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	Charles VII on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Although excluded from the throne by the Treaty of Troyes, Charles took the royal title after his father's death (1422) and ruled S of the Loire, while John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford, who was regent for King Henry VI of England, controlled the north and Guienne (Aquitaine).
		In 1440, Charles suppressed the Praguerie, and in 1444 a truce was signed with England, which lasted until 1449.
		In 1438, Charles issued the pragmatic sanction of Bourges, which established the liberty of the French Roman Catholic Church from Rome.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Charles7F1r.asp (704 words)

	Charles VII of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Born in Paris, Charles was the eldest surviving son of Charles VI of France and Isabeau de Bavière.
		One of the important factors that aided in the ultimate success of Charles VII was the support from the powerful and wealthy family of his wife Marie d'Anjou (1404-1463), particularly the mother-in-law the Queen Yolande of Aragon.
		King Charles VII died on July 22, 1461 at, but his latter years were marked by an open revolt by his son who succeeded him as Louis XI.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Charles_VII_of_France (661 words)

	Charles, VII Biography / Biography of Charles, VII Biography Biography
		Charles VII was born on Feb. 22, 1403, the son of Charles VI.
		Since Charles was unable and unwilling to mount a counteroffensive, in 1431 she was tried and executed as a heretic in the Norman city of Rouen.
		With the return of Normandy, Charles was able to survey the records of Joan of Arc's trial, and in 1456 he had her officially rehabilitated through the annulment of her sentence by the Church.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-charles-vii (830 words)

	Charles VII, King of France (1403-1461)
		His mentally demented father, Charles VI 'le Fou' (1368-1422) and mother, queen Isabeau, submitted to Burgundian and English demands in the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to disinherit Charles VII's claim to the French throne in favor of the English king, Henry V, and his heirs.
		It was not until after the victory of Charles VII's army at the battle of Baugé (1421) that Isabeau, who was now fully beholding to the English for support and was strongly intimidated by Philippe 'the Good', duc de Bourgogne, began to refer to her son as 'the so-called dauphin'.
		The terms called for Henry V of England to marry Charles VI's daughter, Catherine, to be Regent of France until the death of Charles VI, and to be king of France afterwards.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/chas_vii.htm (2067 words)

	CHARLES VII. - LoveToKnow Article on CHARLES VII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles and Ren of Anjou retired from court, and the greater part of the members of the kings council were drawn from the bourgeois classes.
		Charles, while careful to protest against its renewal, supported the anti-papal contentions of the French members of the council of Basel (1431-1449), and in 1438 he promulgated the Pragmatic Sanction at Bourges, by which the patronage of ecclesiastical benefices was removed from the Holy See, while certain interventions of the royal power were admitted.
		The Histoire de Charles VII by Jean Chartier, historiographer-royal from 1437, was included in the Grandes Chroniques de Saint-Denis, and was first printed under Chartiers name by Denis Godefroy, together with other contemporary narratives, in 1661.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHARLES_VII_.htm (1568 words)

	Charles VI of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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.
		Charles VI's reign was marked by the continuing war with the English (the Hundred Years' War), culminating in 1415 when the French army was defeated at the Battle of Agincourt.
		Charles VI died in 1422 at Paris and is interred with his wife, Isabeau de Bavière in Saint Denis Basilica.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Charles_VI_of_France (504 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles VII (February 22, 1403 - July 22, 1461) was king of France from 1422 to 1461, a member of the Valois Dynasty.
		Following this, king Charles VII recaptured Paris from the English and eventually all of France with the exception of the northern port of Calais.
		King Charles VII died on July 22, 1461 at Mehun-sur-Yèvre, but his latter years were marked by an open revolt by his son who succeeded him as Louis XI.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charles_vii_of_france.html (432 words)

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		Charles VII had fabulous luck, as he found the archetypal money man, the famous Jacques Coeur, who would become his money man and one of the most exciting characters of that period of history known as the Middle Ages.
		Charles VII put it down without pity, even after learning that his own son, the Dauphin, was a leader of this rebellion, second only to the most vociferous of the insurgents.
		Charles VII died and was succeeded by Louis XI.
	www.bergerfoundation.ch /Sandro/11france_english.html (1120 words)

	AllRefer.com - Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Charles VII 1697–1745, Holy Roman emperor (1742–45) and, as Charles Albert, elector of Bavaria (1726–45).
		Having married a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I, he refused to recognize the pragmatic sanction of 1713 by which Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (his wife's uncle) reserved the succession to the Hapsburg lands for his daughter, Maria Theresa.
		On Charles VI's death (1740) he advanced his own claim and joined with Frederick II (of Prussia), France, Spain, and Saxony to attack Maria Theresa (see Austrian Succession, War of the).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Charles7HRE.html (251 words)

	Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife,.
		When Charles II of Spain made Philip V his heir, Louis XIV violated the contract.
		However, after Charles VII's reign, Maria Theresa's husband Francis I was elected, ensuring that the Empire would continue in the Habsburg line.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor (401 words)

	Emperor Charles VII: His 300th Anniversary of birth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles Albrecht, Elector of Bavaria, was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1742 under the title of Charles VII, not just because of his own powerful position, but more due to certain political constellations.
		Charles Albrecht, born on August 6, 1697, was the Elector of Bavaria from 1726 to 1745.
		On the death of Charles VI in 1740, Charles Albert immediately joined the alliance against Maria Theresia and, with the aid of Prussia and France, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor under the title of Charles VII in February 1742.
	www.germanembassy-india.org /news/nov97/gn16a.htm (514 words)

	The 'Companions' of Jeanne d'Arc and Others
		Charles I de Bourbon, the fifth duc de Bourbon, was an agressive leader of the Armagnac forces that supported the French king, Charles VII.
		Charles I de Bourbon had married Agnès de Bourgogne [Burgundy] (1407-76), daughter of Jean the Fearless duc de Bourgogne [and sister of Philippe 'le Bon' de Bourgogne]; their sons were: Jean II [see above]; Charles II, Cardinal (1434-88); Louis, Bishop of Liege (1436-1482); Pierre II (1438-1503) [known also as Pierre de Beaujeu].
		Charles d'Orléans' release in 1440 from English captivity was largely an initiative of the duc de Bourgogne, Philippe 'the good', whose father, Jean 'the fearless' had had Charles' father (Louis I d'Orléans) assassinated in 1407 -- one of the main causes of the Burgundian-Armagnac civil war.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/compgns.htm (5560 words)

	Charles VI of France - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
		Referred to as both Charles the Mad and Charles the Well Beloved, at the age of eleven, he was crowned King of France in 1380 in the cathedral at Reims.
		Charles VI's reign was marked by the continuing wars with the English culminating in 1415 when the French army was defeated at the Battle of Agincourt.
		Charles VI died on October 21, 1422 at Paris and is interred with his wife, Isabeau de Bavière in Saint Denis Basilica.
	www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/ch/Charles_VI_of_France.html (420 words)

	John II of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On July 28, 1332, at the age of 13, he was married to Bonne of Luxembourg, daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg, king of Bohemia.
		King Jean died in London in 1364 and his body was returned to France, where he was interred in the royal chambers at Saint Denis Basilica.
		He was succeeded by his son, Charles V.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/John_II_of_France (597 words)

	Joan of Arc, letter to Charles VII, March 1429
		In her testimony at the Condemnation trial, Joan of Arc mentioned sending a letter to Charles VII from the town of Ste-Catherine-de-Fierbois after she arrived there in early March 1429.
		Charles and his Court were located in the large chateau overlooking the town.
		A number of chroniclers as well as witnesses at the appeal said that she was later able to recognize Charles VII although "he withdrew aside beyond the others" and tried to convince her that one of his lords was the king.
	archive.joan-of-arc.org /joanofarc_letter_Fierbois1.html (559 words)

	Leaders and Battles: Charles VII, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Children: Louis XI Charles VII is considered by many to be the one the most important French monarchs.
		Regardless, in 1422 Charles declared himself ruler however his control was limited to the area South of the river Loire (the English controlled North of the river.) In 1429, he was persuaded by Joan of Arc to send a force under to Joan to relieve the town of Orleans from siege by the English.
		The French defeated the English and Charles was crowned again at Rheims as a symbol of a new French unity.
	www.lbdb.com /TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=5689 (183 words)

	The Life of Saint Joan of Arc [Continued]
		After months of questioning Joan, and because the position of Charles VII was so desperate, he was willing to listen to her.
		The banner Charles had made for her, to carry into battle, had a figure of the Virgin with a shield and two angels supporting the arms of France on one side.
		On July 17, 1429, Jeanne’s army triumphantly entered Reims and Charles was crowned king [with Joan standing nearby with her banner] at the cathedral, the traditional venue for the crowning of French kings.
	www.french-at-a-touch.com /French_History/saint_joan_of_arc_ii.htm (434 words)

	Charles article - Charles first name Charles Darwin Charles Babbage Germanic churl Swedish - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles is a very common male first name.
		Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
		Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Charles (222 words)

	Louis XI of France
		Louis XI (142383), king of France (146183), son and successor of Charles VII, who continued his father's work of restoring unity and stability to France after the ravages of the Hundred Years' War.
		After joining with discontented nobles in an unsuccessful rebellion against Charles VII in 1440, he was pardoned and made governor of Dauphiné, where he showed great administrative ability.
		Charles was influential in forming a conspiracy of nobles called the League of the Public Weal, against Louis in 1465.
	www.blackstudies.ucsb.edu /antillians/louisxi.html (301 words)

	Joan of Arc
		In 1420 Charles VI, Henry V, and Philip the Good of Burgundy agreed to the Treaty of Troyes, according to which Henry was to act as regent for the mad Charles VI, marry Charles's daughter, and inherit the throne of France on Charles's death.
		In April 1429 Charles VII sent her to Orléans as captain of a troop of men--not as leader of all his forces.
		Although Charles VII appears to have accepted Joan's mission--after having had her examined several times at Chinon and at the University of Poitiers--his attitude toward her, on the whole, is ambiguous.
	www.chsbs.cmich.edu /Robert_Root/eng326/Joan.htm (1762 words)

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		To become king, Charles VII had to be ordained in the Reims Cathedral, and the English had captured it.
		Joan was exteremly religious, and to her, Charles was still just the Dauphin until he was crowned in the cathedral.
		King Charles VII was content where he was and doubtful of taking Paris, but he gave her an attempt.
	www.angelfire.com /de/Dereklub/joan.html (777 words)

	Paris in the Hundred Years War and Coins of the Protagonists
		Charles was relying on support he was receiving in the south and the Armagnacs were his principle allies.
		Charles was succeeded by his ineffectual son (although he would come to be known as the ‘Victorious’) and Henry succeeded by his infant son, who ruled as Henry VI.
		Charles was too weak to threaten Paris, but strong enough to resist the treaty his father had made with the English giving the throne of France to the English on his (Charles VI’s) death.
	home.eckerd.edu /~oberhot/paris-siege-hyw.htm (802 words)

	Charles VII of Naples & Philip V of Spain & the Order of San Gennaro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is hardly surprising that the young King Charles VII of the Two Sicilies looked to his father, Philip V, for advice in administering the affairs of his Kingdom.
		Charles' plans were further advanced by mid-1737 and on 21 June 1737 King Philip wrote to him once again expressing approval of the idea.
		Charles had already suggested the formation of a class of Magnates of the Kingdom, paralleling the Spanish Grandeeship, an idea which although it was ultimately abandoned because of disagreements among the Two Sicilies nobility, was supported by King Philip (letter of 23 December 1736), who later suggested the names of candidates.
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/bourbon/twosicilies/charphil.htm (1120 words)

	Saint Joan of Arc, a Modern Day Hero for All
		Charles VII, a coward, fled to Chinon after his father Charles VI died in 1422.
		Charles VII became the king of France on July 17, 1429, at the cathedral of Reims.
		After the coronation of King Charles VII, the French grew to have complete confidence in her and ignited their sense of nationalism that won the war.
	www.stjoan-center.com /topics/Arnold.html (1535 words)

	Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745.
		His brother Klemens August of Bavaria, later archbishop and elector (Kurfürst) of Cologne, who mostly sided with the Austria Habsburg-Lorraine side during the Habsburg successions, cast his vote for him and personally crowned him emperor at Frankfurt.
		After Charles Albert's short reign, Klemens August again leaned toward Austria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_VII,_Holy_Roman_Emperor (161 words)

	History of JOAN OF ARC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She must raise the siege of Orléans so that the king of France, Charles VII, can go to Reims to be anointed in the cathedral.
		Thanks to a long tradition, much fostered in the previous century by Charles V, it is believed that each French king acquires a divine quality once he is anointed with the sacred oil from the Sainte Ampoule at Reims.
		As Charles is anointed with the holy oil, Joan stands nearby with her banner.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa41 (1137 words)

	Articles - Charles V of France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Charles V the Wise (French: Charles V le Sage) (January 31, 1338 â“ September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member of the Valois Dynasty.
		This matter was resolved but to protect Paris from the English, Charles V rebuilt the Left Bank wall and built a new wall on the Right Bank that extended to a new fortification called the Bastille.
		Charles V died on September 16, 1380 at BeautÃ©-sur-Marne, France and was interred with his wife, Jeanne de Bourbon in Saint Denis Basilica.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Charles_V_of_France?mySession=fff287a91a43b111d9086049e8ef1c27 (320 words)

	Dauphin. (from Charles VII) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		On the death of his elder brother in April 1417, Charles became dauphin (heir to the throne) at the age of 14.
		Charles VI king of France who throughout his long reign (1380–1422) remained largely a figurehead, first because he was still a boy when he took the throne and later because of his periodic fits of madness.
		Usually known as the prince of Wales, Charles is also earl of Chester, duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick, and baron of Renfrew, among other titles.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-1264?tocId=1264 (773 words)

	ARMAVIR - LoveToKnow Article on ARMAVIR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Under the English rule co e counts of Armagnac were turbulent and untrustworthy H: ssals; and the administration of the Black Prince, tending to Ja,our the towns of Aquitaine at the expense of the nobles, drove of 1m to the side of France.
		was all-powerful at the an ench court; and Charles of Orleans, in order to be able to th enge his father, Louis of Orleans, who had been assassinated in 07 by John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, married Bonne, m~ rnards daughter.
		rnes of Armagnac, grandson of Bernard VII., was made duke Nemours in 1462, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his :ond son, John, who died without issue, and his third son, Louis, whom the house of Armagnac became extinct in 1503.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AR/ARMAVIR.htm (2101 words)

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