Charles I, Duke of Orléans
French duke and poet
- Lived
- 1394–1465
- Country
- France
Updated September 2026
About Charles I, Duke of Orléans
Charles I was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti.
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