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The title of Duc de Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. The first creation was for Jean, third son of King Jean II, in 1360. He died in 1416 without surviving male issue, and the title was then recreated for his great-nephew the Dauphin Jean, Duc de Touraine, eldest son of King Charles VI, who died shortly afterwards. The third creation was in 1417 for the next son of Charles VI, Charles, who had also been given the title Duc de Touraine. He succeeded to the throne in 1422 as Charles VII. His younger son Charles was given the duchy of Berry in 1461, but exchanged it for that of Normandy in 1465. He died in 1472. The fifth creation was in 1517 for Marguerite, daughter of Charles, Comte d'Angoulême and only sister of King François I. She died in 1549, and the duchy was created anew in 1550 for her niece Marguerite, sister of King Henri II, who died in 1574. Her nephew François, Duc d'Alençon, brother of King Charles IX, was created Duke of Anjou, of Berry and of Touraine in 1576, which titles became extinct on his death in 1584. The title was not again used until 1686, when Charles, third son of Louis, the Grand Dauphin and grandson of King Louis XIV, received the title (but not the duchy) at his birth. He was created Duc d'Alençon et d'Angoulême in 1710, but continued to use the title of Berry until his death in 1714. The ninth person to use the title was Louis, son of King Louis XV, who was also given the Berry title at his birth in 1754. He became Dauphin in 1765 and succeeded as King Louis XVI in 1774. His younger brother Charles, Comte d'Artois, was given the duchy of Berry in 1776, but he continued to be known by his comital title. However, his second son, Charles Ferdinand, was known by the courtesy title of Duc de Berry from his birth in 1778 to his assassination in 1820. 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This article is about the year 1776. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Ducs de Berry (1360)

Events Treaty of Brétigny King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark seizes Scania (from 1658 a Swedish province). ... John of Valois, the Magnificent, (November 30, 1340 – March 15, 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. ... Events January 26 - King France June 24 - The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ...

Ducs de Berry (1416)

Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Events Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland destroyed. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ...

Ducs de Berry (1417)

Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Charles VII the Victorious, a. ... Events July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ...

Ducs de Berry (1461)

Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... Events February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Discovery of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by João Vaz Corte-Real. ...

Ducs de Berry (1517)

Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ... Events December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. ... Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ...

Ducs de Berry (1550)

Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events April - Battle of Villalors - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ...

Ducs de Berry (1576)

Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... François, Duke of Anjou François Hercule, Duke of Anjou and Alençon, ( March 18, 1555 - June 19, 1584) was the youngest son of Henry II of France and Catherine de Medici. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events June 1 - With the death of the Duc dAnjou, the Huguenot Henry of Navarre becomes heir-presumptive to the throne of France. ...

Ducs de Berry (1686)

Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ...

Ducs de Berry (1754)

1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Ducs de Berry (1776)

Categories: Dukes of Berry | French nobility This article is about the year 1776. ... Charles X, King of France and of Navarre ( October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry (1778 - February 13, 1820) was the younger son of Charles X of France and Marie-Thérèse de Savoie. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

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