Late Middle Ages · Europe · Politics

1364

Charles V succeeds his father in France

April 1364

Brought back to France after eight years as an English hostage, John II had died in London, unwilling to break parole. His thoughtful, sickly son Charles assumed the crown. Studious where his father had been chivalric, the new king would turn the war around with patience, taxes, and Du Guesclin.

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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1363: Philip the Bold takes the Duchy of Burgundy
After: 1365: Rudolph IV founds the University of Vienna

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1363: Philip the Bold takes the Duchy of Burgundy
After: 1365: Tamerlane and the grave of Tughlugh Temur

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Charles V of France