Biography of Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

On 8th April 1350 [his father] King Charles V of France (age 11) and [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and [his grandmother] Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of [his grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and [his grandmother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 13th March 1372 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans was born to [his father] King Charles V of France (age 33) and [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.60%.

In 1374 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 1) and Catherine Hungary (age 4) were married. She the daughter of Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 47) and Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of King Charles V of France (age 35) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 35). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1378 [his wife] Catherine Hungary (age 8) died.

On 6th February 1378 [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 40) died.

On 16th September 1380 [his father] King Charles V of France (age 42) died. His son [his brother] Charles (age 11) succeeded VI King France: Capet Valois.

On 17th July 1385 [his brother] Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 16) and [his sister-in-law] Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France (age 15) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Stephen "Magnificient Fop" Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria (age 48) and Taddea Visconti Duchess Bavaria. He the son of [his father] King Charles V of France and [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1386 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 13) was appointed Duke Touraine.

In 1389 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 16) and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1st Duke Milan (age 37) and Isabelle Valois. He the son of King Charles V of France and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1392 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 19) was appointed I Duke Orléans.

Life Charles VI by a Monk of St Denis [~1420]. 22nd August 1393. While the king was thus troubled by the inconveniences of strangers, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of August, in the royal house of Saint Paul, the venerable queen bore him a daughter [[his niece] Marie Valois], who was called Mary after being baptized; and she vowed to dedicate her to God and to commit her to His service perpetually, if He would free her from the darkness of ignorance and approve the vow she had made. Not long after, the [his wife] Duchess of Orléans (age 22), the wife of the Lord Duke of Orléans (age 21), the brother of the king, bore a son, whom it pleased to name [his son] Philip.

Dum sic rex peregrinis vexaretur incommodis, mensis augusti vicesima quarta die, in domo regia Sancti Pauli ei peperit fliam regina venerabilis, que baptizata Maria vocata fuit; et hanc Deo dicandam et ejus servicio perpetuo mancipandam vovit, si ipsum a tenebris ignorancie liberaret et votum quod emiserat approbaret. Nec multum post, domina Aurelianensis ducissa, uxor domini ducis Aurelianensis, fratris regis, filium peperit, quem Philippum placuit nominare.

On 24th November 1394 [his son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 22) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married (1) 1406 his first cousin Isabella Valois Queen Consort England, daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France and Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France, and had issue (2) 1410 his second cousin Bonne Armagnac Duchess Orléans, daughter of Bernard VII Count Armagnac and Bonne Valois Countess Armagnac and Savoy (3) 1440 his second cousin once removed Mary La Marck Duchess Orléans, daughter of Adolph La Marck I Duke Cleves and Marie Valois Duchess Cleves, and had issue.

In July 1396 [his son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 24) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married 1410 his second cousin Catherine Valois Countess Vertus, daughter of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy and Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy.

Life Charles VI by a Monk of St Denis [~1420]. [July 1396]. In the month of July, the venerable [his wife] Duchess of Orléans (age 25) gave birth to a son [[his son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus] for her lord the duke (age 24), whom Duke Philip of Burgundy, the king's uncle, raised from the sacred font and named with his own name.

Mense jullio, Aurelianensis venerabilis ducissa domino duci viro suo peperit filium, quem dux Burgundie Philippus, regis patruus, de sacro fonte levavit, et eum suo nomine appellavit.

In 1397 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 24) was appointed Count Blois.

On 26th June 1399 [his son] John Valois Orléans was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 27) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married 31st August 1449 Marguerite Rohan and had issue.

In 1400 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 27) was appointed Count Périgord.

In April 1401 [his daughter] Marie Valois died.

In April 1401 [his daughter] Marie Valois was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 29) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 30). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. She died aged less than one years old.

On 23rd November 1402 [his son] Jean "Bastard of Orléans" Valois Count Dunois Count Longueville was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 30) and Mariette aka Yolande d'Enghien. Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. He married (1) April 1422 Marie Louvet (2) 26th October 1439 Marie Harcourt and had issue.

In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 31) was appointed Count Angoulême.

In 1404 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 31) was appointed Count Soissons.

In 1406 [his son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 11) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Valois Queen Consort England (age 16) were married at Compiègne, Oise. She by marriage Duchess Orléans. She the daughter of [his brother] Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 37) and [his sister-in-law] Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 33) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 35). They were first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 4th December 1406 [his daughter] Margaret Valois was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 34) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.39%. She married 1423 her second cousin Richard Montfort, son of John Montfort V Duke Brittany and Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England, and had issue.

On 4th December 1408 [his former wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 37) died.

Louis Valois I Duke Orléans was appointed Count Valois.