Editing Charles VII of France (section)

==Legacy==

Although Charles VII's legacy is far overshadowed by the deeds and eventual [[martyr]]dom of Joan of Arc and his early reign was at times marked by indecisiveness and inaction, he was responsible for successes unprecedented in the history of the Kingdom of France.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} He succeeded in what four generations of his predecessors (namely his father Charles VI, his grandfather [[Charles V of France|Charles V]], his great-grandfather [[John II of France|John II]] and great-great grandfather [[Philip VI of France|Philip VI]]) failed to do – the expulsion of the English and the conclusion of the [[Hundred Years' War]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Charles created France's first [[standing army]] since Roman times. In ''[[The Prince]]'', [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] asserts that if his son [[Louis XI]] had continued this policy, then the French would have become invincible.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Charles VII secured himself against papal power by the [[Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges]]. He also established the [[University of Poitiers]] in 1432, and his policies brought some economic prosperity to his subjects.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}