- Charles, Count of Maine
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Charles du Maine (Château de Montils-lez-Tours, 1414 – 1472, Neufvy-en-Touraine) was the third son of Louis II of Anjou and Yolande of Aragon.
In 1434, he married Cobella Ruffo (d. 1442), Countess of Montalto and Corigliano, he had one son:
- Jean Louis Marin, died as an infant
In 1437, he took up arms on behalf of Charles VII of France, participating in the capture of Montereau, and that of Pontoise in 1441. At this time, his brother René ceded to him the County of Maine. He continued to take part in Charles' campaigns.
By his second marriage in 1443 to Isabelle of Saint-Pol (d. 1472), daughter of Peter of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, he had two children:
- Louise (1445–1477, Carlat), married 1462 at Poitiers Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (d. 1477)
- Charles IV, Duke of Anjou (1446–1481)
A dispute over the county of Guise between Charles and Isabelle's brother Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol was settled by settling it upon Isabelle as a dowry.
He led the rearguard for King Louis XI at the Battle of Montlhéry.
French nobility Preceded by
UnknownCount of Mortain
1425 – 1472Succeeded by
CharlesPreceded by
Charles?Count of Gien
aft. 1432 – 1472Preceded by
RenéCount of Maine
1441 – 1472Preceded by
LouisCount of Guise
1444 – 1472Categories:- 1414 births
- 1472 deaths
- Counts of Mortain
- Counts of Maine
- Counts of Guise
- Counts of Gien
- House of Valois-Anjou
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