nantes were originally the Frankish rulers of the Nantais under the Carolingians and eventually a capital city of the Duchy of Brittany. Their county served as a march against the Bretons of the Vannetais. Carolingian rulers would sometimes attack Brittany through the region of the Vannetais, making Nantes a strategic asset.
1189–1199 also: king of England, count of Maine and Nantes, duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, lord of Ireland. 8 September 1157 Beaumont Palace son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Berengaria of Navarre. 12 May 1191 Limassol No legitimate issue 6 April 1199 Châlus aged 42 Arthur. 1199–1203 also: duke of Brittany ...
Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, [a] was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387.
with Charles I: c. 1319 only daughter of Guy of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre and Joan of Avaugour: Paris 4 June 1337 five children 10 September 1384 Guingamp aged 64–65 Charles I (Charlez Iañ) 1341–1364 with Joan: c. 1319 Blois second son of Guy I, Count of Blois and Margaret of Valois: 29 September 1364 Auray aged 44–45 John (IV) of ...
Charles III became king immediately upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at 15:10 BST on 8 September 2022. He was proclaimed king by the Accession Council on 10 September, [2] which was followed by proclamations in other Commonwealth realms. [3]
[3] [4] In turn, Charles removed his forces from Brittany except in the town garrisons of the territories pledged by Francis. The most interesting stipulation of the pact was that it required the agreement of the French king to any marriage of the daughters of Francis II. Amnesty was granted to d'Aydie, Dunois, and the majority of the combatants.