Charles VI Of France
Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), called the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and the Mad (French: le Fol or le Fou), was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy. By the end of his reign much of France was under foreign occupation.
Read more about Charles VI Of France: Early Life, Madness, The Bal Des Ardents, Struggles For Power, The English Invasion, Death, Ancestors, Marriage and Issue, Cultural References
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