Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1364)
Charles II (11 September 1365 – 25 January 1431), called the Bold (French: le Hardi) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and Constable of France from 1418 to 1425.
Charles joined the Barbary Crusade, fought at Nicopolis, and aided the Teutonic knights in Livonia. During the Hundred Years War, He sought closer ties to the French royal family, even being made Constable by Queen Isabella. Following an indecisive war against his nephew, he died in 1431
1431Jan, 25
Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
Choose Another Date
Events on 1431
- 30May
Joan of Arc
Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc. - 16Dec
Henry VI of England
Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.