Charles the Bold
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
Article abstract: Charles the Bold attempted to build the Duchy of Burgundy into a unified kingdom. He was considered a serious threat to the stability and centralization of the French state.
Early Life
Charles was born on November 10, 1433, at Dijon, the son of the immensely popular Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal. Perhaps because Charles was the only son of three to survive, Isabella zealously protected the infant. She tended to his needs personally, refusing to relinquish him to wet nurses, as was the normal...
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