1380 Deaths - Charles V of France, Catherine of Siena, Elisabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Bertrand Du Guesclin, Haakon VI of Norway (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Charles V of France, Catherine of Siena, Elisabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Bertrand Du Guesclin, Haakon Vi of Norway, Butautas, Emperor K my, Andrew Magnus, Alexander de Kininmund, Manuel Kantakouzenos, John de Carrick, Shams Al-D n Ab Abd All h Al-Khal l, Nissim of Gerona, Jacopo Del Casentino, Khadijah of the Maldives, Jan O ko Z Vla imi, Vettor Pisani, Gale Hania, Saint Philotheos, Milo Sweetman, Matteo Di Cione. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Charles V (21 January 1338 16 September 1380), called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380 and a member of the House of Valois. His reign marked a high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armies recovering much of the territory ceded to England at the Treaty of Bretigny. Charles was born at the chateau de Vincennes, Ile-de-France, France, the son of John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. Upon his father's succession to the throne in 1350, Charles became Dauphin of France. He was the first French heir to use the title, which is named for the region of Dauphine, acquired by Charles' grandfather. The future king was highly intelligent but physically weak, with pale skin and a thin, ill-proportioned body. He made a sharp contrast to his father who was tall, strong and sandy-haired and gossip at the time suggested he was not John's son. Similar rumors would pursue Charles' grandson, Charles VII. King John was a brave warrior but a poor ruler who alienated his nobles through arbitrary justice and the elevation of associates considered unworthy. After a three-year break, the war resumed in 1355, with Edward, The Black Prince, leading an English-Gascon army in a violent raid across southwestern France. After checking an English incursion into Normandy, John...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=77447