Orléans, Charles, duc d' (shärl dük dôrlāäN`), 1391–1465, French prince and poet; nephew of King Charles VI Charles VI (Charles the Mad or Charles the Well Beloved), 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422), son and successor of King Charles V. During his minority he was under the tutelage of his uncles (particularly Philip the Bold , duke of Burgundy), whose
..... Click the link for more information. . After the assassination of his father, Louis d'Orléans Orléans, Louis, duc d' (lwē dük dôrlāäN`)
..... Click the link for more information. , he became (1407) titular head of the Armagnacs (see Armagnacs and Burgundians Armagnacs and Burgundians, opposing factions that fought to control France in the early 15th cent. The rivalry for power between Louis d' Orléans , brother of the recurrently insane King Charles VI, and his cousin John the Fearless , duke of Burgundy, led to
..... Click the link for more information. ). After the English invasion of France in 1415, Charles was captured at the battle of Agincourt Agincourt (äzhăNk
r`), modern Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. and remained in captivity in England until 1440, when he was ransomed.
..... Click the link for more information. . After the assassination of his father, Louis d'Orléans Orléans, Louis, duc d' (lwē dük dôrlāäN`)
..... Click the link for more information. , he became (1407) titular head of the Armagnacs (see Armagnacs and Burgundians Armagnacs and Burgundians, opposing factions that fought to control France in the early 15th cent. The rivalry for power between Louis d' Orléans , brother of the recurrently insane King Charles VI, and his cousin John the Fearless , duke of Burgundy, led to
..... Click the link for more information. ). After the English invasion of France in 1415, Charles was captured at the battle of Agincourt Agincourt (äzhăNk
r`), modern Fr...... Click the link for more information. and remained in captivity in England until 1440, when he was ransomed.
In retirement at Blois, he devoted the rest of his life to writing verse and to the society of literary men. Among his poems, which are remarkable for their polish and charm, is the rondeau, "Le temps a laissié son manteau" [the season has shed its cloak]. There are translations of his poems by Andrew Lang, W. E. Henley, and Ezra Pound. Charles's son was King Louis XII Louis XII, 1462–1515, king of France (1498–1515), son of Charles, duc d' Orléans . He succeeded his father as duke. While still duke, he rebelled against the regency of Anne de Beaujeu and was imprisoned (1488), but was released (1491) by his
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Bibliography
See biography by E. McLeod (1970).
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