The king who thought he was made of glass
Charles VI of France had long bouts of psychosis. In his twenties he came to believe he was made of glass, wore clothes reinforced with iron rods and would not let his advisers near him in case he shattered.
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Charles VI of France
1368–1422 · Valois
King of France from 1380 to 1422. Born at Paris. Died at Paris.
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Reigned
| 1380–1422 | King of France |
The Ball of the Burning Men
At a Paris masquerade on 28 January 1393, Charles VI and five nobles danced as wild men in linen costumes soaked in resin and sewn onto them. A torch set them alight. Four died; the king lived because the Duchess of Berry threw her skirt over him.
Family
- Father
- Charles V of France
- Mother
- Joanna of Bourbon
- Married
- Isabeau of Bavaria 1385
- Children (8)
- Isabella of Valois 1389
Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany 1391
Marie, Prioress of Poissy 1393
Michelle of Valois 1395
Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Guyenne 1397
John, Dauphin of France, Duke of Touraine 1398
Catherine of Valois 1401
Charles VII of France 1403 - Siblings (2)
- Louis I, Duke of Orléans 1372
Catherine of Valois, Countess of Montpensier 1378
Related to
- Charles VI of France was the 18× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Charles VI of France was the 13× great-grandfather of Victoria.
- Charles VI of France was the 6× great-grandfather of Louis XIV of France.