[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p5ch18z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"coverArtworkId":8,"range":9,"rangeEn":9,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p5","High Middle Ages","Plena Edad Media","hannibal-alpes","987 → 1453",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Facade-notre-dame-paris-ciel-bleu.JPG","/assets/p5-moyen-age-classique-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p5ch18","Charles VI: Minority, Madness, and Civil War (1380–1422)",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p5ch18z1","1380: Charles VI's Accession and the Government of the Uncles","\u003Cp>Charles VI succeeded his father in \u003Cstrong>1380\u003C/strong> and was crowned at \u003Cstrong>Reims\u003C/strong> on \u003Cstrong>4 November 1380\u003C/strong>. He was still a minor: royal authority existed, but \u003Cstrong>government\u003C/strong> was exercised by the great princes. The issue was not only “who decides”, but \u003Cstrong>who controls revenues\u003C/strong>, offices, and access to the council.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>👑 A Supervised Minority\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Charles V had tried to prevent minority crises by fixing an age of majority and organising a division of functions (guardianship of the children, government, finances). In practice the balance remained fragile: the queen had died before Charles V, and the princes wielded considerable political weight.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🏛️ The “Uncles”: Power, Clienteles, Priorities\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Three figures dominated:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Louis of Anjou\u003C/strong>: external ambitions and warfare, need for resources;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>John of Berry\u003C/strong>: territorial power, political influence;\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Philip the Bold\u003C/strong> (Burgundy): northern strategy, Flanders, and the building of a princely power.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Cp>Government became a game of arbitration: finances, offices, favours, and military priorities. A collegial system took shape, and lawyers played a role in the state apparatus: \u003Cstrong>Jehan Pastoret\u003C/strong> appears as royal advocate and president of the Paris Parlement.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key Takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Charles VI is a child king in 1380: the state functions, but real power passes to the princes.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>The “uncles” are not simply regents — they pursue their own political and financial agendas.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Charles VI succeeded his father in 1380 and was crowned at Reims on 4 November 1380 . He was still a minor: royal authority existed, but government was",1777502646200]