May 14, 2011

On this date in 1483, Charles VII was crowned King of France. Charles was known as “Charles l’Affable,” which translates from the Latin as “Silly Charles.”

He is remembered for starting a bunch of wars with Italy, and for dying at age 28 by striking his own head against a doorway whilst attempting to walk through. Which is kind of, you know, *telling* in a sort of “see, we’ve been trying to tell you not to marry your cousins” sort of way.

He was succeeded by Louis XII, who is known, correctly, as the twelfth Louis to have ruled France. He was called Le Pere du Peuple, but that’s just rude.