The Hundred Years' War
2) The Burgundian branch :
2.1 Philip the Bold was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France (nicknamed John the Good) and Bonne of Luxembourg.
He earned his nickname "the Bold" (le Hardi) because of his bravery at the Battle of Poitiers (1356), where he fought alongside his father as a 14-year-old.
His older brother succeeded their father as Charles V of France (nicknamed Charles the Wise). Philip was therefore a brother of the reigning monarch. When Charles V died, he was succeeded by his son, Charles VI. Philip the Bold was therefore the uncle of the new king. When his nephew Charles VI became king in 1380 (as a minor), Philip the Bold, along with his three older brothers (who soon died), became regent of France. He was the dominant political force at the French court for decades. Charles VI sufferd madness.

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