The Resume

(December 3, 1368-October 21, 1422)
King of France (1380-1422)
Nicknamed ‘Charles the Well-Beloved' and ‘Charles the Mad'

Why he might be annoying:

He suffered from insanity during his mid-twenties onward.
At one point, he thought he was made of glass.
His queen, Isabeau of Bavaria, was shrewdly nicknamed the ‘She-Wolf of France.'
He let his children grow up in squalor.
His reign was a complete disaster.
He ruled France during the Hundred Years' War.
He almost burned to death in a freak fire at a party thrown by his wife.
He signed the Treaty of Troyes, which turned France over to England's control.
He declared his son, the future Charles VII, to be a bastard.

Why he might not be annoying:

He became king at the age of eleven.
His mental illness may have been caused by porphyria, a hereditary blood disorder.
Before he went mad, he was a kindly, good-natured king.
His son Charles eventually regained the crown with the help of Joan of Arc.
His daughter, Katherine of Valois, married Owen Tudor and started England's Tudor dynasty.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Chess Names
• French Royalty
• I am a Citizen of France
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 18251-18500 (Ranked: 18267)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 2]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 61 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 66 Votes: 60.61% Annoying