She was most likely born in Munich, where she was baptized as Elisabeth at the Church of Our Lady. Isabeau’s parents were Duke Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Taddea Visconti, who he married for a 100,000 ducat dowry. A few months later, following the Bal des ardents where he narrowly escaped death from burning, Charles was again placed under the regency of his uncles, the dukes of Berry and Burgundy.Ĭharles VI married Isabeau of Bavaria (ca. In 1392, while leading a military expedition against the Duchy of Brittany, the king suffered a first attack of delirium, during which he attacked his own men in the forest of Le Mans. First placed under the regency of his uncles, the Dukes of Burgundy, Anjou, Berry and Bourbon, he decided in 1388, aged 20, to emancipate himself. While his father left behind a favorable military situation, marked by the reconquest of most of the English possessions in France. Although the royal age of majority was 14 (the “age of accountability” under Roman Catholic canon law), Charles terminated the regency at the age of 21.
During his minority, France was ruled by Charles’ uncles, as regents. Charles VI was only 11 years old when he was crowned King of France.
His coronation took place on November 4, 1380, at Reims Cathedral. His elder brothers having died before he was born, Charles was heir to the French throne and held the title Dauphin of France.Īt his father’s death on September 16, 1380, Charles inherited the throne of France. The Dukes of Bourbon were direct male-line descendants of King Louis IX of France.
Joanna was a daughter of Pierre I, Duke of Bourbon, and Isabella of Valois, a half-sister of Philippe VI of France. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes which plagued him throughout his life.Ĭharles was born in Paris, in the royal residence of the Hôtel Saint-Pol, on December 3, 1368, the son of King Charles V of the House of Valois and of Joanna of Bourbon. Charles VI (Decem– October 21, 1422), called the Beloved and later the Mad, was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422.
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