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AngoulEme, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d', French History, Biographies
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AngoulEme, Charles de Valois, comte d'Auvergne, duc d'[shArl du vAlwA´ kONt dOvern´yu dUk dANgOOlem´] Pronunciation Key, 15731650, illegitimate son of King Charles IX of France. He turned against King Henry IV, conspired with Henriette d'Entragues, his half sister, and was imprisoned until 1616. After his release he held military commands. He left memoirs.
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