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Charles VII
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Charles VII 1403-1461.
King of France (1422-1461). He ended the Hundred Years' War (1453) by driving the English from most of France.
Charles VII
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1. (Biographies / Charles VII (1403-1461) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1403-61, king of France (1422-61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
2. (Biographies / Charles VII (1697-1745) M, German, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1697-1745, Holy Roman Emperor (1742-45) during the War of the Austrian Succession
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Noun1.Charles VII - King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English controlCharles VII - King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461)
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