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- The oldest known Valentine was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans, in 1415 while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Charles referred to his wife in a sweet way, calling her his “gentle Valentine,” though the rest of the poem turned into a lament about their vast age difference and how that would eventually terminate their love.
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Feb 14, 2021 · 14 February 2021. Charles d'Orléans, earliest known Valentine? Around this time of year, the British Library’s reference team are often asked about the earliest known Valentine, supposedly a poem in our collection which was sent by the 15th-century prince Charles d'Orléans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was also Duke of Valois , Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois , Lord of Coucy , and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti .
Feb 12, 2016 · The first known Valentine’s Day card was sent around six hundred years ago by Charles, Duke of Orleans, who wrote to his wife while in the Tower of London. Although the average card...
Feb 14, 2024 · 11. Share. The imprisonment of Charles, Duke of Orléans, in the Tower of London in a 15th-century manuscript. (detail, Public domain) It's doubtful whether Charles of Orléans felt particularly love-struck amid the tumultuous events of the fifteenth century when he penned the earliest known Valentine's Day poem.
It’s doubtful whether Charles of Orléans felt particularly love-struck amid the tumultuous events of the fifteenth century when he penned the earliest known Valentine’s Day poem. However,...
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Feb 13, 2021 · Feb 13, 2021. History’s Oldest-Known Valentine Was Written in Prison. History’s first valentine was written in perhaps one of the most unromantic places conceivable: a prison. Charles, Duke of Orleans wrote the love letter to his second wife at the age of 21 while captured at the Battle of Agincourt.
The first known Valentine's Day card was sent around six hundred years ago by Charles, Duke of Orleans, who wrote to his wife while in the Tower of London. Although the average card...
