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Charles II of Navarre was the son of Philip, Count of Evreux and Jeanne, the only surviving child of Louise X of France and Navarre. Charles’s grandfather died before his birth on October 10, 1332. But Jeanne did not inherit his throne.

Charles II, (born 1332—died Jan. 1, 1387), king of Navarre from 1349, who made various short-lived attempts to expand Navarrese power in both France and Spain. He was the son and successor of Joan of France, queen of Navarre, and Philip, count of Évreux .

Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387.

When Charles II, King of Navarre was born on 10 October 1332, in Évreux, Eure, Normandy, France, his father, Philippe d'Evreux Roi de Navarre, was 26 and his mother, Jeanne II De Navarre, was 39. He married Jeanne de Valois Capet on 12 February 1352, in Fontenay-Trésigny, Seine-et-Marne, France.

The Kingdom of Navarre, former independent kingdom of Spain which occupied the area of the present province of Navarra. The kingdom was home to sizable Moorish and Jewish populations, and despite its small size in the later Middle Ages, it played a significant role in international politics.

Father. Charles II of Navarre. Mother. Joan of Valois. Charles III ( Basque: Karlos, Spanish: Carlos; 22 July 1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux in France from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged Évreux for the Duchy of Nemours . As a young man, Charles was frequently sent ...

Charles II (Charles the Bad), 1332–87, king of Navarre (1349–87), count of Évreux; grandson of King Louis X of France. He carried on a long feud with his father-in-law, John II, king of France, procuring the assassination (1354) of John's favorite, Charles de La Cerda, and forming an alliance with King Edward III of England.

Charles II (10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387. Besides the Kingdom of Navarre nestled in the Pyrenees, Charles had extensive lands in Normandy, inherited from his father, Count Philip of Évreux ...