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The Capetian house of Valois [a] ( UK: / ˈvælwɑː / VAL-wah, also US: / vælˈwɑː, vɑːlˈwɑː / va (h)l-WAH, [1] French: [valwa]) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589. Junior members of the family ...
24/25 May 1472. House. Valois. Father. Charles VII of France. Mother. Marie of Anjou. Charles ( French: Charles de France; 26 December 1446 – 24/25 May 1472), Duke of Berry, later Duke of Normandy and Duke of Aquitaine, was a son of Charles VII, King of France. He spent most of his life in conflict with his elder brother, King Louis XI.
Married (1) Marguerite of Anjou & Maine (1290), thus becoming Count of Valois, (2) Catherine of Courtenay (1302) and (3) Mahaut of Chatillon (1308). Tried, unsuccessfully, to pursue the crowns of Aragon, France, Constantinople, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Charles, Count of Valois is the 62nd most popular nobleman (down from 60th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from France (down from 342nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Nobleman. Charles, Count of Valois, was the youngest son of King Philip III and Queen Jeanne. He was the grandson of King Louis IX. Charles was born in 1270 ...
Source: Wikipedia Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325) was the third son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois. In 1284, he was created Count of Valois (as Charles I) by his father and, in 1290, received the title of Count of Anjou from his ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Charles II of Alençon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles II of Alençon, called the Magnanimous (1297 – August 26, 1346) was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret. He was Count of Alençon, Perche (1325–1346), Count of Chartres and Count of Joigny (1335–1336).
François de Valois. House. Valois-Angoulême. Father. Charles IX of France. Mother. Marie Touchet. Charles de Valois (28 April 1573 – 24 September 1650) was an illegitimate son of Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet. He was count of Auvergne, duke of Angoulême, and a memoirist .
