Louis I, Duke of Orléans
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Louis I was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death in 1407. He was also Duke of Touraine, Count of Valois, Blois, Angoulême, Périgord and Soissons.
Louis I of Orléans with Saint Agnes, detail of the Agony in the Garden attributed to Colart de Laon, c. 1405–1408
Louis in the camp in front; in the background, Sigismund marries Mary
Louis d'Orléans unveils a mistress c.1825–26 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid) by Eugène Delacroix, illustrating Louis' reputation as a debauchee.
Louis's assassination on the rue Vieille du Temple.
John the Fearless
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John I, called the Fearless, was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State as the Duke of Burgundy from 1404 until his assassination in 1419. He played a key role in French nat
Louis I, Duke of Orléans
…Charles's wife Queen Isabeau of Bavaria to try to lead the kingdom during Charles's frequent bouts of insanity. He struggled for control of France with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. Louis was unpopular with the citizens of Paris due to his reputation for womanizing and his role in the Bal des Ardents tragedy…
Anonymous portrait, c. 1405
Assassination of John the Fearless on the Bridge of Montereau in 1419; detail from a 1470s miniature
His funeral