Galeries historiques de Versailles - Charles d'Artois, comte d'Eu

Charles of Artois (1394 – 25 July 1472), son of

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu Philip of Artois (1358 – 16 June 1397, Micalizo), son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert. Philip was a gallant and energetic soldier. In 1383, he ...

, and Marie of Berry, was Count of Eu from 16 June 1397 until his death 75 years later. He was taken prisoner by the English at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415, and was not released until 1438. In 1448, he married Jeanne of Saveuse (died 1449) and on 23 September 1454, Helene of Melun (d. 1473), but he had no children. He was appointed Lieutenant of the

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and

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, as well as Governor of

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, during the War of the Public Weal in 1465. He was succeeded by his nephew John II, Count of Nevers.

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* * 1394 births 1472 deaths Artois, Charles of Charles French prisoners of war in the Hundred Years' War {{France-noble-stub