Charles, Duke of Orléans to swear the traditional oath of vengeance for their father's murder. During the early years of his reign as duke, the orphaned Charles was heavily influenced by the guidance of his father-in-law, Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, for which reason Charles' faction came to be known as the Armagnacs. After war with the Kingdom of England was renewed in 1415, Charles was one of the many French noblemen at the Battle of Agincourt on 25 October 1415. He was discovered unwounded but trapped under a pile of corpses, incapacitated by the weight of his own armour. He was taken prisoner
Philippe Charles, Duke of Valois Philippe Charles, Duke of Valois Philippe Charles d'Orléans, "petit-fils de France", Duke of Valois (16 July 1664 – 8 December 1666) was a French prince and "Grandson of France". He was styled Duke of Valois at the time of his birth. He was a short lived nephew of Louis XIV. Born at the Palace of Fontainebleau in July 1664, he known from birth by his father's lesser title of Duke of Valois. His father, Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans, known at court as "Monsieur" was married to Henrietta of England, daughter of the murdered Charles I of England and