Charles, Duke of Orléans
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For other people named Charles d'Orléans, see Charles d'Orléans (disambiguation).
Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti.
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Duke of Orléans | |
Tenure | 23 November 1407 - 5 January 1465 |
Predecessor | Louis I |
Successor | Louis II |
Born | 24 November 1394 Paris, France |
Died | 5 January 1465(1465-01-05) (aged 70) Amboise, France |
Burial | Saint Denis Basilica, France |
Spouse | |
Issue | Joan, Duchess of Alençon Marie, Viscountess of Narbonne Louis XII of France Anne, Abbess of Fontevraud |
House | Valois-Orléans |
Father | Louis I, Duke of Orléans |
Mother | Valentina Visconti |
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He is now remembered as an accomplished medieval poet, owing to the more than five hundred extant poems he produced, written in both French and English, during his 25 years spent as a prisoner of war and after his return to France.