Charles IV of France

1294–1328

Charles IV was king of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328 and the last direct Capetian king of France. His death without a surviving son helped create the succession crisis that led to the Valois monarchy and, ultimately, the Hundred Years’ War.

In Maurice Druon’s The She-Wolf, during the reign of Charles IV, conflict over Gascony brings Isabella of France back to her brother's court as Edward II's negotiator.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Charles IV of France

Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453 CE

Series

Series featuring Charles IV of France (1 series)

The Accursed Kings in Order

by Maurice Druon 7 books 4.2

The Accursed Kings follows the French and English monarchies from the final year of Philip IV's reign in 1314 to the capture of John II at Poitiers and the political crisis of the late 1350s. Across seven novels, the direct Capetian line fails, the Valois dynasty takes the…

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