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Exile of Dauphin Louis in Burgundy

Type Event Region France Time 1456–1460

In 1456, the French Dauphin Louis (later Louis XI), amid intensifying conflict with his father Charles VII and the court faction, fled the royal cour…

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  1. 1455–1456Along the Loire · FranceDauphin Louis resented his father's favoritism toward courtiers (such as the new magnates who rose after Jacques Cœur's downfall) and the restrictions placed on his fiefs and political influence; friction with court factions grew, setting the stage for his flight to Burgundy.
  2. 1456Dijon · BurgundyLouis secretly left the royal residence and joined the court of Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Burgundy was then the most powerful regional principality in France, and the act carried great political symbolism.
  3. 1457–1460Burgundy and the French frontier · FranceCharles VII and the Duke of Burgundy negotiated over the Dauphin's custody; Louis learned local governance and alliance politics at the Burgundian court, accumulating experience for his later campaign against Burgundian power after ascending the throne. Father and son reconciled around 1460, and Louis returned to France.

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