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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, [1] 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 ...
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
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 ).
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.
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, Count of Valois: Final ruler: Henry III of France: Dissolution: 1589: Cadet branches: Valois-Orléans; Valois-Anjou; Valois-Burgundy; Valois-Alençon; Valois-Angoulême
