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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.
She married Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. Blanche of Valois (1317 – 1348). She married Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Sometimes called "Marguerite". Louis of Valois (1318 – 2 November 1328), Count of Chartres and Lord of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais. Charles de Valois was also known to have one natural child by an unknown mother.
Mar 4, 2024 · Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), called the Beloved (French: le Bienaimé) and the Mad (French:le Fol or le Fou), was the King of France from 1380 to his death and a member of the House of Valois. 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 ...
- Ile-de-France
- December 03, 1368
- Odette de Champdivers
- Paris, Ile-de-France, France
The Valois Dynasty rose to power in medieval France during a period of political tumult marked by the Hundred Years’ War and the decline of the Capetian Dynasty. The first Valois king, Philip VI, was the nephew of the last Capetian king, Charles IV, and was chosen to succeed him in 1328.
The House of Valois was a branch of the Capetian family, for it was descended from Charles of Valois, whose Capetian father, King Philip III, awarded him the county of Valois in 1285. Charles’s son and successor, Philip, count of Valois, became king of France as Philip VI in 1328, and thus began the Valois dynasty.
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Feb 15, 2010 · Decameron. , I.1. Charles III was the third son of Phillip III of France, the father of Phillip VIII, and uncle to three kings (Louis X, Phillip V, and Charles IV). Although he never became king, Charles III gained the title of Count of Valois in 1285, and Count of Aragon and Maine in 1290. During his life, he unsuccessfully sought the rule of ...
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Charles of Valois (välwä´), 1270–1325, French prince and military leader, third son of Philip III and father of Philip VI. He dominated the reign in France of his nephew Louis X. On the excommunication (1284) of Peter III of Aragón, Pope Martin IV made Charles of Valois king of Aragón and Sicily. Charles, however, was defeated and in ...