History UsefulNotes / CharlesDukeOfBurgundy

After all the struggle with France, Charles got into conflict with smaller states to the east as well. The Swiss defeated him at Grandson and Morat, in which he lost a lot of booty and a big part of his army. He was killed at the siege of Nancy in 1477 (his corpse was reportedly found naked with half of his face eaten by wolves).

Charles married Isabella of Bourbon as part of a truce. They were much in love with each other, and in great contrast to his father, was faithful to her. They had one daughter, UsefulNotes/MaryDuchessOfBurgundy, before Isabella died young.

Charles married UsefulNotes/MargaretOfYork, sister of Edward IV of England, to strengthen their alliance. The marriage was not a total disaster, but they had no children and he did not love her like Isabella. Margaret would be a great supporter of his daughter Mary in her reign, though.

After all the struggle with France, Charles got into conflict with smaller states to the east as well. The Swiss defeated him at Grandson and Morat, in which he lost a lot of booty and a big part of his army. He was killed at the siege of Nancy in 1477 (his was reportedly found naked with half of his face eaten by wolves).

After all the struggle with France, Charles got into conflict with smaller states to the east as well. The Swiss defeated him at Grandson and Morat, in which he lost a lot of booty and a big part of his army. He was killed at the siege of Nancy in 1477.

Charles, Duke of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), also known as Charles the Bold ("Charles le Téméraire" in French) was Duke of Burgundy and held several territories in the Low Countries.

The might of the Burgundian state had grown steadily since King John II of UsefulNotes/{{France}} had given Burgundy to his youngest son Philip the Bold. His grandson Philip the Good acted more like a sovereign of his own state than as a feudal lord of France. During UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, he sided with the English for quite a while and kept amassing territories. Philip the Good married Isabella of Portugal and together they had one son: Charles. Charles married Catherine of France when he was young, but she died when he was still young.

* RedOniBlueOni: In ''Quentin Durward'', Charles is the red, temperamental oni to Louis XI's cooly calculating blue oni.

Charles, Duke of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), also known as Charles le Téméraire ("Charles the Bold" in French) was Duke of Burgundy and held several territories in the Low Countries.

* ''Le Miracle des loups'' (1961 film), portrayed by Roger Hanin.

* ''Een Masker van Ijs'' (1987 ChildrensBook) by Anny Matti and Wim Spekking.

* Lyn Harding in film ''Yolanda'' (1921)
* Alec Clunes in Film/TheAdventuresOfQuentinDurward (1955)
* Roger Hanin in ''Le Miracle des loups'' (1961)
* Creator/WilliamSabatier in series ''Quentin Durward'' (1971)
* As a corpse in ''Maximilian'' (2017)
* Appears in ''Quentin Durward'' by Creator/WalterScott(1823)
* Appears in ''Anne of Geierstein'' by Walter Scott (1829)
* Appears in ''Van Nul tot Nu'' by Thom Roep and Co Loerakker (1982)
* Appears in ''Een Masker van Ijs'' by Anny Matti and Wim Spekking (1987)

After all the struggle with France, Charles got into conflict with smaller states to the east as well. The Swiss defeated him at Grandson and Morat, in which he lost a lot of booty and a big part of his army. He finally died at the siege of Nancy in 1477 and he was found in the ice a little later.

The might of the Burgundian state had grown steadily since King JOhn II of UsefulNotes/{{France}} had given Burgundy to his youngest son Philip the Bold. His grandson Philip the Good acted more like a sovereign of his own state than as a feudal lord of France. During UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, he sided with the English for quite a while and kept amassing territories. Philip the Good married Isabella of Portugal and together they had one son: Charles. Charles married Catherine of France when he was young, but she died when he was still young.

The might of the Burgundian state had grown steadily since King Jean II of UsefulNotes/{{France}} had given Burgundy to his youngest son Philip the Bold. His grandson Philip the Good acted more like a sovereign of his own state than as a feudal lord of France. During UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, he sided with the English for quite a while and kept amassing territories. Philip the Good married Isabella of Portugal and together they had one son: Charles. Charles married Catherine of France when he was young, but she died when he was still young.

The might of the Burgundian state had grown steadily since John II of France had given Burgundy to his youngest son Philip the Bold. His grandson Philip the Good acted more like a sovereign of his own state than as a feudal lord of France. During UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar, he sided with the English for quite a while and kept amassing territories. Philip the Good married Isabella of Portugal and together they had one son: Charles. Charles married Catherine of France when he was young, but she died when he was still young.

The might of the Burgundian state had grown steadily since John II of France had given Burgundy to his youngest son Philip the Bold. His grandson Philip the Good acted more like a sovereign of his own state than as a feudal lord of France. During the Hundred Years War, he sided with the English for quite a while and kept amassing territories. Philip the Good married Isabella of Portugal and together they had one son: Charles. Charles married Catherine of France when he was young, but she died when he was still young.

Charles married Isabella of Bourbon as part of a truce. They were much in love with each other, and in great contrast to his father, was faithful to her. They had one daughter, UsefulNotes/MaryDuchessOfBurgundy before Isabella died young.

Louis XI of France was aiming for France to becoming under centralized control of the crown and Burgundy was the biggest thorn in his side. After Charles became duke in 1467, he and Louis had a meeting at Péronne. It was there that he found out that the French king was behind a revolt in Liège. To save himself, Louis agreed to help him put down the revolt. Since then, they were at each other's throats. Louis took the Somme towns and Charles invaded France, without much lasting result.

Charles, Duke of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), also known as Charles le Téméraire ("The Bold" in French) was Duke of Burgundy and held several territories in the Low Countries.

Charles, Duke of Burgundy (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477) was Duke of Burgundy and held several territories in the Low Countries.

!!Portrayals of Charles, Duke of Burgundy in fiction:

* As a corpse in series ''Maximilian'' (2017)

!!Tropes associated with Charles, Duke of Burgundy in fiction:

* RedOniBlueOni: In Quentin Durward, Charles is the red, temperamental oni to Louis XI's cooly calculating blue oni.

* William Sabatier in series ''Quentin Durward'' (1971)

!!Tropes associated with Charles, Duke of Burgundy:

* AltarDiplomacy: All his marriages were arranged to strengthen an alliance.
* BalanceOfPower: The Burgundian state was looked at with suspicion by the states surrounding it and grew too powerful for their comfort.
* BigBad: Despite Charles losing his life against another enemy, Louis XI was this.
* BlueBlood: Descended from a junior branch of the French Royal house through his father. His mother was a Portuguese princess with ties to the English royal house.
* CreepyLongFingers: let his nails grow long later in life, most likely out of melancholy from which he was known to suffer.
* KillItWithIce: Charles was found frozen in a lake.
* KissingCousins: His second wife was a first cousin.
* TheLostLenore: Isabella after she died.
* Main/RedOniBlueOni: In Quentin Durward, Charles is the red, temperamental oni to Louis XI's cooly calculating blue oni. This was TruthInTelevision really.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the Netherlands, he is mostly known as 'Karel de Stoute' which means Charles the Bold. Both his great-grandfather Philip and Charles are called 'the Bold'. In French, however, they have different nicknames. Philip's (''le Hardi'') is close to the English of the bold, while Charles's (''le Téméraire'') holds more of connotation of recklessness as well.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: With Isabella of Bourbon
* ProudMerchantRace: The Low Countries were used to having a lot of autonomy. This was one of the main sources of conflict in his early reign.

Charles married Margaret of York, sister of Edward IV of England, to strengthen their alliance. The marriage was not a total disaster, but they had no children and he did not love her like Isabella. Margaret would be a great supporter of his daughter Mary in her reign, though.

* Appears in ''Een Masker van IJs'' by Anny Matti and Wim Spekking (1987)

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the Netherlands, he is mostly known as 'Karel de Stoute' which means Charles the Bold.
Both his great-grandfather Philip and Charles are called 'the Bold'. In French, however, they have different nicknames. Philip's (''le Hardi'') is close to the English of the bold, while Charles's (''le Téméraire'') holds more of connotation of recklessness as well.

* Lyn Harding in film Yolanda (1921)

* Roger Hanin in Le Miracle des loups (1961)

* Appears in ''Quentin Durward'' by Sir Walter Scott (1823)

* Appears in ''Een Masker van Rijs'' by Anny Matti and Wim Spekking (1987)

* AltarDiplomacy: All his marriages were arranged to strengthen an alliance. The second one was the happiest.

* ProudMerchantRace: The Low Countries were used to having a lot of autonomy. This was one of the main areas of conflict in his early reign.

After all the struggle with France, Charles got into conflict with smaller states to the east as well. The Swiss defeated him at Grandson and Morat, in which he lost a lot of booty and a big part of his army. He finally died at the siege of Nancy.