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Charles VI the Well-Beloved, later known as Charles VI the Mad (French: Charles VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as Charles VI le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was King of France (1380–1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. The Hundred Years’ War continued throughout his reign.

Charles VI (reigned 1380–1422) was a minor when he succeeded his father. His uncles, each possessed of the ambition and resources to pursue independent policies, assumed control of the government. His uncles, each possessed of the ambition and resources to pursue independent policies, assumed control of the government.

Charles VI, Roi de France was born on 3 December 1368 at Paris, France. He was the son of Charles V, Roi de France and Jeanne de Bourbon.1 He married Isabelle von Bayern, daughter of Stefan III Herzog von Bayern-Ingolstadt and Thaddea Visconti, on 17 July 1385. He died on 22 October 1422 at age 53 at Paris, France.

Charles VI ended up being one of the worst kings in France’s history—but to his credit, he didn’t really seem to want to be king in the first place. Charles could have taken his rightful place as king when he was 14 years old, but he didn’t. He’d rather hunt and joust and enjoy life than be a boring old king.

Charles VI of France was born on December 3, 1368 in Paris. His father, the Valois King Charles V, was a sickly, yet competent ruler. At the time of Charles’s birth, France fought against England in the Hundred Years War. The king’s leadership gave France an advantage, but he didn’t live long enough to end the conflict.

Henry V brought Charles VI, who had been living in a state of neglect at Senlis, back to Paris. In the autumn of 1422 Charles fell ill and died at the age of 54. During his reign he was know both as Charles the Well Beloved and as Charles the Mad. French Royalty.

King Charles VI of France orders the expulsion of all Jews from his kingdom. The culmination of a series of anti-Semitic orders from the monarchs of France, the Skip to main content