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Charles VI of France

1368 - 1422

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Charles VI (3 December 1368 – 21 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé) and later 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. He ascended the throne at the young age of eleven, his father leaving behind a favorable military situation, marked by the reconquest of most of the English possessions in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles VI of France has received more than 3,680,796 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Charles VI of France is the 314th most popular politician (down from 296th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from France (up from 138th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Politician.

Charles VI of France is most famous for his role in the 100 Years War and for being the king of France when Joan of Arc was executed.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles VI of France ranks 314 out of 15,577Before him are Viktor Yanukovych, Park Chung-hee, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Muawiyah I, Haile Selassie, and Lee Kuan Yew. After him are Ertuğrul, Matthias Corvinus, Godfrey of Bouillon, Wu Zetian, Gerhard Schröder, and Julian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1368, Charles VI of France ranks 1After him are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Albert II, Duke of Bavaria, and Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1422, Charles VI of France ranks 2Before him is Henry V of England. After him are Taejong of Joseon, Mustafa Çelebi, Michelle of Valois, and Taddeo di Bartolo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles VI of France ranks 128 out of 6,011Before him are Jacques Chirac (1932), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Henri Poincaré (1854), Nicolas Poussin (1594), and Luc Montagnier (1932). After him are François Villon (1431), Roman Polanski (1933), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Sully Prudhomme (1839), and Paul Verlaine (1844).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Charles VI of France ranks 34Before him are Philippe Pétain (1856), Georges Danton (1759), Philip II of France (1165), Hugh Capet (940), Jacques Chirac (1932), and Louis XVIII of France (1755). After him are Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Louis XII of France (1462), Charles VIII of France (1470), Louis XI of France (1423), Joachim Murat (1767), and François Mitterrand (1916).