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Encyclopedia > Charles, Duke of Berry

Charles Bourbon (31 July 1686 - 5 May 1714) was Duke of Berry from birth. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... The title of Duc de Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. ...


He was a younger son of Louis, the Grand Dauphin and Maria Anna of Bavaria, and therefore a grandson of Louis XIV of France. The Grand Dauphin Louis, the Grand Dauphin (le Grand Dauphin in French) (1 November 1661 - 14 April 1711) was the eldest son and heir of King Louis XIV of France and Queen consort Maria Theresa of Spain, hence dauphin. His paternal grandparents were Louis XIII of France and Anna of... Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ...


In 1714 he also became Duke of Alençon and Angoulême, but he continued to use the title of Berry. // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. ... Angoulême is a town in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. ...


He was also Count of Ponthieu. A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ... Ponthieu is a former province of northern France. ...


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