Louis I, Duke of Orléans

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Louis I, Duke of Orléans was a French prince of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, younger brother of King Charles VI, whose political ambitions and assassination played a key role in the power struggles that led to the Armagnac–Burgundian civil war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French prince
House of Valois member
duke
human
associatedWith Armagnac faction
birthDate 1372-03-13
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
burialPlace Church of the Celestines, Paris
causeOfDeath murder
child Charles, Duke of Orléans
John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême
Louis of Orléans
Margaret of Orléans NERFINISHED
Philip of Orléans
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1407-11-23
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
era Late Middle Ages
father Charles V of France
fullName Louis de Valois
linked to: Louis of Valois
givenName Louis
house House of Valois-Orléans
killedBy agents of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
languageSpoken Old French
mannerOfDeath assassination
memberOfDynasty House of Valois
mother Joan of Bourbon NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count of Angoulême
Count of Blois
Count of Périgord
linked to: Périgord

Count of Soissons
Count of Valois
linked to: Charles of Valois

Duke of Orléans
Duke of Touraine
Lord of Coucy
linked to: Lords of Coucy
notableFor assassination in Paris in 1407
power struggle with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy
role in French internal politics during the Hundred Years' War
participatedIn Armagnac–Burgundian civil war (precursor conflicts)
positionHeld regent of France (de facto during Charles VI's insanity)
predecessor newly created Duchy of Orléans (no predecessor)
relative Isabeau of Bavaria
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Charles VI of France
spouse Valentina Visconti
successor Charles, Duke of Orléans
titleCreatedFor first Valois Duke of Orléans

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Duchy of Orléans notableHolder Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Charles V of France child Louis, Duke of Orléans
linked to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
John the Fearless opponent Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Charles de Valois, Duke of Orléans father Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Jean d’Orléans, Count of Dunois father Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Château de Pierrefonds originalBuilder Louis of Orléans
linked to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
County of Valois notableCount Louis, Duke of Orléans
linked to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War involvedPerson Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Louis I, Duke of Orléans child Louis of Orléans
linked to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
League of the Public Weal member Louis, Duke of Orléans
linked to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
Isabella of Valois notableRelative Louis I, Duke of Orléans