Charles II of Navarre
He intervened actively in the French monarchy’s crises during the Hundred Years’ War. His Navarrese and Norman domains enabled him to act on both sides of the Pyrenees.
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Key details
Birth: 1332 Documented
Death: 1387 Documented
Role: King of Navarre · Count of Évreux
Other recorded names: Charles the Bad
Dynasty: Évreux · ES
Territories: Navarre (ES) · Évreux (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Charles II of Navarre. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1349
- NavarreKing
View titles and jurisdictions
- Navarre · ESKing · Effective rule1349–1387
- ÉvreuxCount
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- Évreux · ESCount · Effective rule1343–1377
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Sources for this profile
- Archives départementales de l’Eure · Domaine d’Évreux
- Archivo Real y General de Navarra · Cartulario llamado de Carlos II
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Karl II., Navarra, König
- Real Academia de la Historia · Diccionario Biográfico español
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
8 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1332
The authority record gives the birth as 1332. - DeathDocumented
1387
The authority record gives the death as 1387.
Family and relationships (2/3 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Philip III of Navarre
The authority record identifies Philip III of Navarre (GND 133491429X) as father. - MotherDocumented
Joan II of Navarre
The authority record identifies Joan II of Navarre (GND 1102227951) as mother. - Marriage or partnershipPending review
Joan of Valois
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/3 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
Count · Évreux · 1343–1377
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Count · Évreux · 1378–1387
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (5)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
More paths from Charles II of Navarre
Family
Philip III of NavarreKing of Navarre through marriage · Count of Évreux1306 – 1343
Joan II of NavarreQueen regnant of Navarre1312 – 1349Joan of Valois · ESConsort1343 – 1373Charles III of Navarre“the Noble”King of Navarre1361 – 1425Joan of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany · ESConsort1370 – 1437