Charles IV of France
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Charles IV the Fair (French Charles IV le Bel; b. 18 June 1294; † 1 February 1328 at Vincennes Castle) was King of France and (as Charles I) King of Navarre from 1322 to 1328.
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Charles IV was the third son of Philip IV the Fair († 1314) and his wife Joan of Navarre († 1305). As a prince, he still received the county of La Marche as an appanage from his father in 1314. He succeeded his elder brother Philip V the Tall, who had left no son entitled to inherit, on the throne of France in 1322. Charles IV was crowned as the new king on 21 February 1322.
His government was marked externally by the conflict with his brother-in-law King Edward II of England, who refused to take the required oath of fealty for Gascony. As a result, there were several military clashes in Gascony. The collection of the financial resources required for this made Charles's government unpopular with the population. With the mediation of his sister Isabella, Edward's wife, the conflict was finally settled in 1325 after her son paid homage to Prince Edward on his father's behalf. In addition, Charles was paid the Agénois and 50,000 pounds sterling by his sister in 1327, which would later serve as the occasion for Edward III's long-running conflict with France.
At Christmas 1327, Charles suddenly fell ill and died shortly afterwards. His last official act was the transfer of the county of La Marche in exchange for the county of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis to Louis I de Bourbon, who additionally received the title of duke and the dignity of a pair for the seigneury of Bourbon.
The young Luxembourg prince Wenceslas lived for a time at Charles' court for his education. On the occasion of his confirmation in 1323, King Charles acted as his godfather, which meant that Wenceslas would later go down in history as Emperor Charles IV.
Charles IV of France died at Vincennes Castle on 1 February 1328 and was buried in the sepulchre of French kings, Saint-Denis Cathedral. During the sacking of the royal tombs of Saint-Denis during the French Revolution, his tomb was opened and looted on 24 October 1793, and his remains were buried in a mass grave outside the church.
Charles IV "the Fair" of France
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| Philip IV, King of France (1268-1314), |
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| Charles IV King of France |
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| Theobald I of Navarre (1201-1253) |
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| Henry I of Navarre (c. 1244-1274) |
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| Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305) |
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