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king King Charles VI of France King (b. 03 Dec 1368, d. 21 Oct 1422)
Notes for King Charles VI of France King:Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty.
He was born in Paris, the son of King Charles V and Jeanne de Bourbon. At the age of eleven, he was crowned King of France in 1380 in the cathedral at Reims. Until he took complete charge as king in 1388, France was run by his uncle, Philip the Bold.
Charles VI was known both as Charles the Mad and as Charles the Well Beloved, since, beginning in his mid-twenties, he experienced bouts of psychosis. These fits of madness would recur for the rest of his life. Doctors today believe, based on his ups and downs, that he may in fact have suffered from bipolar disorder.
He married:
Isabeau de Bavière (1371 – September 24, 1435) on July 17, 1385.
Children:
1. Charles (September 26, 1386 – December 28, 1386)
2. Jeanne (June 14, 1388 – 1390)
3. Isabella of Valois (November 9, 1389 – September 13, 1409), married Richard II of England
4. Jeanne (January 24, 1391 – September 27, 1433), married John VI, Duke of Brittany
5. Charles (February 6, 1392 – January 13, 1401)
6. Marie (August 24, 1393 – August 19, 1438), an abbess
7. Michèle (January 11, 1395 – July 8, 1422)
8. Louis, Duke of Guyenne (January 22, 1396 – December 18, 1415), married Marguerite of Burgundy
9. Jean, Duke of Touraine (August 31, 1398 – April 4, 1417), married Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
10. Catherine (October 27, 1401 – January 3, 1437), married Henry V of England and Owen Tudor
11. King Charles VII (February 22, 1403 – July 21, 1461)
12. Philippe (November 10, 1407 – November 10, 1407)
He also had one illegitimate child by Odette de Champdivers, Marguerite bâtarde de France (1407 – 1458).
Charles VI's reign was marked by the continuing war with the English (the Hundred Years' War), culminating in 1415 when the French army was defeated at the Battle of Agincourt. In 1420, Charles signed the Treaty of Troyes which recognized Henry V of England as his successor and meant his own son could not succeed him (see English Kings of France). Many citizens, including Joan of Arc, believed that the king only agreed to such disastrous and unprecedented terms, under the mental stress of his illness and that, as a result, France could not be held to them.
Charles VI died in 1422 at Paris and is interred with his wife, Isabeau de Bavière in Saint Denis Basilica.
He was eventually succeeded by his son Charles VII.
More About King Charles VI of France King:
Burial: Saint Denis Basilica..
Children of King Charles VI of France King and Queen Consort Isabeau de Bavière of France Queen are:
- Charles Dauphin of Viennois, b. 26 Sep 1386, d. 28 Dec 1386, died as a infent.
- Jeanne of Valois, b. 14 Jun 1388, d. 1390.
- Isabella of Valois, b. 24 Jan 1390/91, d. 27 Sep 1433.
- +King Charles VII of France King, b. 22 Feb 1402/03, France, d. 22 Jul 1461.
- Marie, b. 24 Aug 1393, d. 19 Aug 1438.
- Michèle, b. 11 Jan 1394/95, d. 08 Jul 1422.
- Duke Louis Duke of Guyenne Duke, b. 22 Jan 1395/96, d. 18 Dec 1415.
- Duke Jean Duke of Touraine Duke, b. 31 Aug 1398, d. 04 Apr 1417.
- Catherine, b. 27 Oct 1401, d. 03 Jan 1436/37.
- Philippe, b. 10 Nov 1407, d. 10 Nov 1407.
- Marguerite bâtarde de Fra, b. 1407, d. 1458, illegitimate child.
- Odette de Champdivers, b. 1407, d. 1458, illegitimate child.