King Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
King Charles VI of France (1368 - 1422); son of king Charles V of France and Jeanne de Bourbon. He married Isabeau de Bavière in 1385.
View full articleRheims
Rheims on the river Vesle, France, administrative centre of the Marne canton, was unsuccessfully besieged by Edward III for a month at the end of 1359, as described in Book I of the Chronicles.
View full articleKing Charles VI of France (d. 1422)
King Charles VI of France (1368 - 1422); son of king Charles V of France and Jeanne de Bourbon. He married Isabeau de Bavière in 1385.
View full articleRheims
Rheims on the river Vesle, France, administrative centre of the Marne canton, was unsuccessfully besieged by Edward III for a month at the end of 1359, as described in Book I of the Chronicles.
View full articleCharles VI’s four uncles
This refers to Louis I, duke of Anjou, John I, duke of Berry, Philip, duke of Burgundy and Louis II, duke of Bourbon.
Louis I, duke of Anjou (d. 1384)
Louis I of Anjou (1339 - 1384), first count then duke of Anjou, second son of king Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. He married Marie of Blois, countess of Guise, in 1360. He was appointed duke of Anjou in 1360 and king of Sicily in 1382; died in 1384. He spent several years in the South, but did not enjoy a good reputation in the region.
View full articleJohn, duke of Berry
John duke of Berry (1340 - 1416), third son of king John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg, brother of king Charles V of France, and uncle of king Charles VI. John married Jeanne d'Armagnac, the daughter of count Jean I and sister of count Jean II. John of Berry, with his brother Philip, duke of Burgundy, were dominant figures in the French kingdom and in French politics during most of Charles VI's reign, first due to the minority of the king, and later because of his insanity.
View full articlePhilip the Bold, duke of Burgundy (d. 1404)
Philippe, known as 'the Bold', duke of Burgundy (1342 - 1404), fourth son of Jean II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg. The duke of Burgundy was a prominent figure in the government of France during the reign of his nephew Charles VI, especially after 1392 when the king began to suffer from recurring bouts of insanity that gave the dukes of Berry and Burgundy the opportunity to seize power from Charles VI's trusted administrators, known as the Marmousets. Philippe married Margaret de Male, countess of Flanders, and this marriage eventually not only reunited the duchy of Burgundy with the 'free' counties of Burgundy and Artois, but also brought the wealthy counties of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel under the control of the duke of Burgundy. Thus this marriage alliance, and the consequent marriages of the duke of Burgundy's children, created the basis for the Grand Duchy of the West, a quasi-independent state rather than a mere fief of the French crown.
View full articleLouis II, duke of Bourbon (d. 1410)
Louis II, duke of Bourbon (1337 - 1410); the eldest son of Pierre I, duke of Bourbon, and Isabella de Valois. He was king Charles VI's maternal uncle, and he married Anne d'Auvergne in 1371.
View full articleWenceslas I, duke of Luxemburg and Brabant (d. 1383)
Wenceslas I of Luxemburg (133? - 1383), duke of Luxemburg and Brabant, as a consort to Joanna, duchess of Brabant. Son of John 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, and Beatrix of Bourbon. He became the duke of Brabant through his wife Jeanne, who inherited the duchy of Brabant after her father's death in 1355. He was one of Froissart's patrons. He contributed to Froissart's Meliador through his lyric poetry, inserted at intervals throughout this long Arthurian romance. He died in 1383.
View full articleWenceslas I, duke of Luxemburg and Brabant (d. 1383)
Wenceslas I of Luxemburg (133? - 1383), duke of Luxemburg and Brabant, as a consort to Joanna, duchess of Brabant. Son of John 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, and Beatrix of Bourbon. He became the duke of Brabant through his wife Jeanne, who inherited the duchy of Brabant after her father's death in 1355. He was one of Froissart's patrons. He contributed to Froissart's Meliador through his lyric poetry, inserted at intervals throughout this long Arthurian romance. He died in 1383.
View full articleRobert de Bar, duke of Bar (d. 1411)
Robert de Bar (1344 - 1411), duke of Bar; son of Henri IV, count of Bar, and Yolande of Flanders. He married Marie of France, daughter of king John II of France.
View full articleJean I, duke of Lorraine (d. 1390)
Jean I (c. 1346 - 1390), duke of Lorraine; son of Rudolph, duke of Lorraine, and Marie of Blois.
View full articleAmadeus VI, count of Savoy (d. 1383)
Amadeus or Amédée VI (1334 - 1383) known as le Comte Vert, count of Savoy; son of Aimone, count of Savoy, and Yolande de Montferrat. He married Bonne de Bourbon, the sister-in-law of king Charles V of France. He accompanied the duke of Anjou in Italy. He was one of Froissart’s patrons. Amadeus VI was born in Chambéry and died of the Plague in 1383 during a campaign in Naples. He commanded the fleet that seized Gallipoli in August 1366.
View full articleJean de Bourbon, count of La Marche (d. 1393)
Jean de Bourbon (1344 - 1393), count of La Marche, Lieutenant General of the king of France in Limousin; second son of Jacques I de Bourbon and Jeanne de Châtillon. He became count of La Marche when both his father and his elder brother Pierre, the heir, died from their wounds after the battle of Brignais.
View full articleJean of Artois, count of Eu (d. 1387)
Jean d’Artois (1321 - 1387), count of Eu; son of Robert III d’Artois and Jeanne de Valois. He married Isabelle de Melun.
View full articleWilliam I of Flanders, count of Namur (d. 1391)
Born in 1324 as the fifth son of John I of Flanders, count of Namur, and Marie of Artois. He married Jeanne of Hainault, widow of Louis I of Châtillon, count of Blois, who died in 1350. In 1352 he married Catherine of Savoy, by whom he had three children. He became margrave, or count, of Namur in 1337. He fought on the French side at the Battle of Crécy. He died on 1 October 1391 and was succeded as count of Namur by his eldest son, William I.
View full articleLouis II de Male, count of Flanders (d. 1384)
Louis de Male (1330 - 1384), count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel, son of Louis I of Nevers, count of Flanders and Margaret of Burgundy. He married Margaret of Brabant.
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