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Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 1392–1400

In the late 1390s rivalry between the Orléans (later Armagnac) and Burgundian noble factions over regency and fiscal control in France sharpened, lay…

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  1. 1392–1396Paris · FranceAfter Charles VI suddenly went mad in a forest in 1392, royal authority fell into intermittent paralysis. The Dukes of Burgundy and Orléans, as royal uncle and royal brother, competed for the regency and dominance of the court, and the factional pattern took shape.
  2. 1397–1400Paris · FranceThe Burgundian and Orléans factions cultivated armed followers in Paris and the provinces, with tax distribution, official appointments, and foreign policy becoming the focus of factional struggle. Street brawls and assassination attempts were frequent, urban militias were courted by both sides, and the shadow of civil war deepened.

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