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Charles de Valois (28 April 1573 – 24 September 1650) was an illegitimate son of Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet. He was count of Auvergne, duke of Angoulême, and a memoirist.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Charles de Valois, duke d’Angoulême was an illegitimate son of King Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet, chiefly remembered for his intrigues against King Henry IV and for his later military exploits, particularly as commander at the siege of La Rochelle in 1627.
Duke of Orléans Drawing by unknown artist. From his birth until the death of his oldest brother Francis, Dauphin of France (Francis I's eldest son), in 1536, Charles was known as the Duke of Angoulême.
Charles de Valois-Angoulême, duc d'Angoulême (Château du Fayet, 28 avril 1573 - Paris, 24 septembre 1650) était le fils naturel du roi Charles IX et de sa maîtresse Marie Touchet. Il devint le favori de son oncle, le roi Henri III. Il fut comte d'Auvergne, puis duc d'Angoulême, comte de Ponthieu, pair de France, prieur de la ...
Charles de Valois est un des principaux personnages de la célèbre série de romans Les Rois maudits de Maurice Druon, dans laquelle il est dépeint comme un prince superbe, mais fat, démesurément ambitieux et cupide, dirigeant en tout ses neveux, les nigauds Louis le Hutin et Charles le Bel.
In 1371 it became a fief of the Duke of Berry, before passing to Louis I, Duke of Orleans, both of whom were cadets of the French royal family. From then on it was held by cadets of the Valois House of Orleans, until Francis, Count of Angoulême, became King of France in 1515.
Charles de Valois Angoulême, comte d'Auvergne, duc d' (shärl də välwä´ kôNt dōvĕrn´yə dük däNgōōlĕm´), 1573–1650, illegitimate son of King Charles IX of France. He turned against King Henry IV, conspired with Henriette d'Entragues, his half-sister, and was imprisoned until 1616.
