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Charles the Bold

1433–1477 · Valois

Last Valois Duke of Burgundy. Born at Dijon. Died at Nancy.

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Also held: count of Artois · Duke of Burgundy · count of Charolais

Identified by his toenails

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was killed at the Battle of Nancy in January 1477. His body was found two days later on an ice-bound river, half his head frozen, and identified by a missing tooth, an ingrown toenail and long fingernails.

Family

Father: Philip III the Good
Mother: Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
Married: Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais 1440
Isabella of Bourbon 1454
Margaret of York 1468
Children (1): Mary of Burgundy 1457
Siblings (3): Anthony, bastard of Burgundy 1421
David of Burgundy 1426
Philip of Burgundy 1464

Related to

Charles the Bold was the 18× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Charles the Bold was the 11× great-grandfather of Victoria.
Charles the Bold was the 5× great-grandfather of Louis XIV of France.