Louis Of Valois Duke Of ORLEANS

1372 - 1407  (35 years)

• Name	Louis Of Valois Duke Of ORLEANS  [1]
  Birth	13 Mar 1372  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Nov 1407  [1]
  Notes	Louis of Valois (March 13, 1372 ? November 23, 1407) was Duke of OrlÈans from 1392 to his death. He was also Count of Valois, Duke of Touraine (1386?1392), Count of Blois (1397?1407), AngoulÍme (1404?1407), PÈrigord, Dreux and Soissons. Louis was son of King Charles V of France and Joanna of Bourbon and younger brother of Charles VI. In 1389, Louis married Valentina Visconti, daughter of Gian Galeazzo, Duke of Milan. Louis had an important political role during the Hundred Years' War. With the increasing insanity of his elder brother Charles the Mad (who suffered from either schizophrenia, porphyria or bipolar disorder), Louis disputed the regency and guardianship of the royal children with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. The enmity between the two was public and a source of political unrest in the already troubled France. Louis had the initial advantage, being of royal blood, but his character and rumour of an affair with consort queen Isabeau of Bavaria made him extremely unpopular. For the following years, the children of Charles VI were successively kidnapped and recovered by both parts, until the Duke of Burgundy managed to be appointed by royal decree guardian of the dauphin and regent of France. Louis did not give up and took every effort to sabotage John's rule, including squandering the money raised for the relief of Calais, then occupied by the English. After this episode, John and Louis broke into open threats and only the intervention of John of Valois, Duke of Berry and uncle of both men, avoided a civil war. On November 20, 1407 a solemn reconciliation was vowed in front of the court of France, but only three days later, Louis was brutally assassinated in the streets of Paris, when armed men under the orders of the John, Duke of Burgundy, attacked him while he was mounting his horse, and literally amputated his arms, leaving him defenceless.
  Person ID	I42087	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	Charles V The Wise Of FRANCE,   b. 31 Jan 1338, Vincennes, Ile-de-France d. 16 Sep 1380 (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Jeanne DE BOURBON,   b. 03 Feb 1338   d. 04 Feb 1378 (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	08 Apr 1350  [1]
  Family ID	F17525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Valentina VISCONTI,   b. 1366, Milan d. 04 Dec 1408, Blois (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Louis Of ORLEANS,   b. 1391   d. 1395 (Age 4 years)  [Natural]   2. John Philip Of ORLEANS,   b. 1393, Paris d. 1393, Chateau de Vincennes (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   3. Margaret Countess Of VERTUS,   b. 1406   d. 1466, Abbaye-le-Guiche (Age 60 years)  [Natural]   4. John Count Of ANGOULEME,   b. 26 Jun 1400   d. 30 Apr 1467 (Age 66 years)  [Natural]   5. Daughter Of ORLEANS,   b. 1390   d. 1390 (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   6. Marie Of ORLEANS,   b. 1401, Chateau de Coucy d. 1401 (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   7. Philip Count Of VERTUS,   b. 1396, Paris d. 1420 (Age 24 years)  [Natural]   8. Son Of ORLEANS,   b. 1392   d. 1392 (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   9. Charles I De Valois Duke Of ORLEANS,   b. 24 Nov 1394   d. 05 Jan 1465 (Age 70 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F17530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.