Charles, Count of Maine

Tomb of Charles, Count of Maine.

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:

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:

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
Unknown
Count of Mortain
1425 1472
Succeeded by
Charles
Preceded by
Charles?
Count of Gien
aft. 1432 1472
Preceded by
René
Count of Maine
1441 1472
Preceded by
Louis
Count of Guise
1444 1472
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