1338 - 1380 (42 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
1338 - 1380 (42 years)
Birth |
1338 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
1380 |
Nogent-Sur-Marne, Val-de Marne, France |
Buried |
St. Denis |
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Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family 1 |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
Children |
| 1. Jeanne Capet, b. 1357 |
| 2. Bonne Capet |
| 3. Jeanne Capet, b. 1366 |
+ | 4. Roy Charles Capet, VI, 'the Mad', b. 1368 |
| 5. Marie Capet, b. 1370 |
+ | 6. Louis Capet, b. 13 Mar 1372, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 7. Isabelle Capet, b. 1373 |
| 8. Catherine Capet, b. 1377 |
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Family 2 |
Biette Cassinel |
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1339 - 1378 (39 years)
Birth |
3 Feb 1339 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
6 Feb 1378 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Buried |
St. Denis |
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Father |
Pierre de Clermont |
Mother |
Isabelle de Valois |
|
Family |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
Children |
| 1. Jeanne Capet, b. 1357 |
| 2. Bonne Capet |
| 3. Jeanne Capet, b. 1366 |
+ | 4. Roy Charles Capet, VI, 'the Mad', b. 1368 |
| 5. Marie Capet, b. 1370 |
+ | 6. Louis Capet, b. 13 Mar 1372, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 7. Isabelle Capet, b. 1373 |
| 8. Catherine Capet, b. 1377 |
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- 1394
Died |
1394 |
|
Father |
François Cassinel, b. Abt 1305 |
Mother |
Alips les Champs, b. Abt 1310 |
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Family 1 |
Gérard de Montagu |
Married |
Bef 1336 |
Children |
+ | 1. Jean de Montagu |
| 2. Bishop Gérard de Montagu |
| 3. Archbishop NN de Montagu |
| 4. NN de Montagu |
| 5. NN de Montagu |
| 6. NN de Montagu |
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Family 2 |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
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1339 - 1384 (45 years)
Birth |
23 Jul 1339 |
Died |
22 Sep 1384 |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family |
Marie de Châtillon, b. 1343 |
Married |
1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Re Lodovico II di Napoli, II, b. 1377, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi Pyrénées, France |
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1343 - 1404 (61 years)
Birth |
1343 |
Died |
1404 |
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Father |
Charles de Blois, b. 1319, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Penthièvre, b. 1319, Bretagne, France |
Married |
1337 |
France |
|
Family |
Re Lodovico I di Napoli, b. 23 Jul 1339 |
Married |
1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Re Lodovico II di Napoli, II, b. 1377, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi Pyrénées, France |
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1340 - 1416 (75 years)
Birth |
30 Nov 1340 |
Died |
15 Jun 1416 |
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Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family 1 |
Jeanne d' Armagnac |
Married |
1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Bonne de Berry, b. 1360-1370 |
| 2. Comte Charles de Berry, b. 1362 |
| 3. Jean de Berry, II, b. 1363 |
+ | 4. Marie de Berry, b. Omstr 1367 |
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Family 2 |
Comtesse Jeanne d' Auvergne et de Boulogne |
Married |
5 Jun 1389 |
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- 1387
Died |
1387 |
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Father |
Jean I d' Armagnac, b. 1305 |
Mother |
Comtesse Beatrice de Clermont, b. 1310 |
Married |
May 1327 |
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Family |
Prince Jean I de Berry, "le Magnifique", b. 30 Nov 1340 |
Married |
1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Bonne de Berry, b. 1360-1370 |
| 2. Comte Charles de Berry, b. 1362 |
| 3. Jean de Berry, II, b. 1363 |
+ | 4. Marie de Berry, b. Omstr 1367 |
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- Bef 1423
Died |
Bef 1423 |
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Father |
Jean II. d' Auvergne |
Mother |
Eleonore de Comminges |
Married |
11 Aug 1373 |
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Family 1 |
Prince Jean I de Berry, "le Magnifique", b. 30 Nov 1340 |
Married |
5 Jun 1389 |
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Family 2 |
Comte Georges de la Trémouille, b. 1384 |
Married |
16 Nov 1416 |
Aigueperse |
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1342 - 1404 (62 years)
Birth |
17 Jan 1342 |
Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
27 Apr 1404 |
Halle a.d. Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family |
Gräfin Margaretha van Vlaanderen, b. 13 Apr 1350, Male |
Married |
19 Jun 1369 |
Children |
+ | 1. Philippe Capet, b. Oct 1389 |
+ | 2. Anton van Brabant, b. Aug 1384 |
| 3. Catharina Capet |
+ | 4. Maria de Bourgogne, b. Aug 1380 |
+ | 5. Jean de Bourgogne, 'sans Peur ', b. 28 May 1371 |
+ | 6. Margaretha Capet, b. Oct 1374 |
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1350 - 1405 (54 years)
Birth |
13 Apr 1350 |
Male |
Died |
16 Mar 1405 |
Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland |
|
Father |
Comte Louis de Nevers, III, 'de Mâle', b. 25 Nov 1330 |
Mother |
Margaretha van Brabant-Limburg |
Married |
1347 |
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Family 1 |
Philippe de Bourgogne, I, b. 1345 |
Married |
1357 |
|
Family 2 |
Duc Philippe de Bourgogne, II, 'the Bold', b. 17 Jan 1342, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
19 Jun 1369 |
Children |
+ | 1. Philippe Capet, b. Oct 1389 |
+ | 2. Anton van Brabant, b. Aug 1384 |
| 3. Catharina Capet |
+ | 4. Maria de Bourgogne, b. Aug 1380 |
+ | 5. Jean de Bourgogne, 'sans Peur ', b. 28 May 1371 |
+ | 6. Margaretha Capet, b. Oct 1374 |
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1343 - 1373 (30 years)
Birth |
24 Jun 1343 |
Died |
3 Nov 1373 |
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Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
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Family 1 |
Hertog Hendrik van Brabant-Limburg |
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Family 2 |
Roy Charles de Navarra, 'the Bad', b. Oct 1332 |
Married |
1352 |
Children |
+ | 1. Roy Carlos III de Navarra, b. 1361 |
+ | 2. Jeanne de Navarra |
+ | 3. Pierre von Mortain |
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- 1349
Died |
29 Nov 1349 |
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Father |
Hertog Jan van Brabant-Limburg, III, "the Triumphant", b. 1300 |
Mother |
Marie d' Évreux |
Married |
Bef 1322 |
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Family |
Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jun 1343 |
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1332 - 1387 (54 years)
Birth |
Oct 1332 |
Died |
1 Jan 1387 |
|
Father |
Roy Philippe de Navarra, b. 27 Mar 1301 |
Mother |
Reine Juana de Navarra, II, b. 28 Jan 1311 |
Married |
1329 |
|
Family |
Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jun 1343 |
Married |
1352 |
Children |
+ | 1. Roy Carlos III de Navarra, b. 1361 |
+ | 2. Jeanne de Navarra |
+ | 3. Pierre von Mortain |
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1344 - 1404 (60 years)
Birth |
18 Sep 1344 |
Died |
15 Oct 1404 |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family |
Robert de Bar, I, b. 1340 |
Married |
Abt 1364 |
Children |
+ | 1. Marquess Henry de Bar |
+ | 2. Jolantha de Bar, b. Aft 1364 |
+ | 3. Jolande de Bar |
| 4. Bona de Bar |
| 5. Jean de Bar |
+ | 6. Jeanne de Bar |
| 7. Eduard de Bar, III, b. June 1377 |
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1340 - 1411 (71 years)
Birth |
1340 |
Died |
1411 |
|
Father |
Heinrich IV de Bar |
Mother |
Jolanthe von Cassel, b. 1331 |
|
Family |
Marie de France, b. 18 Sep 1344 |
Married |
Abt 1364 |
Children |
+ | 1. Marquess Henry de Bar |
+ | 2. Jolantha de Bar, b. Aft 1364 |
+ | 3. Jolande de Bar |
| 4. Bona de Bar |
| 5. Jean de Bar |
+ | 6. Jeanne de Bar |
| 7. Eduard de Bar, III, b. June 1377 |
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1345 - 1349 (4 years)
Birth |
1345 |
Died |
1349 |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
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1347 - 1352 (5 years)
Birth |
1347 |
Died |
1352 |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
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1348 - 1372 (23 years)
Birth |
1 Oct 1348 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
11 Sep 1372 |
Pavia, Lombardia, Italia |
|
Father |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Mother |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
|
Family |
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, b. Nov 1351 |
Married |
Jun 1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Valentine Visconti, b. 1366, Milano, Lombardia, Italia |
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1351 - 1402 (50 years)
Birth |
Nov 1351 |
Died |
3 Sep 1402 |
|
Father |
Galeazzo Visconti, II, b. 1310-1320 |
Mother |
Bianca Maria di Savoya, b. 1336 |
Married |
10 Sep 1350 |
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Family 1 |
Isabella de France, b. 1 Oct 1348, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
Jun 1360 |
Children |
+ | 1. Valentine Visconti, b. 1366, Milano, Lombardia, Italia |
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Family 2 |
Katharina Visconti, b. Abt 1360 |
Married |
2 Oct 1380 |
Children |
| 1. Gian Maria Visconti, b. 1389 |
+ | 2. Ducca Filippo Maria Visconti, b. 23 Sep 1392 |
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1319 - 1364 (45 years)
Birth |
1319 |
Died |
9 Apr 1364 |
London, Middlesex, England |
|
Father |
Roy Philippe de Valois, VI, b. 1293 |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourgogne |
Married |
1313 |
|
Family 1 |
Jutta von Böhmen-Luxemburg, b. 1315 |
Married |
1332 |
Children |
+ | 1. Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
+ | 2. Re Lodovico I di Napoli, b. 23 Jul 1339 |
+ | 3. Prince Jean I de Berry, "le Magnifique", b. 30 Nov 1340 |
+ | 4. Duc Philippe de Bourgogne, II, 'the Bold', b. 17 Jan 1342, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France |
+ | 5. Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jun 1343 |
+ | 6. Marie de France, b. 18 Sep 1344 |
| 7. Agnes Capet, b. 1345 |
| 8. Marguerite Capet, b. 1347 |
+ | 9. Isabella de France, b. 1 Oct 1348, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
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Family 2 |
Jeanne d' Auvergne, b. 1326 |
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1315 - 1349 (34 years)
Birth |
1315 |
Died |
1349 |
|
Father |
König Johann von Luxemburg, 'the Blind', b. 10 Aug 1296 |
Mother |
Elisabeth von Böhmen, b. 20 Jan 1292 |
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Family |
Roy Jean Capet, II, 'le Bon', b. 1319 |
Married |
1332 |
Children |
+ | 1. Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
+ | 2. Re Lodovico I di Napoli, b. 23 Jul 1339 |
+ | 3. Prince Jean I de Berry, "le Magnifique", b. 30 Nov 1340 |
+ | 4. Duc Philippe de Bourgogne, II, 'the Bold', b. 17 Jan 1342, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France |
+ | 5. Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jun 1343 |
+ | 6. Marie de France, b. 18 Sep 1344 |
| 7. Agnes Capet, b. 1345 |
| 8. Marguerite Capet, b. 1347 |
+ | 9. Isabella de France, b. 1 Oct 1348, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
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1339 - 1378 (39 years)
Birth |
3 Feb 1339 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
6 Feb 1378 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Buried |
St. Denis |
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Father |
Pierre de Clermont |
Mother |
Isabelle de Valois |
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Family |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
Children |
| 1. Jeanne Capet, b. 1357 |
| 2. Bonne Capet |
| 3. Jeanne Capet, b. 1366 |
+ | 4. Roy Charles Capet, VI, 'the Mad', b. 1368 |
| 5. Marie Capet, b. 1370 |
+ | 6. Louis Capet, b. 13 Mar 1372, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 7. Isabelle Capet, b. 1373 |
| 8. Catherine Capet, b. 1377 |
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1357 - 1360 (3 years)
Birth |
1357 |
Died |
1360 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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- 1360
Died |
1360 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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1366 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
1366 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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1368 - 1422 (54 years)
Birth |
1368 |
Died |
1422 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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Family 1 |
Elizabeth von Bayern, b. 1369-1371 |
Married |
17 Jul 1385 |
Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France |
Children |
| 1. Charles Capet, b. 1386 |
| 2. Jeanne Capet, b. 1388 |
+ | 3. Isabella Capet, b. 1389 |
+ | 4. Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jan 1391 |
| 5. Charles Capet, b. 1392 |
| 6. Marie Capet, b. 1392 |
| 7. Michelle Capet, b. 11 Jan 1395, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 8. Louis Capet, b. 1397 |
| 9. Jean Capet, b. 1398 |
+ | 10. Catherine de France, b. 1401 |
+ | 11. Roy Charles Capet, VII, 'the Victorious', b. 22 Feb 1403, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| 12. Philippe Capet, b. 1407 |
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Family 2 |
Odette de Champdivers |
Children |
| 1. Marguerite de Valois, b. 1407 |
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1370 - 1377 (7 years)
Birth |
1370 |
Died |
1377 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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1372 - 1407 (34 years)
Birth |
13 Mar 1372 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Died |
23 Jan 1407 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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Family 1 |
Valentine Visconti, b. 1366, Milano, Lombardia, Italia |
Married |
17 Aug 1389 |
Melun |
Children |
| 1. NN Capet, b. 1390 |
| 2. Louis Capet, b. 1391 |
| 3. Jean Capet, b. 1393 |
+ | 4. Duc Charles d' Orléans, I, b. 24 Nov 1394 |
| 5. Comte Philippe Capet, b. 1395 |
+ | 6. Comte Jean d' Orléans, b. 26 Jun 1404 |
+ | 7. Marguerite d' Orléans, b. 1406 |
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Family 2 |
Mariette d' Eghien |
Children |
+ | 1. Comte Jean d' Orléans, b. 23 Nov 1402, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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1373 - 1377 (4 years)
Birth |
1373 |
Died |
1377 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
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1377 - 1388 (11 years)
Birth |
1377 |
Died |
1388 |
|
Father |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Mother |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Married |
1350 |
|
Family |
Jean de Berry, II, b. 1363 |
Married |
5 Aug 1386 |
St. Ouen-Le-Brisoult, Orne, France |
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- 1394
Died |
1394 |
|
Father |
François Cassinel, b. Abt 1305 |
Mother |
Alips les Champs, b. Abt 1310 |
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Family 1 |
Gérard de Montagu |
Married |
Bef 1336 |
Children |
+ | 1. Jean de Montagu |
| 2. Bishop Gérard de Montagu |
| 3. Archbishop NN de Montagu |
| 4. NN de Montagu |
| 5. NN de Montagu |
| 6. NN de Montagu |
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Family 2 |
Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
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Name |
Charles Capet |
Prefix |
Roy |
Suffix |
V, 'le Sage' |
Birth |
1338 |
Vincennes, Île-de-France, France |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1380 |
Nogent-Sur-Marne, Val-de Marne, France |
Burial |
St. Denis |
Siblings |
8 Siblings |
+ | 1. Roy Charles Capet, V, 'le Sage', b. 1338, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France d. 1380, Nogent-Sur-Marne, Val-de Marne, France (Age 42 years) ▻ Jeanne de Bourbon, m. 1350 ; Biette Cassinel | + | 2. Re Lodovico I di Napoli, b. 23 Jul 1339 d. 22 Sep 1384 (Age 45 years) ▻ Marie de Châtillon, m. 1360 | + | 3. Prince Jean I de Berry, "le Magnifique", b. 30 Nov 1340 d. 15 Jun 1416 (Age 75 years) ▻ Jeanne d' Armagnac, m. 1360 ; Comtesse Jeanne d' Auvergne et de Boulogne, m. 5 Jun 1389 | + | 4. Duc Philippe de Bourgogne, II, 'the Bold', b. 17 Jan 1342, Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France d. 27 Apr 1404, Halle a.d. Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland (Age 62 years) ▻ Gräfin Margaretha van Vlaanderen, m. 19 Jun 1369 | + | 5. Jeanne de France, b. 24 Jun 1343 d. 3 Nov 1373 (Age 30 years) ▻ Hertog Hendrik van Brabant-Limburg; Roy Charles de Navarra, 'the Bad', m. 1352 | + | 6. Marie de France, b. 18 Sep 1344 d. 15 Oct 1404 (Age 60 years) ▻ Robert de Bar, I, m. Abt 1364 | | 7. Agnes Capet, b. 1345 d. 1349 (Age 4 years) | | 8. Marguerite Capet, b. 1347 d. 1352 (Age 5 years) | + | 9. Isabella de France, b. 1 Oct 1348, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France d. 11 Sep 1372, Pavia, Lombardia, Italia (Age 23 years) ▻ Gian Galeazzo Visconti, m. Jun 1360 | |
Person ID |
I7558 |
Geneagraphie | Ahnen BvS |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2010 |
Family 1 |
Jeanne de Bourbon, b. 3 Feb 1339, Vincennes, Île-de-France, France d. 6 Feb 1378, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 39 years) |
Marriage |
1350 |
Children |
| 1. Jeanne Capet, b. 1357 d. 1360 (Age 3 years) |
| 2. Bonne Capet d. 1360 |
| 3. Jeanne Capet, b. 1366 d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 4. Roy Charles Capet, VI, 'the Mad', b. 1368 d. 1422 (Age 54 years) |
| 5. Marie Capet, b. 1370 d. 1377 (Age 7 years) |
+ | 6. Louis Capet, b. 13 Mar 1372, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 23 Jan 1407, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 34 years) |
| 7. Isabelle Capet, b. 1373 d. 1377 (Age 4 years) |
| 8. Catherine Capet, b. 1377 d. 1388 (Age 11 years) |
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Family ID |
F3258 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2010 |
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- King of France (1364-1380).
Charles, the eldest son of John II the Good and Bonne of Luxembourg, was faced, at the age of eighteen, with his father's imprisonment in England (1356-1360) and found himself faced with the worst possible difficulties while acting as Regent. The States General were attempting to gain control of the monarchy, Etienne Marcel had fomented rebellion in Paris, there were threats from the King of Navarre, Charles the Bad, who coveted the crown and there was a peasants' revolt in the Beauvais area (the "Jacquerie" revolt). Having succeeded in overcoming domestic problems in 1358, Charles then had to withstand a new invasion by the English, to which he put an end by signing the Treaty of Calais in 1360. This laid down the conditions under which his father would be released. John the Good's return to London and subsequent death in 1364 took Charles V to the throne of France. With the assistance of a great warlord, Du Guesclin, he defeated Charles the Bad in Cocherel (1364), put an end to the war of succession in Brittany through the Treaty of Guerande (1365) and partly rid his kingdom of the groups of armed bandits who were pillaging it (1366). In 1369, war against the English broke out again after the confiscation of Guyenne by King Charles V. It was a war waged without any major battles, a conflict designed to wear down the other side, and one by one the King of France succeeded in reconquering each of the Englishheld territories (Rouergue, Quercy and Perigord in ] 369, Limousin and Poitou in 1372, Aunis and Saintonge in 1373). By 1375, the only English possessions remaining in France were Guyenne and Calais. The accession of a new king to the throne of England in 1377, in the person of Richard II, led to a further outbreak of hostilities in 1379-1380. Charles V's domestic policy aimed at re-establishing royal authority which had suffered badly during his father's reign. In particular, he reorganised the army, forming it into "companies" (ordinances of 1373-1374), and the financial system, obtaining the funding he required for war by means of extraordinary taxes which, later, became permanent. Finally, he was a well-educated, literate king who enjoyed the company of educated men and a king-builder who commissioned work on the Louvre, Bastille, Hotel Saint-Pol and the new town walls in Paris. When he died in 1380, his son, Charles VI, succeeded him.
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