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Charles VI
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Charles VI
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1. (Biographies / Charles VI (1368-1422) M, French, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) known as Charles the Mad or Charles the Well-Beloved. 1368- -1422, king of France (1380-1422): defeated by Henry V of England at Agincourt (1415), he was forced by the Treaty of Troyes (1420) to recognize Henry as his successor
2. (Biographies / Charles VI (1685-1740) M, Spanish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1685-1740, Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40). His claim to the Spanish throne (1700) led to the War of the Spanish Succession


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The original was sent in 1406 by rebel Prince Owain Glyndwer to King Charles VI of France seeking his help to combat English rule.
In this dry, harsh terrain, "where neither vine stock, nor wheat berry grows," as King Charles VI is said to have put it, the local economy is based on the production of Roquefort cheese.
In this dry, harsh terrain, "where neither vine stock, nor wheat berry grows," as King Charles VI is said to have put it, the local economy is based on the production of Roquefort cheese.
 
 
 
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