Nancy: the duke on the frozen field

On 5 January 1477, the army coming to relieve Nancy defeats the Burgundian forces. Charles disappears in the battle. Two days later, his body is found beside a pond, stripped of clothing and badly wounded; his servants must identify him. The prince who had prepared his coronation ends on the frozen battlefield. His death destroys the personal leadership holding the project together. No son remains to continue the war. Mary, his only daughter, inherits scattered territories, privileges to negotiate and enemies ready to exploit the catastrophe. The question is no longer what kingdom Charles might found: it is how much of his inheritance can survive.