Charles, Count of Angoulême
Count of Angoulême from 1467 to 1496 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles of Orléans (1459 – 1 January 1496) (French: Charles d'Orléans) was the Count of Angoulême from 1467 until his death. He succeeded his father, John, and was initially under the regency of his mother, Marguerite de Rohan, assisted by Jean I de La Rochefoucauld, one of his vassals.
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Charles of Orléans | |
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Count of Angoulême | |
Born | 1459 |
Died | 1 January 1496(1496-01-01) (aged 36–37) |
Spouse | Louise of Savoy |
Issue | Marguerite, Queen of Navarre Francis I of France Jeanne d'Angoulême (illegitimate) |
House | Valois-Angoulême |
Father | John, Count of Angoulême |
Mother | Marguerite de Rohan |
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Charles commissioned the luxuriously illustrated Heures de Charles d'Angoulême.