Charles VI the Beloved de Valois 1 2
General Notes: Charles VI (of France) was the son of King Charles V. After his father's death in 1380, he was under the guardianship of a ducal council until 1388, when he rejected its regency and began to reign in his own right. Charles ruled well until 1392, when he became insane. In the ensuing contest for control of the kingdom, France suffered grievously from civil wars between the Armagnacs (house of Orléans) and the Bourguignons. The English took advantage of the internal strife to invade France. They won the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, conquered Normandy (Normandie) in 1417, captured Rouen in 1419 and Paris in 1420, and imposed on Charles the Treaty of Troyes (1420). Under this treaty Charles was compelled to marry his daughter to Henry V and to confer on Henry or his heir the right of succession to the French throne. Noted events in his life were: • Acceded: 1380. King of France. Charles married Isabelle of Bavaria Wittelsbach, daughter of Stephen III the Magnificent Wittelsbach and Thaddia Visconti, on 17 Jul 1385. (Isabelle of Bavaria Wittelsbach was born in 1371 and died on 24 Sep 1435 in Paris, France.) |