![]() Therefore, a regency was necessary, and the young king’s uncles happily moved to take control of the kingdom while the kid grew up. France was on every level unprepared for its king’s passing, starting with the fact that the rightful heir, Charles VI, was merely 11. So you can imagine how the realm must have felt when, in 1380, Charles V died from an abscess in his left arm, when he was only 42 years old. It was therefore only fortunate that Charles V took charge and handled the situation with good administration and careful strategy. All seemed terrifyingly precarious for the French then. The English, though seemingly with smaller numbers and a worse army, were rapidly gaining ground and accumulating loot and victories one battle after another. During his rule, England nearly succeeded in annexing France into its domain, as John II himself was captured by the Black Prince of England in the Battle of Poitiers. The French and the English fought relentlessly from 1337 to 1453 over the right to govern the Kingdom of France, and Charles V, known as “the Wise,” managed 30 years into the conflict to tilt the balance in favor of the French after the disastrous misfortunes that plagued his grandfather, King John II.Īnd truly, Charles V’s father was not a lucky King. The land was struck with the terrors of war during his rule, marked by one of the most famous and complex conflicts in the medieval history of Europe: the Hundred Years’ War. King Charles VI of France was born during a troublesome period, and his fascinating story-almost out of legend and fantasy-is now but a tale of warning against the dangers of psychological ignorance (and probably inbreeding).īack in the time of kings and knights, there was a wise French ruler by the name of Charles V. But then there were those who weren’t so fortunate. How privileged are we to be able to look back into the abyss that was the Black Death, for example, from the comfortable safety of our clean computer monitors! How lucky to live at a time where mental illness is not deemed a matter of demonic possession or witchcraft to be solved through magical spells and, if there’s any difference, prayers. ![]() #KING CHARLES FRANCE FULL#Oh, the Middle Ages! That sweet period full of bloody conflicts, deadly sickness, blind superstition, and a gross misunderstanding of mental and physical health. ![]()
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