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title: Charles VI of France, the Mad King
author: Gillot Saint-Evre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20895/charles-vi-of-france-the-mad-king/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-29
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# Charles VI of France, the Mad King

_Authored by Gillot Saint-Evre_

## Image File

[![Charles VI of France, the Mad King](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20895.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20895.png)

## Image Caption

*Charles VI (1368-1422), King of France*, oil on canvas painting by Gillot Saint-Evre, 1837.

Commissioned by King Louis Philippe I in 1837, the painting is part of the *Portraits of the Kings of France* series in the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles. [Charles VI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_VI_of_France/) is remembered today mostly for his severe mental illness, plunging France into civil strife, and his disastrous performance against the English in the [Hundred Years' War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hundred_Years'_War/) (1337-1453).

Palace of Versailles.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Saint-Evre, G. (2025, August 29). Charles VI of France, the Mad King. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20895/charles-vi-of-france-the-mad-king/>
### Chicago
Saint-Evre, Gillot. "Charles VI of France, the Mad King." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20895/charles-vi-of-france-the-mad-king/>.
### MLA
Saint-Evre, Gillot. "Charles VI of France, the Mad King." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20895/charles-vi-of-france-the-mad-king/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_du_roi_Charles_VI,_conserv%C3%A9_%C3%A0_Versailles.png) by [**Gillot Saint-Evre**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_du_roi_Charles_VI,_conserv%C3%A9_%C3%A0_Versailles.png). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 29 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.