Charles I d'Albret (December 1368 – 25 October 1415) was the

Lord of Albret The House of Albret, which derives its name from the lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret (Labrit), situated in the Landes of Gascony, Landes, was one of the most powerful feudal families of Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of Navarre, Navarr ...

and the

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from 1402 until 1411, and again from 1413 until 1415. He was also the co-commander of the

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army at the

Battle of Agincourt The Battle of Agincourt ( ; ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected victory of the vastly outnumbered English troops agains ...

where he was killed by the English forces led by King

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Biography

Charles was born into an old Gascon family, the son of Arnaud,

, and Margaret de Bourbon. He served under

Bertrand du Guesclin Bertrand du Guesclin (; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his ...

as a young man and fought at the

battle of Roosebeke The Battle of Roosebeke (sometimes referred by its contemporary name as Battle of Westrozebeke) took place on 27 November 1382 on the Goudberg between a Flemish army under Philip van Artevelde and a French army under Louis II of Flanders who ...

. He was made the constable of France by Charles VI in 1403, but dismissed when the Burgundian faction gained power at court. He was restored to his office in 1413 when the

Armagnac Armagnac (, ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac (region), Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni ...

faction regained power. An important figure at the French court, he is the subject of two of

Christine de Pizan Christine de Pizan or Pisan (, ; born Cristina da Pizzano; September 1364 – ), was an Italian-born French court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French royal dukes, in both prose and poetry. Christine de Pizan served as a cour ...

's ''Autres Ballades'' (#2 and #3). Although nominal commander of the French army in the Agincourt campaign together with

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, the two professional soldiers could not exercise effective control over the higher-ranking French nobles on the day of the battle. Constable d'Albret was killed at Agincourt during the battle on 25 October 1415, against the English troops led by King

. He was interred at the Friary church in Vieil-Hesdin.

Family

He married Marie de Sully, daughter of Louis de Sully and Isabel de Craon, on 27 January 1400 and had issue: *Jeanne d'Albret (1403–1433), married in 1422

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. She was his second wife; the only one of his three wives who bore him issue. *

Charles II d'Albret Charles II d'Albret (1407–1471) was a French magnate, administrator, and soldier. He was the son of Charles I of Albret and Marie de Sully. His father died in 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt, leaving the younger Charles as lord of Albret and ...

(1407–1471), married

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(born 1402), the daughter of

Bernard VII of Armagnac Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac (1360 – 12 June 1418) was Count of Armagnac and Constable of France. He was the son of John II, Count of Armagnac, and Jeanne de Périgord. He succeeded in Armagnac at the death of his brother, John III, in ...

, Count of Charolais and Bonne of Berry *Guillaume d'Albret, Lord of Orval, died at the

Battle of the Herrings The Battle of the Herrings, also called the Battle of Rouvray, was a military action near the town of Rouvray in France, just north of Orléans, which took place on 12 February 1429, during the siege of Orléans in the Hundred Years' War. Th ...

in 1429, no issue *Jean d'Albret, died without issue *Catherine d'Albret, married Charles de Montagu (1363–1409)

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Constables of France

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Family

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