Le Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V
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Le Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V (The Book of the Deeds and Good Morals of the Wise King Charles V) is a biography of Charles V of France, written by Christine de Pisan around 1404. Christine de Pisan, an Italian-born French author and poet, wrote this work at the request of Philip the Bold of Burgundy. The book offers a firsthand account of Charles V and his court, detailing his reign and character. It is one of her notable prose works, alongside others that championed women and explored medieval society.1
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