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Charles De Valois, Count of Valois , III

Charles De Valois, Count of Valois , III

Male 1270 - 1325  (55 years)


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  • Name Charles De Valois 
    Title Count of Valois 
    Suffix III 
    Birth 12 Mar 1270  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Aft 12 Mar 1270  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LC85-F9L 
    Death 16 Dec 1325  Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 16 Dec 1325  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I39  footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father Phillipe Capet, King of France , III,   b. 30 Apr 1245, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1285, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabelle of Aragon, Queen Of France ,   b. 1 May 1245, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1271, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1262  Auvergne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F61  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marguerite Napoli, Princess ,   b. Abt 1273, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1299, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 16 Aug 1290  Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Philippe De Valois, Roi de France , VI,   b. 17 Nov 1293, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1350, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Jeanne De Valois, Countess De Hainaut ,   b. 9 Jul 1294, Picardie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1342, Nord, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Family 2 Mahaut De Châtillon,   b. 8 Jan 1292, Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1358, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1308  Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Isabell De Valois, Princess ,   b. 13 Apr 1313, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1383, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F23566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Mar 1270 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - Aft 12 Mar 1270 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Aug 1290 - Champagne, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Jun 1308 - Poitou-Charentes, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Dec 1325 - Centre, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 16 Dec 1325 - Île-De-France, France Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • Charles of Valois (12 March 1270 - 16 December 1325), the third son of P h i l i p I II of France and Isabella of Aragon, was a member of the House o f C a p e t a nd founder of the House of Valois, whose rule over France woul d s t a r t i n 1328.

      The grandson of Louis IX of France, Charles of Valois was a son, brothe r , b r o t her-in-law and son-in-law of kings or queens (of France, Navarre , E n g l a nd and Naples). His descendants, the House of Valois, would beco me t h e r o y al house of France three years after his death, beginning wit h h i s s o n P hilip VI of France.

      Charles thus dreamed of more and sought all his life for a crown he nev e r o b t a ined. In 1284, the pope recognized him as King of Aragon (under t h e v a s s alage of the Holy See), as son of his mother, in opposition to K i n g P e t er III, who after the conquest of the island of Sicily was an en e m y o f t h e papacy. Charles then married Marguerite of Sicily, daughter o f t h e N e a politan king, in order to re-enforce his position in Sicily, s up p o r t ed by the Pope. Thanks to this Aragonese Crusade under taken by h i s f a t h er Philip III against the advice of his brother, the future Phil i p t h e F a ir, he believed he would win a kingdom and won nothing but the r i d i c u le of having been crowned with a cardinal's hat in 1285, which gav e h i m t h e s obriquet of the "King of the Cap." He would never dare to us e t h e r o y al seal which was made on this occasion and would have to reno un c e t h e t itle.

      His principal quality was to be a good military leader. He commanded ef f e c t i vely in Flanders in 1297. The king quickly deduced that his brothe r c o u l d c onduct an expedition in Italy against Frederick II of Sicily. T h e a f f a ir was ended by the peace of Caltabellotta..


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