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Apr 26, 2022 · Charles of France, Count of Valois. French: Charles de France, comte de Valois, Spanish: Carlos de Francia, conde de Valois. Also Known As: "count of Valois", "Charles III prince of France", "Count of Valois", "Charles of Valois". Birthdate: March 12, 1270.
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.
Jan 6, 2021 · Charles, Count of Valois. Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 – 16 December 1325) was the fourth son of Philip III of France and Isabella of Aragon.[1] His mother was a daughter of James I of Aragon and Yolande of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Capet and founded the House of Valois.
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. Charles ruled several principalities. He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon (1285), and Perche.
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Feb 15, 2010 · Although he never became king, Charles III gained the title of Count of Valois in 1285, and Count of Aragon and Maine in 1290. During his life, he unsuccessfully sought the rule of no less than four other kingdoms, those of Aragon, Sicily, Constantinople and the Holy Roman Empire.
1270-1325. Biography. Fourth son of Philippe III of France (q.v.) and and Isabella of Aragon, father of Philippe VI (q.v.), and uncle to Louis X (q.v.), Philippe V (q.v.), and Charles IV (q.v.). Married (1) Marguerite of Anjou & Maine (1290), thus becoming Count of Valois, (2) Catherine of Courtenay (1302) and (3) Mahaut of Chatillon (1308).
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. Charles ruled several principalities. He held in appanage the counties of Valois, Alençon (1285), and Perche.
