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Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328.
Other Valois branches are: the dukes of Alençon, descendants of Charles, a younger son of Charles I, count of Valois; the Dukes of Anjou, descendants of Louis, the second son of King John II; and the dukes of Burgundy, descendants of Philip, the fourth son of the same king.
Charles III (born March 12, 1270—died Dec. 16, 1325, Le Perray, near Rambouillet, Fr.) was the count of Valois from 1285 and of Anjou and Maine from 1290. He was the son of a king, brother of a king, uncle of three kings, and a father of a king.
Jan 6, 2021 · Charles"Comte de Valois et d'Alençon, comte de Chartres et du Perche, roi titulaire d'Aragon et empereur titulaire de Constan" de Valois formerly Capet aka de France. Born 12 Mar 1270 in Vincennes, Isle De France, France. Ancestors. Son of Philippe (Capet) de France and Isabella (Aragón) de France.
The House of Valois was a branch of the Capetian family, for it was descended from Charles of Valois, whose Capetian father, King Philip III, awarded him the county of Valois in 1285. Charles’s son and successor, Philip, count of Valois, became king of France as Philip VI in 1328, and thus began the Valois dynasty.
Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325), the fourth son of King Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House of Capet and founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France would start in 1328.
When Charles IV died in 1328 the French succession became more problematic. In 1328 three candidates had a plausible claim to the French throne: Philip, Count of Valois, son of Charles of Valois, who was the closest heir in male line and a grandson of Philip III ( r. 1270–1285 ).
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