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Biography of King Charles V of France 1338-1380

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilda of Tubingen

1348-1350 Black Death Plague Outbreak

1360 Treaty of Brétigny

1364 Death of John II King France

On 28th July 1332 [his father] King John "The Good" II of France (age 13) and [his mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France (age 17) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King John I of Bohemia (age 35) and [his grandmother] Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. He the son of [his grandfather] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 38) and [his grandmother] Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France (age 39). They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21st July 1338 King Charles V of France was born to King John "The Good" II of France (age 19) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France (age 23).

1348-1350 Black Death Plague

In June 1348 the 1348-1350 Black Death Plague arrived in England. The first of many occurrences. It is estimated to have killed between 25 to 60 percent of the population of around six million. The outbreak lasted through 1349 recurring in 1362, 1369 and regularly thereafter until its last significant outbreak in The Great Plague of 1666.

On 11th September 1349 [his mother] Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France (age 34) died of plague in Maubisson, Pontoise.

On 19th February 1350 [his father] King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and [his step-mother] Joan Auvergne Queen Consort France (age 23) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of William Auvergne XII Count Auvergne II Count Boulogne and Margaret Évreux Countess Auvergne and Boulogne. He the son of [his grandfather] King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 56) and [his grandmother] Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France. They were half second cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 8th April 1350 King Charles V of France (age 11) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and 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.

Around July 1353 Peter "Cruel" I King Castile (age 18) and [his sister-in-law] Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Castile. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 42) and [his mother-in-law] Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 40). He the son of Alfonso "Avenger" XI King Castile and Maria Burgundy Queen Consort Castile (age 40). They were third 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.

Treaty of Brétigny

On 8th May 1360 King Edward III of England (age 47) and [his father] King John "The Good" II of France (age 41), and their eldest sons Edward "Black Prince" (age 29) and the future King Charles V of France (age 21), ratified the Treaty of Brétigny at Calais [Map]. [his brother] Louis Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou (age 20) and [his brother] John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 19) were given as hostages.

[his brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 18) was ransomed. The treaty confirmed lands held by King Edward III of England including Aquitaine.

King John "The Good" II of France was ransomed for three million écus being released after the payment of the first third.

Bishop William of Wykeham (age 40) was present.

The Treaty was signed on 24th October 1360 at Calais.

In 1361 [his sister-in-law] Blanche Bourbon Queen Consort Castile (age 22) died.

Death of John II King France

On 1st July 1364 [his father] King John "The Good" II of France was informed that his son had escaped from his captivity. John announced he would return to England as a matter of honour. He left around Dec 1363 arriving in London to parades and feasts.

On 8th April 1364 King John "The Good" II of France died at Savoy Palace [Map]. His son Charles (age 25) succeeded V King France: Capet Valois.

On 3rd December 1368 [his son] Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France was born to King Charles V of France (age 30) and [his wife] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 30). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.59%.

On 19th August 1371 [his brother-in-law] Louis Bourbon II Duke Bourbon (age 34) and Anne Auvergne Duchess Bourbon (age 13) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bourbon. The difference in their ages was 20 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon and [his mother-in-law] Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 58).

On 13th March 1372 [his son] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans was born to King Charles V of France (age 33) and [his wife] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.59%.

In 1374 [his son] Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 1) and [his daughter-in-law] 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 [his wife] 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.

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

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

In 1381 Joanna of Navarre Queen Consort England (age 11) was held hostage with her two brothers Charles III King Navarre (age 20) and Peter Évreux Count Mortain by King Charles V of France to ensure their father's (age 48) good behaviour. They were held under the guardianship of their maternal uncles [his brother] John Valois 1st Duke Berry (age 40) and [his brother] Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 38).

[his daughter] Catherine Valois was born to King Charles V of France and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.59%.

King Charles V of France 1338-1380 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of King Charles V of France 1338-1380

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of King Charles V of France 1338-1380

Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Louis XII King France

Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre

King Francis I of France

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of King Charles V of France 1338-1380

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Philip III of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

GrandFather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

Father: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh III Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Metz Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugues Vergy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Great x 2 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas St Valery

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adele Ponthieu

GrandMother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Provence Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

King Charles V of France 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Guise

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John I Brabant

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur

Mother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Ottokar I of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

GrandMother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen