Charles III, Count of Alençon
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1337 – 1375
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Who was Charles III, Count of Alençon?
Charles III of Alençon was the eldest son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda.
He succeeded his father as Count of Alençon in 1346, but resigned the county to his brother Peter II of Alençon in 1361 to take up an ecclesiastical career.
On 13 July 1365, he was made Archbishop of Lyon. As archbishop, he firmly resisted royal encroachment on his rights as Primate of France.
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- Born
- 1337
- Also known as
- Charles III of Alencon
- Parents
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Jul 5, 1375
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on July 23, 2013
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