Charles I

duke of Lorraine [1365–1431]
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Also known as: Charles II, Charles le Hardi, Charles the Bold
Quick Facts
Byname:
Charles The Bold
French:
Charles Le Hardi
Born:
1365
Died:
Jan. 25, 1431, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France] (aged 66)
House / Dynasty:
Carolingian dynasty

Charles I (or II) (born 1365—died Jan. 25, 1431, Nancy, Lorraine [Germany; now in France]) was the duke of Lorraine and an ally of the Burgundian faction in the internal strife that divided France during the Hundred Years’ War. He succeeded in uniting Lorraine with the duchy of Bar. Becoming duke in 1391, he followed his father’s example in allying Lorraine with the Burgundians. Thus he defeated Louis, Duke d’Orléans, at Champigneulles in 1407, acted as the duke of Burgundy’s representative at the Council of Constance in 1414, and entered Paris with the duke on July 24, 1418, bearing the ...(100 of 156 words)