Charles V of France
King of France from 1364 to 1380 (1338–1380)
- Fame63.1
- Momentum7.1
- France rank#242
Source-basedStable
- Fame63.1
- Momentum7.1
- France rank#242
- Historical Figures rank#88
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Lived 1338–1380, aged 42France
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Updated 2026-06-21
A medieval king who earned his nickname by outthinking his enemies rather than outfighting them. Charles V inherited a kingdom stripped bare by ransom and revolt, then quietly rebuilt France's treasury, army, and borders while England wasn't looking.
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Charles became regent at eighteen when his father John II was captured at Poitiers in 1356. He raised taxes to defend the kingdom and promptly faced three crises at once: a noble revolt led by Charles the Bad of Navarre, bourgeois opposition marshaled through Étienne Marcel and the Estates-General, and a peasant uprising called the Jacquerie. He crushed them all, but freeing his father cost him the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 — vast southwestern territories surrendered to Edward III and a staggering ransom. When he took the throne in 1364, Charles built France's first standing army on regular w…
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Stable63.1
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Momentum7.1
Historical23.3
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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