Ancient history

Charles of France

Born in Tours, 1446 - Died in Bordeaux, 1472.

Fourth son of Charles VII and Marie d'Anjou, brother of Louis XI. Weak, mediocre, dissatisfied, Charles allowed himself to be dragged several times into taking the lead of the feudal lords dissatisfied with his brother. Duke of Berry, he is the nominal leader of the League of Public Good, following which he exchanges Berry for Normandy. He did not keep it for long, Louis XI stripped it of it in 1466, offering him Roussillon in exchange. Charles refuses the province, begins to plot again; he was invested with Guyenne in 1469. Drawn up again against his brother in 1471, he thought of marrying the daughter of Charles the Bold, and took part, at the beginning of 1472, in a new coalition which notably included the Bold and Edward IV of England.

Charles of France, opportunely dies in Bordeaux, and his adviser Odet d'Aydie will affirm that the king had him poisoned.