The Tree of EuropeHistorical and genealogical atlas
ESEN
The Tree of Europe · Person

Louis I of Orléans

Charles VI’s illness made him one of the leading contenders for control of the French monarchy. His murder on the orders of John the Fearless intensified the war between Armagnacs and Burgundians.

1372 – 1407DukeValois-Orléans · ES
Explore this family · Spanish AtlasBack to people

This complete profile is available in English. Bibliographic titles retain their original language. Links marked ES open the Spanish edition.

Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1372 Pending review

Death: 1407 Pending review

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Valois-Orléans · ES

Territories: France (ES) · Orléans (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Orléans · Duchy Pending review1392–1407Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Charles V of FrancePending reviewJoan of Bourbon · ESPending review
Partners
Children

Evidence for this profile

6 recorded claims · 6 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1372

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1407

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Charles V of France

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Joan of Bourbon

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Valentina Visconti

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Orléans · 1392–1407

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
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.

Related stories

Follow this person through history

Story · Spanish original

The Hundred Years’ War

A dynastic dispute that transformed France and England

Start reading
Keep exploring

More paths from Louis I of Orléans