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title: Assassination of Louis I of Orléans
author: Master of the Vienna Chroniques d'Angleterre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20905/assassination-of-louis-i-of-orleans/
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updated: 2025-09-02
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# Assassination of Louis I of Orléans
_Authored by Master of the Vienna Chroniques d'Angleterre_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20905.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Murder of the Duke of Orléans*, illumination on parchment by the Master of the Vienna *Chroniques d'Angleterre*, included in Enguerrand de Monstrelet's *Chronique,* folio 52, Bruges, c. 1470-1480.
During a power struggle for the throne of France in 1407, Duke Louis I of Orléans was assassinated by order of Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy. Louis I and Queen Isabeau, wife of King [Charles VI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_VI_of_France/), formed a faction in the royal court that sought to rule France during Charles' many mental health episodes.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF), [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
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d'Angleterre, M. o. t. V. C. (2025, September 02). Assassination of Louis I of Orléans. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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