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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 . Biography. Charles de Valois was born at the Château de Fayet in Dauphiné in 1573, the illegitimate son of Charles IX and Marie Touchet. [1] .
- 24 September 1650 (aged 77)
- Henri de Valois, Louis-Emmanuel d'Angoulême, François de Valois
Apr 24, 2024 · Charles de Valois, duke d’Angoulême (born April 28, 1573, Fayet, France—died Sept. 24, 1650, Paris) was an illegitimate son of King Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet, chiefly remembered for his intrigues against King Henry IV and for his later military exploits, particularly as commander at the siege of La Rochelle in 1627.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
ANGOULEME, Charles de Valois, Duke of, the natural son of Charles IX. of France and Marie Touchet, was born 28th April 1573, at the castle of Fayet in Dauphine. His father, dying in the following year, com mended him to the care and favour of his brother and suc cessor, Henri III., who faithfully fulfilled the charge.
Drawing by unknown artist. From his birth until the death of his oldest brother Francis, Dauphin of France (Francis I's eldest son), in 1536, Charles was known as the Duke of Angoulême. [1] After his brother's death, he became Duke of Orléans, [1] [2] a title previously held by his surviving brother Henry, who had succeeded Francis as Dauphin ...
- Charles, Duke of Angoulême, 22 January 1522
- Francis I of France
- 9 September 1545 (aged 23)
- Valois-Angoulême
Apr 16, 2024 · Charles comte d'Auvergne, duc d'Angoulême d'Angoulême (De Valois) (est. 28 Apr 1573 - 24 Sep 1650)
ANGOULÊME, CHARLES DE VALOIS, Duke of (1573–1650), the natural son of Charles IX. of France and Marie Touchet, was born on the 28th of April 1573, at the castle of Fayet in Dauphiné. His father dying in the following year, commended him to the care and favour of his brother and successor, Henry III., who faithfully fulfilled the charge.
Charles was a grandson of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, a younger son of King Charles V of France. He was thus a member of the Orléans cadet branch of the ruling House of Valois. The Orléans came to the throne in 1498 in the person of Charles's cousin Louis XII, who was followed in 1515 by Charles's own son Francis I. [1]
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