Tuesday, May 06, 2008
RANDOM EB POST
CHARLES V- 1337-1380, king of france, son of John II. physically weak, precluded the usual ambitions. turned to literature and political skills, which gained him, 'the wise' from 19-23, during his fathers exile, time of dificulty, he ruled as lieutenant. blah blah, almost revolution. La 'Jacque Rie'', father John died in 1364. charles set to fix france, expel the english. made allies w/spain + others + renewed war w/ england. done by 1373, more conquest. reign had many results. freed of the english for a time, priviledgesof the nobility curtailed. better justice + parliament self elected. HIGH TAXES, great architecture. palace of st. paul + the walls of the bastille + founded royal library of paris.
CHARLES VI- 1368-1422 king of france, son of Ch V, who he succeeded in 1380, age 12. father's treasure seized by his 4 uncles, duke's of berry, burgundy, anjou, and bourbon, whose tyranny + rapacity aroused rebellion. took paris and other towns and some flemish, but i in 1382, a loss at roosebeke, english. 1385. blah blah blah. 1388, Ch VI old enough and took on his uncles Berry + burgundy. but in 1392, his march against duke of brittany, had an insanity attack(ma unstable family). killed 4 attendants of his. almost burned to death next year, which he never recovered. opened the ambition of burgandy + orleans. 1415 henry V landed, agincourt. famine. plague died.
CHARLES VII- 1403-1461, french king, son of Ch VI, betrothed at 10 to mary of anjou, daughter of Louis, king of sicily, who he married 9 yrs later. dauphin at 13. and at 14 on account of father's insanity, lord c????(man m handwriting sucks). TROUBLES. Charles preferred frivolous disipation. weak character. a mix of horrid court + good french soldiers. (GOEORGEE AGAIN!-history SUCKS) joan of arc! Ch VII got better advisors, better women, his mother in law, yolanda of aragon, S-I-L, Isabel of lorraine + agnes sorel, his mistress, rekindled patriotism(can we?). 1450 agnes died. became wretched. no dignity, afraid of being poisoned, died of starvation.
CHARLES VIII- 1470-1498, king of france, succeeded in 1483. his sister, anne of beaujeu, 22, w/ firmness + craft, inherited from their wise father Louis XI, gained power. she was democratic leaning. 1490, ChIII took charge, broke an arranged marriage W/ daughter of maximillian + married Anne of Brittany, to whome Maximillian had been betrothed(backstory?). WAR resulted. pretty much bribed his way out. worked to enlarge france on the east. had anjou, + went for naples, but they resisted and went to Ferdenand of spain. died at 28 after an accident.(riding). surfing wiki. FOIX! it mentions FOIX!
pic of Ch III
