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  Charles of Valois - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
CHARLES (1270-1325), count of Valois, of Maine, and of Anjou, third son of Philip III., king of France, surnamed the Bold, and of Isabella of Aragon, was born on the 12th of March 1270.
Charles headed the party of feudal reaction, and was among those who compassed the ruin of Enguerrand de Marigny.
In the reign of Charles IV., the Fair, he fought yet again in Guienne (1324), and died at Perray (Seine-et-Oise) on the 16th of December 1325.
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  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles IV (May 14, 1316 – 29 November 1378), of the House of Luxembourg, King of the Romans (as Charles (Karl) IV, 1368 – 1378), Holy Roman Emperor (Charles IV, 1355 – 1378), King of Bohemia (Charles (Karel) I 1346 – 1378), Count of Luxemburg (1346 – 1353), Margrave of Brandenburg (1373 – 1378).
Charles was crowned as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1355.
Charles IV concentrated his energies chiefly on the economic and intellectual development of Bohemia, founding the Charles University of Prague in 1348 and encouraging the early humanists — he is known to have corresponded with Petrarch, whom he invited to visit his residential Prague.
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 Capet - LoveToKnow 1911
Philip VI., the first of the Valois kings, was a son of Charles I., count of Valois and grandson of King Philip III.
In 1308 Charles Robert of Anjou was elected king of Hungary, his claim being based on the marriage of his grandfather Charles II., king of Naples and count of Anjou, with Maria, daughter of Stephen V., king of Hungary.
This house merged in that of Valois in 1383, by the marriage of Margaret, daughter of Louis, count of Artois, with Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy.
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 Encyclopedia: Charles V of France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles V the Wise (French: Charles V le Sage) (January 31, 1338 – September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member of the Valois Dynasty.
Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty.
Isabella of Valois (1387-1410) was a Princess of France, daughter of King Charles VI, and queen consort of England from 1396 to 1400.
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 VALOIS,
Charles, count of Valois (1270–1325), was a brother of Philip IV of France, who belonged to the Capetian dynasty (see
In the 1420s, when the Valois appeared to have lost out to their English rivals, Joan of Arc roused the country to support them, and by the middle of the 15th century they were once again firmly in control.
The reigns of the 13 Valois kings were as follows: Philip VI, 1328–50; John II, 1350–64; Charles V, 1364–80; Charles VI, 1380–1422; Charles VII, 1422–61; Louis XI, 1461–83; Charles VIII, 1483–98; Louis XII, 1498–1515; Francis I, 1515–47; Henry II, 1547–59; Francis II, 1559–60; Charles IX, 1560–74; and Henry III, 1574–89.
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 Charles VII (of France) - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles VII (of France) (1403-1461), king of France (1422-1461), born in Paris.
Charles VII the Victorious, or the Well-Served (French: Charles VII le Victorieux, or le Bien-Servi) (February 22, 1403 July 22, 1461) was king of France from 1422 to 1461, a member of the Valois...
Charles VII of France and Henry VI of England: Preceded by Himself as Dauphin of France: Dauphin of Viennois, Count of Valentinois and of Diois as 'Charles II of Viennois'
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 Valois dynasty
The House of Valois was a branch of the Capetian family, for it was descended from Charles of Valois, whose Capetian father, King Philip III, awarded him the county of Valois in 1285.
Charles's son and successor, Philip, count of Valois, became king of France as Philip VI in 1328, and thus began the Valois dynasty.
The Valois kings gradually increased their authority at the expense of the privileges of the feudal lords.
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 ALENCON, COUNTS AND DUKES OF - LoveToKnow Article on ALENCON, COUNTS AND DUKES OF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It was successively granted as an appanage to Peter, son of St Louis (1268), and to Charles, count of Valois, brother of Philip the Fair (1293).
The third house of Alencon sprang from Charles, second son of the count of Valois, who was killed at the battle oi Crecy in 1346.
In 1524 the dukedom of Alencon reverted to the crown, in consequence of the death of the duke Charles IV.
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Ebalus, Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine (?
Guifre, Count of Barcelona, Count of Giron-Osona and Urgell-Cerdanya (?
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 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles IV concentrated his energies chiefly on the economic and intellectual development of Bohemia, founding the University of Prague in 1348 and encouraging the early humanists — he is known to have corresponded with Petrarch.
Owing to his activity as a builder and patron, art and architecture flourished in his capital; construction of the Charles Bridge and of the Hradčany, completion of Saint Vitus Cathedral by Peter Parler are among the best examples.
His father, known as John the Blind, king of Bohemia, was an ardent francophile and patron of the poet Guillaume de Machaut — he died at Crécy in 1346 while fighting on the French side.
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 LOUISE, QUEEN OF PRUSSIA - LoveToKnow Article on LOUISE, QUEEN OF PRUSSIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles X., after abdicating, had made a dignified exit from France, marching to the coast surrounded by the cavalry, infantry and artillery of his Guard.
LOUISE OF SAVOY (1476153 1), duchess of Angoulme, mother of Francis I. of France, was daughter of a cadet of the house of Savoy, Philip, count of Bresse, afterwards duke of Savoy.
At the age of twelve she was married to Charles of Valois, count of Angoulme, great-grandson of King Charles V. The cQunt died in 1496, leaving her the mother of two children, Marguerite (b.
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 Genealogy of the members of the family of Vertus
Francois of Brittany, Count of Vertus, seigneur Clisson married Charlotte Pissaleu, died in 1704.
Odet of Brittany, Count of Vertus married Renee-Coeme.
Charles of Brittany, Count of Vertus married the Msel Phillyse de Saint Amadour and died in (?).
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 History
Charles III of Valois (1270 - 1325): Decameron I.1
Charles III was the third son of Phillip III of France, the father of Phillip VIII, and uncle to three kings (Louis X, Phillip V, and Charles IV).
In the first tale of Day One, Charles of Valois is referred to by the nickname "Senzaterra" (Without Land) that he earned as a result of his failed Sicilian campaign.
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Louis IX Charles of Anjou Robert I Alphonse (Saint Louis) King of Naples Progenitor of the Count of 1226-1270 House of Artois Poitiers !
Philip III Robert Count of Clermont The Bold Progenitor of the houses of 1270-1285 Bourbon, Vendome and Montpensier !
Philip IV Charles Count of Valois Louis The Fair Progenitor of the houses of Progenitor of the house 1285-1316 Valois and Alencon Evreux-Navarre !
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 COURTENAY - LoveToKnow Article on COURTENAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Baldwins son Philip, however, bore the empty title, and his granddaughter Catherine, wife of Charles, count of Valois, was titular empress.
This Josselin, a notable crusader, went to the Holy Land with the count of Blois, and held by the sword for eleven years the county of Edessa, given him by his cousin King Baldwin II.
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, who was created earl of Devon ~fl 1603, died without lawful issue in 1606.
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 France 2
Charles and many other great nobles of the realm attempted to resist his authority but, through force of arms and by judicious purchasing of allegiance, as well as through the support of the church, of which he was a devout member, Hugh established a measure of order within his kingdom.
Valois, dynasty that occupied the throne of France from 1328to 1589.
Charles, count of Valois, was a brother of Philip IV of France, who belonged to the Capetian dynasty (see Capet).
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 Frogmore Lodge press: A Chronological History of France
Charles V, was well qualified by his prudence and experience to repair the losses the kingdom had sustained.
Charles V1 came young to the crown, and having been seized with a disorder which affected his intellects, the kingdom became a prey to the ambition and intrigues of his Queen (Isabella of Bavaria) and two contending factions, called the Burgundians and Armagnacs.
Charles V111, was only twelve years old when he ascended the Throne; his Sister Ann de Beaujeu governed during his minority notwithstanding the opposition of the Duke of Orleans next heir to the crown.
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 The Genealogy Website of Adams/Simpson - pafg650 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Charles II Of Anjou was born in 1250 in Anjou Aka Charles The Lame,,.
Charles II wa s th e son of Charles I. Charles II of Anjou, King of Naples left seven children when he died in 1 309, founding a tang led dynasty in Naples, which ended with a grandson, Louis I who was th e last of this line t o rule
Sister of Charles Martel; Robert of Naples; Jo hn Duke of Durazzo; and Blanche of Anjou.
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 ANTIQUANOVA MINT - M13G Bohemia, Charles IV. of Luxembourg, Ducat (gold replica coin)
John of Luxemburg as King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg in 1346 as his mother was Elizabeth (Eliška), heiress of Bohemia, of the
After 1349, Charles IV was uncontested ruler of the Holy Roman Empire till his death in 1378.
1348), daughter of Charles, Count of Valois, a half-sister of Philip IV of France.
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 [CTRL] SOME USES AND ABUSES OF THE TITLES OF DUKE OF ANJOU AND
Count Zeiniger de Borja, closely associated with the household of King Alfonso XIII states that a parallel may be found in the case of Duke Gaston d'Orléans (1608-1660) brother of King Louis XIII who had married secondly (1632) Marguerite de Lorraine-Vaudemont (1615-1672).
The founder of the House was Charles, Count of Anjou, Count of Provence and of Forcalquier.
Duke of Enghien, Duke of Albret, Prince of Conti and of Laroche-sur-Yon, Count of Soissons and of Charolais, Count of Dunois, Viscount of Meaux and of Breteuil and Baron of Alais.
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 Coins from Chartres
Odo I, Count of Blois and Chartres, succeeded Theobald I "le Tricheur" (957/960-975/978).
This is an example of the second of three known types of deniers struck for Charles de Valois, Count of Chartres at Chartres.
Charles de Valois (1270-1325) was the son of Philip III "le Hardi" and Isabelle of Aragon, was the younger brother of Philip IV and father of Philip VI de Valois (1293-1350).
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 TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With C
Charles, the brother of the previous French king Philippe V, took the throne in preference to Philippe's daughters, because of the Salic Law which stated that a woman should not succeed to the throne.
Charles VI of France died and was buried in the Saint Denis Basilica.
Charles owed his crown to Joan of Arc who insisted she had been told by God that he was the true heir to the French throne.
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 ipedia.com: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Roman Emperor Charles IV of the House of Luxembourg was elected rival king of the Romans in 1346 to emperor Louis IV, succeeded his father John of Luxembourg as king of Bohemia in 1346, and was cr...
The Roman Emperor Charles IV of the House of Luxembourg (May 14, 1316 — 29 November 1378) was elected rival king of the Romans in 1346 to emperor Louis IV, succeeded his father John of Luxembourg as king of Bohemia in 1346, and was crowned as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1355.
Since 1349 Charles IV was uncontested ruler of the Holy Roman Empire till his death in 1378.
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 Time1c   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
1319 - Charles of Blois (Charles of Chatillon), Duke of Brittany, born.
1364 - Charles of Blois (Charles of Chatillon), Duke of Brittany, died.
1401 - Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Count of Clermont, born.
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 Valois dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The House of Valois was a branch of the Capetian family, for it was descended from Charles of Valois, whose Capetian father, King Philip III, awarded him the county of Valois in 1285.
Charles's son and successor, Philip, count of Valois, became king of France as Philip VI in 1328, and thus began the Valois dynasty.
The Valois kings gradually increased their authority at the expense of the privileges of the feudal lords.
gallery.euroweb.hu /tours/gothic/history/valois.html   (349 words)

  
 The Angevin Dynasties
Charles I count of Anjou was succeeded by his son Charles II.
Charles II was followed by his son-in-law Charles I of Valois, who became also Charles III of Anjou.
Charles I of Anjou was overthrown in Sicily by the Argonese during a local uprising known as the 'Sicilian Vespers' in 1282.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Valois
Charles VI of France bestowed the duchy of Orléans on his brother Louis (1392).
A minor count of the house of Luxembourg, Henry was elected German king on the death of King Albert I after the electors had set aside the two main contenders, Albert's eldest son, Frederick of Austria, and the French prince...
The mother of British ballet: the founder of Britain's Royal Ballet, still a formidable presence at the age of ninety-five, recalls her long and illustrious career.
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 TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With M
Charles (Count of Valois, Anjou and Maine) +Margaret (of Anjou, m.
Wife of Charles, Count of Valois, and mother of Philippe VI, King of France.
Princess Mary, the younger sister of Henry VIII, married Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk at Greenwich.
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 generation 15 ('stamoudgrootouders')
Geoffrey III in the Cradle ('in the wieg'), duke of Lower-Lorraine, duke of Brabant 1142-1190, count of Louvain, superintendent of Tongerlo, born circa 1141 / 1140?
Albert III, count of Namur, count of Château-Porcien, count of Brugeron, superintendent of Andenne, born 1027?, attempted in vain to acquire the duchy of Lower-Lorraine, died 22-6-1102, buried Saint-Aubin, Namur?, married circa 1067:
Otto IV, palatinate count of Wittelsbach of Scheyern, superintendent of Eisenhofen and Freising, superintendent of Sankt-Ulrich in Augsburg and of Kühlach, died 4-8-1156, buried Ensdorf [Indersdorf], married prior to 13-7-1116:
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 The Angevin Dynasties
Charles I count of Anjou was succeeded by his son Charles II.
Charles II was followed by his son-in-law Charles I of Valois, who became also Charles III of Anjou.
Charles I of Anjou was overthrown in Sicily by the Argonese during a local uprising known as the 'Sicilian Vespers' in 1282.
xenophongroup.com /montjoie/anjou.htm   (1801 words)

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