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
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
Margaret of Nevers
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Margaret of Nevers, also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Dauphine of France and Duchess of Guyenne as the daughter-in-law of King Charles VI of France. A pawn in the dynastic struggles between her
Christine de Pizan presents her book to Margaret
19th-century depiction of the Duchess of Guyenne