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Ball of the Burning Men: When Decadence Turned Deadly

A masked masquerade in 1393 at the Hôtel Saint-Pol ended in deadly fire, worsening King Charles VI's fragile mental state after earlier psychosis.
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Charles VI of France: The Mad King

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.
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