# Charles VI suffers first major mental breakdown (1392)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1392-charles-vi-suffers-first-major-mental-breakdown
Location: Le Mans region

The king’s recurring illness destabilized royal government and intensified factional competition. Within the broader Late Medieval France period, The Valois kingdom endured the Hundred Years’ War, plague, civil conflict and English occupation before recovering under Charles VII and Louis XI. Military and fiscal reforms strengthened the crown by the late fifteenth century. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Charles VI (King of France). Charles VI suffers first major mental breakdown is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Charles VI suffers first major mental breakdown is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Charles VI](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-vi)

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