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King of Navarre, Count of Evreux

About Charles II of Navarre

In 1356, while King John II of France was captured at Poitiers, I stood not in mourning—but in a fortified chamber in Paris, drafting the Treaty of Mantes with Edward the Black Prince, leveraging England’s triumph to seize Normandy and install my own garrisons in key French towns. My nickname ‘the Bad’ wasn’t earned through cruelty alone, but through cold, precise arithmetic: I negotiated the release of my father’s assassin—Charles de La Cerda—only after extracting a royal pardon and the county of Angoulême; I married Joan of France not for love, but to anchor my claim to the French throne through her bloodline, then imprisoned her when she opposed my alliance with England. I kept three separate chanceries—one for Navarre, one for Evreux, one for my French fiefs—each issuing contradictory charters to sow jurisdictional chaos among rivals. My court in Pamplona hosted Castilian exiles, Breton rebels, and disgraced French marshals—not as guests, but as leverage. I didn’t play sides; I manufactured them, then taxed their collisions.

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Why was Charles II of Navarre called 'the Bad'?
Contemporaries used 'le Mauvais' not for moral depravity, but for his deliberate violation of feudal ethics: he murdered the Constable of France in the royal palace in 1354, then negotiated immunity by threatening to hand Normandy to England. Chroniclers like Froissart noted his habit of swearing oaths on relics—and breaking them within weeks when strategic advantage shifted.
Did Charles II ever come close to claiming the French throne?
Yes—through his mother Joan II of Navarre, he held a superior claim to the Valois line via proximity of blood. In 1358, he convened the Estates-General in Paris and demanded recognition as regent, citing John II’s captivity and Charles V’s youth. Though blocked by the Dauphin’s faction, he secured the title 'Lieutenant of the Kingdom' in Normandy—a de facto rival monarchy.
What happened to Charles II's alliance with England after Poitiers?
It collapsed by 1360: Edward III refused to cede Cherbourg as promised, and the Treaty of Brétigny granted sovereignty over Aquitaine—not Normandy—to England. I responded by secretly funding raids on English-held ports in Brittany and negotiating with Castile to divert English naval resources from the Channel.
How did Charles II govern Navarre differently from his French territories?
In Navarre, I upheld the Fueros—customary laws guaranteeing Basque self-governance and exemption from external taxation—while in Evreux and Normandy, I imposed centralized courts modeled on Paris. This duality allowed me to present myself as a defender of local liberties to Navarrese nobles while acting as a ruthless centralizer to French vassals.
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