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1. Charles Vi Of France

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   Charles VI ascended the throne at the age of eleven following the sudden death of Charles V/). As he was a minor, the governance of France fell to a regency council dominated by his uncles, the Dukes of Anjou, Berry, Burgundy (Philip the Bold), and Bourbon. This period, known as the Marmouset Regency (after the name of the royal councilors who briefly attempted to curb …

2. Louis Ix Of France

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   The Eighth Crusade (1270)
   The Eighth Crusade was directed toward Tunis (modern Tunisia), primarily to secure the interests of his brother Charles of Anjou. The expedition arrived in the summer heat of 1270. Disease, particularly dysentery, ravaged the French camp. Louis IX succumbed to the illness in August 1270.
   Contemporary accounts suggest the rapid progression of the disease was linked…