Charles VII of France
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Charles VII, called the Victorious or the Well-Served, 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 th
A 20th-century illustration depicting Joan of Arc at the coronation of Charles VII with her white flag
Charles VII the Victorious by Antoine-Louis Barye, held in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Charles VII Royal d'or.
Charles VI of France
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Charles VI, nicknamed the Beloved and in the 19th century, the Mad, was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him thr
Charles VII of France
…including Paris, the capital and most populous city, and Reims, the city in which French kings were traditionally crowned. In addition, his father, Charles VI, had disinherited him in 1420 and recognized Henry V of England and his heirs as the legitimate successors to the French crown. At the same time, a…
Dauphin Charles, with his father, King Charles V of France. Painted by Claude-Jean Besselièvre c. 1820.
The coronation of Charles VI at Reims Cathedral
Charles seized by madness in the forest near Le Mans in 1392, shown in a miniature from Froissart's Chronicles