d'Orléans, Charles, Duc
(1391–1465)
d'Orléans, Charles, Ducd'Orléans, Charles DucCharles Duc d'Orléans (B * PARIS, 1391 – D † AMBOISE, 1465) Charles de Valois, French noble, poet, the son of Louis d'Orléans (1372–1407) and nephew of King Charles VI (1380–1422). His father was killed by men working for Jean sans-peur (John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy [1371–1419]). Political rivalries were bitterly and unceasingly fought; any means justified the securing of position, including murder. Charles married Isabelle de France…