"Charles VI (lived 1368-1422) reigned as King of France from 1380 to 1422, during an important phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) against England. Known as the 'Mad King' due to his frequent bouts with psychosis, Charles often had to hand power over to regents, which at various times included his corrupt uncles, his wife Queen Isabeau, and his debaucherous younger brother Louis I of Orléans."
"His reign was a tumultuous time for France, encompassing the start of a civil war between the Armagnac and Burgundian factions, as well as a disastrous French defeat at the hands of the English at the Battle of Agincourt (25 October 1415). After Agincourt, Charles was forced to disinherit his own son and recognize King Henry V of England (reign 1413-1422) as his heir."
Charles VI (1368–1422) became King of France in 1380 at age 11 and was coronated at Rheims. Frequent psychotic episodes earned him the epithet 'the Mad King' and repeatedly forced power into the hands of regents, including his uncles, Queen Isabeau, and his brother Louis of Orléans. His uncles used the regency to enrich themselves. His reign saw the outbreak of civil war between Armagnac and Burgundian factions and culminated in the crushing French defeat at Agincourt (1415). After Agincourt he disinherited his son and recognized Henry V of England as heir, yet he outlived Henry by two months, enabling Charles VII to continue resistance.
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