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Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as Charles VI the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as Charles VI le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was King of France (1380–1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. The Hundred Years’ War continued throughout his reign.
Dec 27, 2019 · December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422. The king’s insanity would plunge France into chaos. Charles VI of France was born on December 3, 1368 in Paris. His father, the Valois King Charles V, was a sickly, yet competent ruler. At the time of Charles’s birth, France fought against England in the Hundred Years War.
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.
Dec 3, 2019 · Charles VI, also known as Charles the Beloved or Charles the Mad, was a French king who ruled for 42 years between 1380 and until his death in 1422. The son of Charles V, of the House of Valois, and Joan of Bourbon, Charles received the title Dauphin of France when he was born, as all his older brothers had died before that.
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May 21, 2018 · The French king Charles VI (1368-1422), who ruled from 1380 to 1422, is also known as Charles the Mad. His reign was marked by political disorder and a series of defeats by the English that culminated in their overwhelming victory at Agincourt in 1415.
Charles VI of France (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422) was King of France from 1380 until his death. He was not a successful king. Often he was not able to rule the country because of mental illness and his wife Queen Isabeau of Bavaria ruled with the help of his brother Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans.
On 21 October 1422 - 600 years ago - King Charles VI of France died at the age of 53 after reigning for 42 years. He was known as both Charles le Bien-Aimé (the Beloved) and Charles le Fou (the Mad) - the latter a reference to the mental health episodes that frequently dogged his life.
