Charles IV the Fair of France Capet ^{1 2}

   Other names for Charles were Carlos el Calvo, Carlos el Hermoso, Charles le Bel, Charles le Chauve and Charles the Bald.

  General Notes:

King of France and of Navarre (as Charles I) from 1322, the last of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty; his inglorious reign was marked by his invasion of Aquitaine and by political intrigues with his sister Isabella, wife of King Edward II of England.

After the death of his brother Philip V in 1322, Charles ignored Philip's daughter and successfully claimed the throne for himself. Among his first political intrigues as king were to bid for the German throne and to intervene in Flanders, hoping to bring that territory under the French crown; both ventures failed.

Charles also renewed war with England by invading Aquitaine; the peace of 1327 was the great triumph of his reign, giving him a generous land settlement and 50,000 marks.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was employed. King of France. King of Navarre.

Charles married Marie of Luxemburg on 21 Sep 1322.

Charles next married Blanche of Burgundy, daughter of Otto IV de Bourgogne and Unknown, in 1307. The marriage ended in divorce in 1322. (Blanche of Burgundy was born circa 1296 and died between 1325 and 1326.)