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Outbreak of the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War (1407)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1407–1410

After the Duke of Orléans was assassinated in 1407, the French royal court split into the Armagnac faction led by Count Bernard VII and the Orléans p…

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  1. 1407Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter Duke Louis of Orléans was assassinated, his son Charles of Orléans and his father-in-law Count Bernard VII of Armagnac gathered to seek revenge, while Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy publicly defended himself and consolidated his power in Paris. The two royal factions turned from covert infighting to open armed confrontation.
  2. 1408–1409Southwestern France · AquitaineThe Count of Armagnac integrated the Orléans party, some royal relatives, and members of the Estates-General into a political-military alliance against the Burgundians. Between 1408 and 1409 the two sides repeatedly clashed in armed conflict and political purges in Paris and its surroundings, while King Charles VI was powerless to arbitrate effectively.
  3. 1410Paris · Île-de-FranceBy 1410, the Armagnac and Burgundian factions frequently engaged in street brawls, kidnappings, and assassinations in Paris and across France. The civil war had evolved from court infighting into a nationwide political-military confrontation, severely disrupting France's war mobilization and fiscal management against England.

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