Charles IV of Maine (1414–1472) was a French prince of blood and an advisor to

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious () or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a ''de facto'' end of the English claims to ...

, his brother-in-law, during the

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. He was the third son of Louis II, Duke of Anjou and King of Naples, and

Yolande of Aragon Yolande of Aragon (11 August 1381 – 14 November 1442) was Duchess of Anjou and Countess of Provence by marriage, who acted as regent of Provence during the minority of her son. She was also known as Yolanda de Aragón and Violant d'Ara ...

. In 1434, he married Covella Ruffo (d. 1442), Countess of Montalto and Corigliano. They had one son, named Jean Louis Marin, who died as an infant. In 1437, he took up arms on behalf of King

, participating in the capture of Montereau, and that of

Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...

, in 1441. At this time, his brother,

René of Anjou René of Anjou (; ; 16 January 1409 – 10 July 1480) was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1434 to 1480, who also reigned as King of Naples from 1435 to 1442 (then Aragonese conquest of Naples, deposed). Having spent his last years in Aix ...

, ceded to him the

County of Maine Maine () is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the former County of Maine, whose capital was also the city of Le Mans. The area, now divided into the departments of Sarthe and Mayenne, has about 857,000 inhabitant ...

. He continued to take part in King Charles' campaigns. By his second marriage, in 1443, to Isabelle of Luxembourg (d. 1472), daughter of

Peter I of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol Peter of Luxembourg (1390 – 31 August 1433) was count of Saint-Pol. His inheritance included the counties of Brienne, Conversano and Saint-Pol. Family Peter was the son of John of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir, and mother, Marguerite of Eng ...

, he had two children: * Louise of Anjou (1445–1477,

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), married in 1462 at

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Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours Jacques d'Armagnac (4 August 1477), duke of Nemours, was a 15th-century French nobleman and military leader. He served under King Charles VII of France in Normandy and Guienne, and was awarded honours by Louis XI. He also held the title of Count ...

(d. 1477). * Charles IV, Duke of Anjou (1446–1481) A dispute over the county of Guise between Charles and Isabelle's brother, Louis of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, was settled by settling it upon Isabelle as a dowry. Charles also had an illegitimate daughter, Mary of Anjou, who married Thomas Courtenay, 6th Earl of Devon. He led the rearguard for King

Louis XI of France Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the ...

at the

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in 1465.

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