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Charles VII (born Feb. 22, 1403, Paris—died July 22, 1461, Mehun-sur-Yèvre, Fr.) was the king of France from 1422 to 1461, who succeeded—partly with the aid of Joan of Arc—in driving the English from French soil and in solidifying the administration of the monarchy. Before ascending the throne he was known as the Dauphin and was regent ...
Signature. Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious ( French: le Victorieux) [1] or the Well-Served ( le Bien-Servi ), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the English claims to the French throne . In the midst of the Hundred Years ...
- 21 October 1422 – 22 July 1461
- Isabeau of Bavaria
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Mar 16, 2024 · Charles VII was born in 1403 in Paris as the fifth son of the insane king, Charles VI of France and Isabeu of Bavari. He did not acquire the title of dauphin until 1417 when the last of his brothers died. Charles belonged to the Valois dynasty, the family which ruled France from 1328 – 1589. This family descended from a cadet line established ...
Jul 22, 2020 · Baptism of Charles VII in 1403, circa 1484, from ‘Vigiles du roi Charles VII’ Charles was born at the Hôtel Saint-Pol, the royal residence in Paris, on the 22nd of February 1403. His parents were King Charles VI of France, known as the Mad, and his highly controversial wife, Isabeau of Bavaria.
For the full article, see Charles VII . Charles VII, (born Feb. 22, 1403, Paris, France—died July 22, 1461, Mehun-sur-Yèvre), King of France (1422–61). Despite the treaty signed by his father, Charles VI, which excluded his succession, Charles assumed the title of king on his father’s death. In 1429, with the aid of Joan of Arc, he ...
King Charles VII of France (1403–1461) rose from living in exile, the discredited heir to the throne of France, to eventual triumph over the English in the Hundred Years’ War, bringing to an end the longest and most destructive war of the Middle Ages.
Mar 5, 2020 · The ambition of Henry V of England to legitimise his reign in England and make himself the king of France through conquest. The determination of the Dauphin, future King Charles VII of France (r. 1422-1461), to regain his birthright and unify all of France.
