Charles VII (Charles The Victorious) was king of France. He was born in 1403 and died in 1461. He was crowned in 1422 after the death of his father, Charles VI, in spite of the treaty of Troyes which gave Henry V of England claim to the throne following his conquest of the country. He made little progress against the English until the advent of Joan of Arc in 1429.
Charles VII was Emperor of Germany. He was born in 1697 and died in 1745. He was the son of Maximilian Emanuel, elector of Bavaria. On the death of Charles VI of Germany he refused to acknowledge Maria Theresa as heiress and in support of his own claims he invaded Austria with an army, took Prague and was crowned King of Bohemia and in 1742 was elected Emperor. But fortune soon deserted him. The armies of Maria Theresa reconquered all Upper Austria, and overwhelmed Bavaria. Charles fled to Frankfurt, and returning to Munich in 1744, died there the following year. Research Charles VII
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