Editing Charles VI of France (section)

===English invasion and death===
Charles VI's reign was marked by the continuing conflict with the English, known as the [[Hundred Years' War]]. An early attempt at peace occurred in 1396 when his daughter, the almost seven-year-old [[Isabella of Valois]], married the 29-year-old [[Richard II of England]]. By 1415, however, the feud between the French royal family and the [[House of Burgundy]] led to chaos and anarchy throughout France, a situation that [[Henry V of England]] was eager to take advantage of. Henry [[Hundred Years' War (1415–53)|led an invasion]] that culminated in the defeat of the French army at the [[Battle of Agincourt]] in October.

On 21 May 1420, Henry V and Charles VI signed the [[Treaty of Troyes]], which named Henry as Charles's successor and stipulated that Henry's heirs would succeed him on the throne of France. It disinherited the Dauphin Charles, then only aged 17. (In 1421, it was implied in Burgundian propaganda that the young Charles was illegitimate.) The treaty also betrothed Charles VI's daughter, [[Catherine of Valois]], to Henry. Disinheriting the Dauphin in favor of Henry was a blatant act against the interests of the French [[aristocracy]], supported by the Duke of Burgundy. The Dauphin, who had declared himself regent for his father when the Duke of Burgundy invaded Paris and captured the king, had established a court at [[Bourges]].<ref>R.C. Famiglietti, ''Royal Intrigue: Crisis at the Court of Charles VI, 1392–1420'', New York, 1986, Chapter X.</ref>

Charles VI died on 21 October 1422 in Paris, at the Hôtel Saint-Pol.<ref>{{cite book|author1=William W. Kibler|author2=Grover A. Zinn|title=Medieval France: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQoKeohhNkMC&pg=PA379|year=1995|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-8240-4444-2|pages=379}}</ref> He was interred in [[Saint Denis Basilica]], where his wife Isabeau would join him after her death in September 1435.

Henry V died just a few weeks before Charles, in August 1422, leaving an infant son, who became King [[Henry VI of England]]. Therefore, according to the Treaty of Troyes, with the death of Charles VI, Henry VI became King of France. His coronation as such was in Paris (held by the English since 1418) at the cathedral of [[Notre Dame de Paris]] on 26 December 1431.

The son disinherited by Charles VI, the Dauphin Charles, continued the fight to regain his kingdom. In 1429, [[Joan of Arc]] led his forces to victory against the English and took him to be crowned in [[Reims Cathedral]] as King Charles VII on 17 July 1429. He became known as "Charles the Victorious" and was able to restore the French line to the throne of France by defeating the English in 1450.<ref>Chartier, Jean, ''Chronique de Charles VII, Roi de France'', publié avec notes par Vallet de Viriville, Paris 1858</ref>