Evreux, Charles d' (1332 - 1386/7)

Biographical Overview

Titles - 2
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Birth Date: 1332
Death Date: 1387-01-01

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Charles had, from 1354 onwards, developed relations with the English as part of his opposition to the Valois monarchy. Arrested and imprisoned by Jean II, King of France April 1356; freed from prison Nov. 1357; defeated by the French army 1364; received from Richard II a safe-conduct to come to England in 1383 but probably never used it

Parents

Primary Title

King of Navarre

Titles

  • Count of Evreux
    Assumed 1343
    Vacated 1386/7-01-01
  • King of Navarre
    Assumed 1349-10
    Vacated 1386/7-01-01

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1381-1382 Abbot's House, Battle Abbey, Battle , Sussex King of Navarre's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
King of Navarre's Minstrel/s Evreux, Charles d' (1332 - 1387) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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La Grande Encyclopedie. Paris: Larousse, 1798.
Kibler, William W. & Grover A. Zinn, eds. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1995.