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Charles IV d'Anjou
Comte du Maine
(1414-72)
Other names: Charles I
Other Titles
Comte de Guise
Comte de Mortain, 1434
Comte de Gien
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
Positions Held
Governor of Languedoc, 1441
Lieutenant general of Languedoc, 1441
Governor of Guyenne, 1441
Lieutenant general of Guyenne, 1441
Governor of Paris, 1435
Captain of Paris, 1435
Biographical
Charles was initially known as Charles of Mortain until he received Maine
and other grants in 1440 from his brother René. He was a favourite
of Charles VII who entrusted him with his finances, then the government
of Languedoc), and who recovered Maine from the English for him. At the
time of the Ligue du Bien public, he reluctantly supported Louis XI. After
feeling during the Battle of Montlhéry, putting the king in danger,
his governorship of Languedoc was revoked and he retired to Italy in disgrace.
He later returned to France after marrying Cambella Ruffo.
Place of birth: Castle of Montils-lez-Tours
Place of death: Neufvy, Touraine
Place of burial: Mans Cathedral
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Sources
1. P. Anselme. Histoire généalogique et chronologique
de la maison royale de France, 3rd edn, vol. 1. Paris: La Compagnie
des Libraires Associez, 1726.
2. C. Dreyfus, A. Berthelot. La Grande encyclopédie: inventaire
raisonné des sciences, des lettres et des arts, vol. 9. Paris:
H. Lamirault, 1886.
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