Charles III of Navarre

Charles III
Charles III
King of Navarre
Reign	1387 – 1425
Predecessor	Charles II
Successor	Blanche I
Born	1361; Mantes-la-Jolie
Died	8 September 1425 (aged 63–64); Palacio Real de Olite
Burial	Pamplona Cathedral
Spouse	Eleanor of Castile
Issue; more...	Joanna of Navarre; Blanche I of Navarre; Isabella of Navarre; Beatrice of Navarre
House	Évreux
Father	Charles II of Navarre
Mother	Joan of Valois
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Charles III (1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours.^[1] He spent his reign improving the infrastructure of his kingdom, restoring Navarre's pride after the dismal reign of his father, Charles the Bad, and mending strained relations with France.

Charles III was born at Mantes-la-Jolie. He married Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of Castile, in 1375, putting an end to the conflict between Castile and Navarre.^[2]

As king, his politics were peace with France, Castile, Aragon, and England, support for the Avignon Papacy, and matrimonial alliance. He collaborated with Castile in a war on the Kingdom of Granada. By the Treaty of Paris, he abandoned his claims to Champagne and Brie and made peace with France.^[1]

In 1413, he created the Cort, a sort of supreme court. He created the title Prince of Viana for the heir to the throne, entitling his grandson Charles in 1423. He was a patron of the arts and he finished construction on the great Gothic Cathedral of Pamplona. When it comes to Navarre's home policy, he decreed the watershed unification of Pamplona's boroughs in 1423, after over three centuries of division and rivalry. He also built the royal palace at Tafalla and the Royal Palace of Olite, where he died in 1425.

His sister Joanna married Henry IV of England.^[3]

Tomb of Charles III in the Cathedral of Pamplona.

Issue

Charles and Eleanor's children were:

Joanna (1382–1413), married John I, Count of Foix, no issue
Blanche (1385/91–1441), married John II of Aragon, became Queen of Navarre and had issue
Isabella (1395–1435), married in 1419 to John IV of Armagnac, had issue

Beatrice (1392–1412), married to James II, Count of La Marche, and had issue
Maria (1388–1425), died unmarried and childless
Margaret (1390–1403), died unmarried and childless
Charles (1397–1402), Prince of Viana
Louis (1402), Prince of Viana

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles III of Navarre

16. Philip III of France

8. Louis d'Évreux

17. Marie of Brabant

4. Philip of Évreux

18. Henry III, Duke of Brabant

9. Margaret of Artois

19. Adelaide of Burgundy

2. Charles II of Navarre

20. Philip IV of France

10. Louis X of France

21. Joan I of Navarre

5. Joan II of Navarre

22. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (=26)

11. Margaret of Burgundy

23. Agnes of France (=27)

1. Charles III of Navarre

24. Charles, Count of Valois

12. Philip VI of France

25. Margaret, Countess of Anjou

6. John II of France

26. Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (=22)

13. Joan the Lame

27. Agnes of France (=23)

3. Joan of Valois

28. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

14. John I of Bohemia

29. Margaret of Brabant

7. Bonne of Bohemia

30. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

15. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292-1330)

31. Judith of Habsburg

References

^ ^a ^b "Charles III". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ Darst, David H. (2002). "Leonor de Navarra (1350-1415), Queen of Navarre". In Pérez, Janet; Ihrie, Maureen (eds.). The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature: A-M. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
^ Valente, Claire (2002). "Joan of Navarre (c.13750-1437)". In Fritze, Ronald H.; Robison, William Baxter (eds.). Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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Regnal titles
Charles III of Navarre House of Évreux Born: 1361 Died: 8 September 1425
Preceded by Charles II	King of Navarre 1387–1425	Succeeded by Blanche I & John II
Preceded by Charles II	Count of Évreux 1387–1404	French royal domain
New creation	Duke of Nemours 1404–1425	Succeeded by Eleanor Disputed by Blanche

[EB-1] "Charles III". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[2] Darst, David H. (2002). "Leonor de Navarra (1350-1415), Queen of Navarre". In Pérez, Janet; Ihrie, Maureen (eds.). The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature: A-M. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

[3] Valente, Claire (2002). "Joan of Navarre (c.13750-1437)". In Fritze, Ronald H.; Robison, William Baxter (eds.). Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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Authority control databases
International	FAST ISNI VIAF
National	Spain France BnF data Germany Israel United States
People	Deutsche Biographie
Other	IdRef

v t e Monarchs of Navarre
House of Íñiguez	Íñigo Arista García Íñiguez Fortún Garcés
House of Jiménez	Sancho I Jimeno Garcés García Sánchez I Sancho II García Sánchez II Sancho III García Sánchez III Sancho IV Sancho V^A Peter I^A Alfonso I^A García Ramírez Sancho VI Sancho VII
House of Champagne	Theobald I Theobald II Henry I Joan I
House of Capet	Philip I^F Louis I^F John I^F Philip II^F Charles I^F Joan II
House of Évreux	Philip III Charles II Charles III Blanche I
House of Trastámara	John II^A Charles IV Blanche II Eleanor
House of Foix	Francis Phoebus Catherine
House of Albret	John III
House of Albret - Lower Navarre	Henry II Joan III
House of Bourbon - Lower Navarre	Antoine Henry III^F Louis II^F Louis III^F Louis IV^F Louis V^F Louis VI^F Charles V^F
House of Trastámara - Upper Navarre	Ferdinand I^A Joan III^S
House of Habsburg - Upper Navarre	Charles IV^S Philip IV^S Philip V^S Philip VI^S Charles V^S
House of Bourbon - Upper Navarre	Philip VII^S Louis II^S Ferdinand II^S Charles VI^S Charles VII^S Ferdinand III^S Isabella I^S
^AAlso King of Aragon. ^FAlso King of France. ^SAlso King/Queen of Spain.