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  2. www.britannica.com › Charles-VI-king-of-FranceCharles VI | Charles the Mad, King of France, Biography ...

    May 20, 2024 · Charles VI (born Dec. 3, 1368, Paris, France—died Oct. 21, 1422, Paris) was the king of France who throughout his long reign (1380–1422) remained largely a figurehead, first because he was still a boy when he took the throne and later because of his periodic fits of madness. Crowned on October 25, 1380, at Reims at the age of 11, Charles ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_VI_of_FranceCharles VI of France - Wikipedia

    Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved ( French: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad ( French: le Fol or le Fou ), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him throughout his life.

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  5. daily.jstor.org › french-king-who-believed-made-glassThe French King Who Believed He Was Made of Glass

    Mar 29, 2018 · March 29, 2018. 4 minutes. The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. King Charles VI, ruler of France from 1380 to 1422, held a strange conviction: he believed he was made of glass. To protect his fragile body, he dressed in special reinforced clothing.

  6. historythings.com › historys-nutcases-king-charles-viHistory's Nutcases: King Charles VI "The Mad"

    Aug 12, 2023 · This week, we’re covering a man called “The Glass King”: King Charles VI of France, or, perhaps most commonly: King Charles the Mad. He lived during what is known as the Hundred Years’ War: a long conflict between France and England.

  7. theeuropeanmiddleages.com › france › charles-vi-ofCharles VI of France - The European Middle Ages

    Dec 27, 2019 · Charles VI’s Madness. During the summer of 1392, Charles VI of France suffered his first bout of insanity. As he rode with his knights, the king inexplicably went mad and attacked them. Four were killed before Charles was restrained. The king then collapsed. Charles would eventually regain his senses, but this incident would be the first of many.

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  9. www.madmonarchs.nl › madmonarchs › charles6Biography of Charles VI the mad of France (1368-1422)

    However, the most famous mad King of France was Charles VI (1368-1422), who had the conviction that he was made of glass and about to break. Charles VI of France became King at the age of 12. He was a dreamy, sentimental, agreeable and pleasure-loving young man.

  10. www.history.co.uk › articles › glass-act-theThe French king who thought he was made of glass | Sky ...

    Charles VI of France: The king who believed he was glass. On a hot August day in 1392 the young French king, Charles VI (1368-1422), was marching through a forest near Le Mans, northwest France, with a company of knights and retainers, on a mission to Brittany.

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