Editing Charles II of Navarre (section)

===Early life===
Charles was born in [[Évreux]], the son of [[Philip III of Navarre|Philip III]] and [[Joan II of Navarre]].{{sfn|Henneman|1971|p=xvii}} His father was first cousin to King [[Philip VI of France]], while his mother, Joan, was the only daughter of [[Louis X of France]]. Charles was 'born of the ''[[Fleur-de-lys#Royal symbol|fleur-de-lys]]'' on both sides', as he liked to point out, but he succeeded to a shrunken inheritance as far as his French lands were concerned. He was raised in France during childhood and up to the moment he was declared king at 17, so he probably had no command of the Romance language of Navarre at the moment of his coronation.{{sfn|González Olle|1987|p=706}}

In October 1349, Charles's mother died.{{sfn|Sumption|1999|p=107}} In order to take his coronation oath and be anointed, he visited his kingdom in summer 1350.{{sfn|Sumption|1999|p=107}} For the first time, the oath was taken in a language other than the customary Latin or [[Occitan language|Occitan]], i.e. [[Navarro-Aragonese]]. Apart from short visits paid the first 12 years of his reign, Charles spent his time almost entirely in France; he regarded Navarre principally as a source of manpower with which to advance his designs on the throne of France.<ref name="historycollection">{{cite web|first1=Natasha|last1=sheldon|accessdate=2023-08-06|title=King Charles II Died a Horrible, Unfortunate Death|url=https://historycollection.com/king-charles-ii-died-horrible-unfortunate-death/|date=8 June 2017}}</ref> He hoped for a long time for recognition of his claim to the crown of France (as the heir-general of Philip IV through his mother, and a Capetian through his father). However, he was unable to wrest the throne from his Valois cousins, who were senior to him by [[agnatic primogeniture]].<ref name="historycollection" />