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IV d'Anjou
Comte du Maine (1414–73) Other names: Charles I Biographical Comte du Maine 1445 Comte de Guise 1444 (jure uxoris) Comte de Mortain 1425 Comte de Gien 1443 Vicomte de Châtellerault Vicomte de Martigné Seigneur de Ferté-Bernard 1440 Seigneur de Château-du-Loir 1440 Seigneur de Mayenne 1440 Seigneur de Sablé 1440 Lieutenant General and Governor of Guyenne 1441 Lieutenant General and Governor of Languedoc 1440 Lieutenant General of the King in Saintonge 1438 Lieutenant General of the King in Limousin 1435 Governor and Captain of Paris at Chinon 1435 Lieutenant General of the King in Anjou 1430 Lieutenant General of the King in Maine 1430 Governor of Provence 1417 Lieutenant General of Provence Charles was initially known as Charles of Mortain until 1441, when he swore homage to King Charles VII of France in Paris for the County of Maine, which his elder brother, René of Sicily, had granted him as his share of the inheritance. He officially obtained possession of the county in 1448, when his brother ceased using the title and the English had left the territory. Charles was a favourite of Charles VII, who entrusted him with his finances, then the government of Languedoc, and recovered Maine from the English for him. At the time of the Ligue du Bien public, he reluctantly supported Louis XI. After fleeing during the Battle of Montlhéry, putting the king in danger, Charles' governorship of Languedoc was revoked, and he retired to Italy in disgrace. He later returned to France. Place of birth: Castle of Montils-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire Place of death: Neufvy-le-Roi en Touraine, Indre-et-Loire Place of burial: Cathedral of St Julian, Le Mans Son of Louis of Anjou, King of Sicily and Violante of Aragon, he was married firstly in 1432 to Covella Ruffo with issue, and secondly in 1444 to Isabelle of Luxembourg, with issue. |
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