Charles IV Capet 
Charles IV was born in 1295 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France. Charles IV's father was Philippe IV Capet and his mother was Jeanne of Navarre. His paternal grandparents were Philippe III Capet and Isabel of Aragon. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Louis X, Phillipe V, Robert, Marguerite, Blanche and Isabella of France. He is the second youngest of the seven children.General Notes
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Charles IV the Fair (French: Charles IV le Bel) (1294 – February 1, 1328
), a member of the Capetian Dynasty, reigned as King of France from 13
22 to 1328.
He was the third son of Philip IV. By virtue of his mother, Jeanne I of Na
varre's, birthright, Charles claimed the title Charles I, King of Navarre.
He was crowned King of France in 1322 at the cathedral in Reims. In 1327 C
harles helped his sister Isabella against her husband, King Edward II of E
ngland. During his six-year reign Charles IV increased taxes, imposed oner
ous duties, and arbitrarily confiscated estates from enemies or those he d
isliked.
As with his brother before him, Charles died without a male heir, thus end
ing the direct line of the Capetian dynasty. Twelve years earlier, the Sal
ic Law had been recognized as controlling succession to the French thron
e, thus barring Charles' 1-year-old daughter Mary from succeeding as the m
onarch. His wife was also pregnant at the time of his death. Since it cou
ld have been possible that she would give birth to a son, a regency was s
et up with the heir presumptive Philip of Valois, a member of the Valois b
ranch of Capetians, being the regent. After two months, his widow gave bir
th to yet another daughter. The regent thus became the King and in May w
as consecrated and crowned Philip VI. At this time, the Salic Law was furt
her re-interpreted to forbid not only inheritance by a woman, but also inh
eritance through a female line, thus barring Edward III of England from t
he French throne.
Charles IV died at Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, and is interred with his thi
rd wife, Jeanne d'Evreux in Saint Denis Basilica.
Marriages
1308 — Blanche de Bourgogne, daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy (1). T
he marriage was dissolved in 1322.
1322 — Marie de Luxembourg, daughter of Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (2)
July 5, 1325 — Jeanne d'Evreux (1310 – 1371) (3)
Issue
(1) Philip (1314 – 1322)
(1) Jeanne (1315 – 1321)
(2) Louis (b. and d. 1324).
(3) Jeanne (1326 – 1327)
(3) Marie (1327 – 1341)
(3) Blanche (April 1, 1328 – February 8, 1345), who married Philip of Valo
is, Duke of Orléans
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.22 Aug 1165 in Paris, Isle De France, France d.14 Jul 1223 in Mantes, Isle De France, France
- b.1187 in Paris, France d.08 Nov 1226 in Montpensier, Avegnon, France
- b.05 Apr 1170 in Valenciennes, Flanders d.15 Mar 1190 in Paris, Isle De France, France
- b.25 Apr 1215 in Chateau De Poissy, Poissy, Isle De France, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Tunisia
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Soria, Castile d.06 Oct 1214 in Gotierre Munoz, Avila, Castile
- b.1183 in Valencia, Castile, Spain d.27 Nov 1252 in Paris, France
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Isle De France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.1174 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.Feb 1209 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy
- b.1198 in Aix-En-Provence, Provence, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.~ 1180 in Forcalquiers, Basses-Alpes, France d.> 1222 in France
- b.1221 in St Maime, Forcalquier, Bourgogne, Marne, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle De France, France
- b.20 May 1177 in Carbonierres, Savoie, France d.01 Mar 1233 in Aoste, Isere, France
- b.1198 in Savoy, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.~ 1178 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland d.08 Apr 1257 in Pierre Chatel, Isere, France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France
- b.<25 Mar 1157 in Huesca, Spain d.25 Apr 1196 in Perpignan, Pyrbenbees-Orientales, France
- b.~ 1176 in Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain d.14 Sep 1213 in Muret, Haute-Garonne, France
- b.21 Sep 1154 in Toledo, Castile d.09 Nov 1208 in Monasterio De Jaen, Jaen, Spain
- b.01 Feb 1207 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- b.1158 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.>04 Nov 1202
- b.~ 1178 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.21 Jan 1213 in Rome, Italy
- b.1162 in Constantinople, Turkey, Byzantine Empire d.>04 Nov 1202
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Aragon d.28 Jan 1272 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1148 in Esztergom, Kormarom-Esztergom, Hungary d.23 Apr 1196
- b.1176 in Esztergom, Kormarom-Esztergom, Hungary d.21 Sep 1235
- b.1153 in Versailles, Seine-Et-Oise, France d.1184
- b.1219 in Estergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Huesca, Spain
- b.~ 1155 in Courtenay, Loiret, France d.>Jun 1219 in Epirus, Turkey
- b.~ 1198 in Courtenay, Loiret, France d.1232
- b.~ 1175 in Flanders, Belgium d.26 Aug 1219 in Constantinople, Turkey, Byzantine Empire
- b.1295 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France
- b.Jan 1272 in Bar-Sur-Seine, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Chateau De Vincennes, Vincennes, France
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