Charles I, Duke of Orléans
| Charles | |
|---|---|
Miniature from the southern Netherlands, 1473 | |
| Duke of Orléans | |
| Tenure | 23 November 1407 – 5 January 1465 |
| Predecessor | Louis I |
| Successor | Louis II |
| Born | 24 November 1394 Paris, France |
| Died | 5 January 1465 (aged 70) Amboise, France |
| Burial | Saint Denis Basilica, France |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Joan, Duchess of Alençon Marie, Viscountess of Narbonne Louis XII of France Anne, Abbess of Fontevraud |
| House | Valois-Orléans |
| Father | Louis I, Duke of Orléans |
| Mother | Valentina Visconti |
Charles I (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti.
He is now remembered as an accomplished medieval poet, owing to the more than five hundred extant poems he produced, written in both French and English, during his 25 years spent as a prisoner of war and after his return to France.