Editing Charles V of France (section)

===Early life===
Charles was born at the [[Château de Vincennes]] outside of Paris, the son of [[John II of France|Prince John]] and [[Bonne of Luxembourg|Princess Bonne]] of France.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Henneman |first=John Bell Jr. |title=Charles V the Wise |date=2006 |encyclopedia=Key Figures in Medieval Europe:An Encyclopedia |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-97385-4 |editor-last=Emmerson |editor-first=Richard Kenneth |page=127 |ol=17240682M}}</ref> He was educated at court with other boys of his age with whom he would remain close throughout his life: his uncle [[Philip, Duke of Orléans]] (only two years older than himself), his three brothers [[Louis I, Duke of Anjou|Louis]], [[John, Duke of Berry|John]], and [[Philip the Bold|Philip]], [[Louis II, Duke of Bourbon|Louis of Bourbon]], [[Edward II, Count of Bar|Edward]] and [[Robert, Duke of Bar|Robert]] of [[Duchy of Bar|Bar]], Godfrey of Brabant, [[Louis I, Count of Étampes]], [[Louis, Duke of Durazzo|Louis of Évreux]], brother of [[Charles II of Navarre|Charles the Bad]], [[John of Artois, Count of Eu|John]] and [[Charles of Artois, Count of Pézenas|Charles]] of [[County of Artois|Artois]], [[Charles III, Count of Alençon|Charles of Alençon]], and [[Philip I, Duke of Burgundy|Philip of Rouvres]].

The future king was highly intelligent but physically weak, with pale skin and a thin, ill-proportioned body. This made a sharp contrast to his father, who was tall, strong and sandy-haired.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Perroy |first=Édouard |title=The Hundred Years War |date=1959 |publisher=Eyre & Spottiswoode |location=London |page=146 |translator-last=Wells |translator-first=W. B. |author-link=Édouard Perroy}}</ref>