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3 days ago · Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and in the 19th century, the Mad (French: le Fol or le Fou), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes that plagued him throughout his life.. Charles ascended the throne at age 11, his father Charles V leaving behind a favorable ...
3 days ago · v. t. e. Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor, of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire, from 800, holding these titles until his death in 814.
6 days ago · The First Italian War, or Charles VIII's Italian War, was the opening phase of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Charles VIII of France, who had initial Milanese aid, against the Holy Roman Empire, Spain and an alliance of Italian powers led by Pope Alexander VI, known as the League of Venice.
5 days ago · France - Medieval, Monarchy, Feudalism: The age of Gothic cathedrals and Scholastic theology was also an age of splendour for the French monarchy. Royal authority was greatly strengthened by Louis VII’s successor, Philip II (Augustus; reigned 1180–1223), who could claim descent from Charlemagne through his mother.
5 days ago · King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain Spain's King Felipe VI and Spain's Queen Letizia arrive to attend a gala dinner hosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the French Presidency at the Louvre Museum in Paris, on the eve of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on July 25, 2024.
3 days ago · France - Monarchy, Revolution, Republic: The kingdom of France was descended directly from the western Frankish realm ceded to Charles the Bald in 843. Not until 987 was the Carolingian dynastic line set aside, but there had been portentous interruptions.
6 days ago · Austria - Maria Theresa, Congress of Vienna: In October 1740 the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI, the last male Habsburg ruler, died and was succeeded by his daughter Maria Theresa, the young wife of the grand duke of Tuscany, Francis Stephen of Lorraine.
5 days ago · Visualisez l’évolution des périmètres de sécurité mis en place à l’occasion des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques en région parisienne, du 15 juillet au 8 septembre.
5 days ago · Charles Coste, a French cyclist and oldest living French Olympian at 100 years old, joined the passing of the torch. He passed it off to the final two French athletes who lit the cauldron. Fri ...
4 days ago · Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower at the conclusion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. Loic Venance - Pool / Getty Images. Dion had ...
