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Charles V the Wise 1337-1380
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Charles V Le Sage,
king of France
Oil on canvas by
Gillot Saint-Evre, 1838
© Gérard Blot |
Charles V was also called the Wise, or
Le Sage, in French.
His father was
John II the Good.
Charles was king of France from April 8,
1364, until his death in 1380.
In 1369, Charles started building the
Bastille fortress at Paris as protection
from the English.
Here is more on the
Hundred Years' War.
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