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Why did the Dauphin Charles reject the Treaty of Troyes?
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The Dauphin Charles rejected the Treaty of Troyes primarily because the agreement explicitly disinherited him from the French throne.12
Signed in May 1420 by Charles VI under the influence of Queen Isabella of Bavaria and Philip the Good, the treaty declared Henry V of England as the regent of France and the heir to the French throne, effectively treating the Dauphin as if he were not the king's son.12
Following the death of Charles VI in 1422, the Dauphin refused to accept this arrangement and immediately proclaimed himself king as Charles VII. This led to a divided France, with the Dauphin maintaining control over central France and Languedoc, while the English and their Burgundian allies held the north.21