known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368–1422, king of France (1380–1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor 1685–1740, Holy Roman Emperor (1711–40). His claim to the Spanish throne (1700) led to the War of the Spanish Succession
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Charles VI,
- Biographical("Charles the Mad'' or "Charles the Well-beloved'') 1368–1422, king of France 1380–1422.
- Biographical1685–1740, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1711–40;
as Charles III, king of Hungary 1711–40.
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