Editing Charles VII of France (section)

==Dauphin==
{{See also|Assassination of John the Fearless}}
Almost immediately after becoming dauphin, Charles had to face threats to his inheritance, and he was forced to flee from Paris on 29 May 1418 after the partisans of [[John the Fearless]], [[Duke of Burgundy]], had entered the city the previous night.{{sfn|Vaughan|2005|p=263}} By 1419, Charles had established his own court in [[Bourges]] and a [[Parlement]] in [[Poitiers]].{{sfn|Vaughan|2005|p=263}} On 11 July of that same year, Charles and John the Fearless attempted a reconciliation on a small bridge near [[Pouilly-le-Fort]], not far from [[Melun]] where Charles was staying. They signed the [[Treaty of Pouilly-le-Fort]] in which they would share authority of the government, assist each other and not to form any treaties without the other's consent.{{Sfn|Allmand|2014|pp=133–135}} Charles and John also decided that a further meeting should take place the following 10 September. On that date, they met on the bridge at [[Montereau-Fault-Yonne|Montereau]].{{Sfn|Vaughan|2005|p=274}} The Duke assumed that the meeting would be entirely peaceful and diplomatic; thus, he brought only a small escort with him. The Dauphin's men reacted to the Duke's arrival by attacking and killing him. Charles's level of involvement has remained uncertain to this day. Although he claimed to have been unaware of his men's intentions, this was considered unlikely by those who heard of the murder.{{Sfn|Wagner|2006|p=89}} The assassination marked the end of any attempt of a reconciliation between the Armagnac and Burgundian factions, thus strengthening the position of [[Henry V of England]]. Charles was later required by a treaty with [[Philip the Good]], the son of John the Fearless, to pay penance for the murder, which he never did.